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1. What is GFSI? 2. GFSI and Codex 3. GFSI and Capacity Building 4. GFSI working with international

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In August 2001, GFSI published the first draft of the Guidance Document.�This benchmarking model, drafted with input from food safety experts from all over the world, defines the process by which food safety schemes may gain recognition by GFSI. It gives guidance and specifies the requirements for a food safety scheme seeking recognition. The document is collaboratively updated on a regular basis with global industry input to ensure robust schemes.�It’s important to note that the GFSI Guidance Document is not in itself a food safety standard and that GFSI is not involved in certification or accreditation activities.

What is GFSI?

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Safe food for consumers everywhere

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a collaboration between the world's leading food safety experts from retail, manufacturing and food service industry, as well as service providers associated with the food supply chain.

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What is GFSI?

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There was also extensive audit fatigue through the industry, as retailers performed inspections or audits themselves or asked a third party to do this on their behalf. These were often carried out against food safety schemes that lacked international certification and accreditation, resulting in incomparable auditing results.

Retailers Suppliers

Food Service

Certification Bodies

International organisations

Academia

Government

Scheme Owners

Service Providers

Accreditation Bodies

Raise key issues/make recommendations Engagement: Regular meetings and an annual conference

GFSI: a global multi-stakeholder network

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What is GFSI?

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GFSI is a unique, global multi-stakeholder platform, bringing together some of the world's leading food safety experts from retailer, manufacturer and food service companies, certification and accreditation bodies, government, academia and international organizations as well as service providers associated with the food supply chain to define best food safety practice and the way it is applied in the supply chain.

• GFSI gathers industry members worldwide to work on food safety issues that affect the entire supply chain.

• GFSI benchmarks food safety management schemes against a set of requirements established by its stakeholders.

Mission and objectives

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What is GFSI?

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The GFSI Vision� Under the umbrella of The Consumer Goods Forum, the vision for the organization is ‘safe food for consumers everywhere’. By drawing on the expertise of its international stakeholders working in various sectors, GFSI is able to have a truly global approach when tackling food safety issues. � The GFSI Mission Since it was launched in May 2000 following a number of major food safety scares, the GFSI has aimed to:�“Provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide”� The GFSI Objectives Reduce food safety risks by delivering equivalence and convergence between effective food safety management systems Manage cost in the global food system by eliminating redundancy and improving operational efficiency Develop competencies and capacity building in food safety to create consistent and effective global food systems Provide a unique international stakeholder platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange and networking Consumers worldwide rightly expect safe food. Comprehensive auditing/verification of a facility’s food safety systems helps assure delivery on this promise. With a global supply chain, GFSI’s framework process allows certification against generally recognized food safety standards supported by internal controls to assure auditing integrity. Application of these consistent auditing practices contribute to enhancing organizational performance and governance for sustainable success.

GFSI: an international collaborative platform

Collaborative solutions

GFSI working groups

GFSI Board Industries

Stakeholders

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From collective concerns of the industries into collaborative solutions to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers

What is GFSI?

GFSI transparency to build trust • GFSI renewed its governance rules and procedures in

2014

• 2015: TWGs are being restructured according to the new rules intended to allow for parity and inclusivity

• Calls for participation will be launched this spring on the GFSI website

• New GFSI board member selection process includes term limits and an independent nominating committee to review

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What is GFSI?

GFSI Requirements Document

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GFSI endorsing existing schemes GFSI Requirements document • is the key tools of the global benchmarking approach • contains GFSI requirements

1. Benchmark process

2. Scheme management requirements

3. Sector-specific food safety management criteria

Standard e.g.

Codex

Management system Scheme

What is GFSI?

Development of schemes

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Best Practices

GFSI Recognised Schemes

Auditor Standards BRC/ IFS/ SQF/ ISO 22000

Codex - HACCP Principles - GMP

Legislation - Food Law Requirements

Principles

Standards

Schemes

Product Specific / Customer Specific Requirements

What is GFSI?

Requirements Document Process

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Requirements document publication

GFSI board review

Stakeholder consulta-tion

GFSI board review

Stakeholder consulta-tion

GFSI board review

Technical Committee

meeting

Technical Committee

meeting

The process integrates 1. Multi-stakeholder group drafts GFSI guidance

document recommendations 2. Stakeholder consultation (public) 3. Integration of public comments 4. Review by the board 5. Publication

First draft 2nd draft 3rd draft

What is GFSI?

GFSI Scheme Management Requirements

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• Scheme scope

• Contractual scheme owner relationship with Accreditation Bodies and Certification Bodies

• Certification Body Personnel Competence requirements

• Audit Frequency and Duration

• Scheme Data Management (CB KPIs)

What is GFSI?

Safety along the entire supply chain

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GFSI recognized scheme solution in progress for the following scopes • “Farm to Fork “ approach to

cover all sectors of the food system

• N Food Brokers/Agents

• G Catering

• H Retail/Wholesale

• I Food Safety Services

• K Equipment Manufacturing,

What is GFSI?

Accredited 3rd party certification

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Cons: Oversight adds costs High std for emerging mkts

Pros: Benchmarking of schemes Consistent delivery of Schemes Multi-stakeholder approach Acceptance by industry Requirements for schemes & auditors

GFSI Benchmarked Schemes: Once certified, accepted everywhere

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What is GFSI?

GFSI and Codex

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GFSI and Codex

Barcelona 2013: Global Food Safety Conference Tom Heilandt, Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission “Applying Codex locally has an effect when a nation is trading globally. Countries have different ways of doing things and have different needs, capacities and levels of protection. Locally they may use Codex standards but the implementation may be different which will affect their ability to trade internationally.”

