GFSI Adds Storage, Distribution Reqs to Scope of Guidance Document
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has reissued its Guidance Document Sixth Edition1 under version 6.3 to include key requirements related to the storage and distribution sector. As a result, food safety management schemes that cover the storage and distribution scope can now come forward to GFSI for recognition through its benchmarking process. If the scheme’s requirements are considered to be equivalent to those specified within the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition version 6.3, the scheme will achieve formal recognition by GFSI2.
The GFSI Storage and Distribution Technical Working Group began its work in December 2011 to define the key requirements for Storage and Distribution, for incorporation into "Part III – Scheme Scope and Key Elements" of the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition. A global stakeholder consultation was held in January of this year, providing the Working Groups with additional feedback on these key requirements before submission to the GFSI Board for approval.