Articles Tagged with ''GFSI''

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has appointed Elizabeth Andoh-Kesson as Director, marking the next phase of the organization's leadership following her tenure as Interim Director.

This article discusses high audit scores, catastrophic failures, and the new rule that would disqualify the person cleaning up the mess.

Elizabeth Andoh-Kesson, Interim Director of GFSI, says that as climate-related food risks grow, businesses cannot simply rely on a reactive approach to food safety.

The second edition seeks to bridge the gap between food safety culture in theory and in practice by equipping the global food industry with a multidimensional model that can be used to transform cultural intention into consistent, measurable food safety performance.

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) has announced that SQF Edition 10 will be released in early March 2026, after a delay due to an extension in the GFSI benchmarking application time line.

By examining global standards such as HACCP, GFSI, and SQF, this article explores the gaps in current competency assessments and the risks posed by these gaps. It also provides actionable strategies to empower frontline leaders and quality assurance teams to improve where necessary.

Which comes first: generating standard operating procedures (SOPs) to drive improvements in quality and food safety behavior, or improving behaviors and then generating the appropriate SOPs? Does the SQF/GFSI process drive the first approach or the second? The answer to both questions is: yes.

GLOBALG.A.P. has received Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognition for two of its certification programs.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has established a new Benchmarking and Harmonization Working Group to develop and maintain GFSI Benchmarking Requirements (BMR), with the aim of to delivering a new set of BMR by the end of 2024.

The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) Inc. Certification Program Version 1.2 has received recognition against the Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Requirements.