Never before has the annual GFSI China Focus Day, now in its fifth edition, enjoyed such extensive support from national government in addition to the broad engagement from the private sector. This year marks the first-ever joint event with the newly-established China Food Safety Initiative (CFSI), which has benefited from the engagement of top local and global brands, as well as China national agencies including the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) and the China Nutrition and Health Food Association(CNHFA) - onboard with CFSI to drive food safety forward collaboratively.
Significant breakthroughs, notably thanks to recent partnerships launched with the CNCA, CNHFA, and UNIDO in China have set the stage for GFSI to accelerate growth via its CFSI branch, making it the place to address food safety challenges on the ground in the China context. This two-day event, gathering 300 top food safety executives from China and the rest of the world, has mirrored the dynamism and priorities of GFSI for this key region.