The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has released its revised Benchmarking Requirements, version 2024 (BMRs v2024).

A full summary of key changes from BMRs v2020.1 to BMRs v2024 can be accessed here. These changes feature:

• Global Harmonization: The BMRs v2024 are fully aligned with the latest updates of Codex Alimentarius General Principles of Food Hygiene and ISO 22003, ensuring consistency with international food safety standards
• A Streamlined Benchmarking Process: The GFSI Benchmarking Process has been optimized to improve efficiency and effectiveness, with clarification and simplification of eligibility criteria, timelines, and escalation procedures
• Prioritizing Food Safety Culture: Food safety culture has been more firmly embedded in Food Safety Management Programs to ensure the integration of food safety principles into daily operations
• Tailored Processes for Multi-Site Operations: The BMRs v2024 provide clearer guidelines for certifying multi-site organizations.

In addition to the release of the BMRs v2024, GFSI published a new Benchmarking Process Handbook and Benchmarking Implementation Handbook to provide clear guidance on how to demonstrate alignment with the BMRs.