In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Dr. Lise Korsten—a leading researcher in the areas of food safety, water quality, and post-harvest intervention strategies for produce—to discuss her work to prevent microbial contamination of crops in Africa, global regulatory trends and future challenges affecting the food system, and the potential of emerging technologies to ensure food safety and security in an ever-changing world. 

In 2012, the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) began the development of a standardized process for assessing and managing food fraud incidents, which has since been adopted across the food industry.

The executive summary of the 2023 Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference, offering insights and strategies to help food industry professionals amid supply chain disruption, has been released.

The Implementation rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system certification version 2021, known as CHINA HACCP, has successfully achieved Technical Equivalence against Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarking requirements.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has released its first Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG) Report, which focuses on four themes impacting food safety: “Big Data,” the role of the microbiome, emerging foodborne pathogens, and food system resilience.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+, Version 3.0 audit standard has achieved Technical Equivalence acknowledgement against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements.

A risk-based approach is rapidly being incorporated into food safety systems. This can be attributed to the efforts of regulatory agencies and non-governmental organizations to develop requirements for food businesses. This article examines these food safety systems from a systematic, risk-based approach to allow the food safety practitioner to develop and improve food safety.

In a recent webinar and Q&A document, The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) provided an update on its Auditor Training and Development project.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is developing a new guidance on food fraud, with input from the Global Food Safety Initiative. The guidance is expected to be published in 2024 or 2025.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recently released a summary of a review of its Technical Equivalence program, in response to stakeholder concerns about the program.