The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, welcomes three new industry experts to the GFSI Steering Committee.
ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / May 11, 2023 / The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum's Coalition of Action on food safety, welcomes three new industry experts to
CanadaGAP obtains recognition against GFSI benchmarking requirements
CanadaGAP®, an internationally recognized food safety program for fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers, and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, announced that CanadaGAP has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI’s Version 2020.1 Benchmarking Requirements.
The recognition encompasses three CanadaGAP certification options: B, C, and D (for repacking and wholesaling).
Stephanie Lariviere, Chair of the Board for CanadaGAP, notes that “GFSI recognition will allow CanadaGAP-certified companies to remain competitive and maintain access to customers who require certification to a GFSI-recognized food safety program.”
Executive Director Heather Gale adds that “CanadaGAP appreciates the rigour of the GFSI benchmarking process. GFSI recognition of CanadaGAP provides the fruit and vegetable industry the option to implement a program that is t
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PARIS, April 27, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, is pleased to announce the launch of a consultation on a new proposed approach to food safety auditors’ qualification, training and ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The consultation, which will be open for four weeks, relates to Feature 1 of the Race to the Top (RTTT) Framework and is designed to enable the development and implementation of a new set of Benchmarking Requirements for programmes developed by Professional Recognition Bodies to support and verify food safety auditor competence.