The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) Inc. Certification Program Version 1.2, NSF/ANSI 455-2 Dietary Supplements has received recognition against the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Requirements, Version 2020.

The recognition encompasses GFSI Scope K—Production of (Bio-) Chemicals and Bio-Cultures Used as Food Ingredients or Processing Aids in Food Production.

Benchmarking is a procedure by which a food safety Certification Program Owner (CPO) is compared to the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements. The process is designed to be executed in an independent, unbiased, technically proficient, and transparent manner. A program is recognized by GFSI when it verifiably meets every single GFSI Benchmarking Requirement, both in procedures and in operations.