GFSI as Codex Observer: Understanding the scope

Codex provides a credible foundation for all standards GFSI recognised schemes develop processes for consistency GFSI provides harmonisation of those processes

GFSI is a management tool based on Codex standards

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The GFSI Guidance Document v6 uses 10 normative references

How and to what extent does GFSI based its approach on Codex?

Codex Alimentarius Commission

Recommended International Code of Practice – General Principles of Food Hygiene CAC/RCP1 – 1969, Rev 4 - 2003

ISO Standards Requirements for CBs, Abs, quality management systems, food safety management systems ISO/IEC Guide 65: 1996, ISO/IEC17021: 2006 ISO/IEC17000: 2004, ISO 9001: 2008 ISO/IEC 17011: 2006 ISO 20000: 2005 ISO/TS 22003: 2007 ISO 9000: 2005

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles and Application Guidelines, August 1997

GFSI and Codex

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1. Their focus on process mirrors legislation (HACCP) 2. They go beyond public standards for particular food

attributes so are potentially exclusionary 3. They unnecessarily extend, vertically and horizontally 4. Their standard setting process is not inclusive 5. They are not science based 6. They have a negative impact on market access for small

producers, particularly for primary production 7. The significant costs are pushed down making small

producers unfairly less profitable

The past criticism of private food safety schemes

GFSI and Codex

What is the Global Markets Programme?

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Four key points

1. For small businesses and because of their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources or the nature of their work, certification would be unattainable.

2. GFSI has developed The Global Markets Programme as ‘The pathway to market access and certification’

3. The GFSI Global Markets Programme is a voluntary, free access system designed as an unaccredited, non-certification assessment process.

4. It has been developed for both primary production in the field and manufacturing in the factory and concentrates on building capacity.

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Global Markets Programme?

Aim & objectives Aim:

• Develop effective food safety management systems through a systematic continuous improvement process

Objectives: • Provide a route for small and less developed

businesses to achieve accredited certification • Support capacity building efforts and improve

market access opportunities for small suppliers operating locally

Local Sourcing Local Produce Local Manufacturing Local Selling

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What is the aim? A GFSI objective is to develop competencies and capacity building to create effective global food systems. This Working Group was started in 2008 to provide a new entry point for small or less developed companies that aspire to achieve certification to GFSI recognised food safety schemes. It considers both primary production and manufacturing. Capacity building in food safety is achieved, whilst access to local markets is facilitated and a system for mutual acceptance along the supply chain at this “entrance level” is created. How it started in 2008 GFSI long-term objective to develop competencies and build capacity. Global evidence that Buying Companies and their Suppliers are seeking certification. However, no allowance in the GFSI process for the needs of small and less developed companies. Three strategic wins Geographical expansion Capacity building Creating links with key organisations What are they doing? The GFSI Global Markets Programme was launched by the Working Group in 2011 for manufacturers and in 2012 for primary production. The programme is based on key requirements extracted from the GFSI Guidance Document, but is primarily based upon the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene Code of Practice. Governance of the GFSI Global Markets Programme is provided by the Working Group with authority from the Board. It is designed as a non-certification assessment process that is carried out within a defined time period. Documents provide guidance to the food businesses and the assessors.

Manufacturing > Manufacturing of processed

foods > Planned: Preparation of primary

products

Primary Production

> Farming of plants > Planned: Farming of grains,

animals, fish and production of feed

The scope

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Manufacturing: Protocol, manufacturing checklist and training and guidance competency framework revised 2015 Primary production: protocol revision, checklist and competency framework revision begins 2015, finishes 2016

A response to business needs: a local sourcing strategy

• A new unaccredited entry point for small or less developed businesses that aspire to achieve certification.

• Considering both primary production and manufacturing.

• A system for mutual acceptance at this “entrance level.”

• Unaccredited, so not a scheme or a standard.

Capacity building in food safety is achieved.

Access to local markets is facilitated.

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“Small and/or less developed businesses” Businesses that because of their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources or the nature of their work encounter difficulties in implementing HACCP in their food business. “Less developed business” This refers to the status of the food safety management system, not to the number of staff or volume of production.

A voluntary step-by-step tool for continuous improvement

Step 1: Self-assessment to determine point of

entry Step 4:

Accredited certification against a

GFSI recognised scheme

Step 3: Unaccredited

assessment against Basic and

Intermediate level

Step 2: Unaccredited

assessment against Basic level

How the levels match the key elements of the GFSI Guidance Document Basic: 35% Intermediate: 65%

if ready

when ready

when ready

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Step 1 - Self-Assessment: Depending on the outcome of the self-assessment, the business should pass to Step 2 (Basic Level), Step 3 (Intermediate Level) or Step 4 (certification against a GFSI recognised scheme). Step 2 - Assessment Basic Level: Matches 35% of the GFSI Guidance Document. Step 3 - Assessment Intermediate Level: Matches 65% of the GFSI Guidance Document. Step 4 - Certification against a GFSI recognised scheme: The official accredited certification process. There is a comprehensive flowchart included in the Global Markets Programme protocol, which is available for download on mygfsi.com from April 2015.

http://www.mygfsi.com/

AEON case study - Malaysia

• Aeon, Japan’s #1 retailer, entered the Malaysian market in 1984

• Most manufacturers categorised as small and/or less developed businesses, having difficulties in implementing HACCP

• Aeon contributed US$100,000 to work with their suppliers on product specifications, the logistics of supply and to deliver the Global Markets Programme assessments

• Malaysian Government and UNIDO supported financially (US$500,000) and to implement the programme

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PPP for Capacity Building

Outcomes so far

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Metro case study – Bulgaria and Serbia

• METRO Group has supermarkets and self-service wholesale outlets in more than 30 countries. Entered Bulgaria in 1999 and entered Serbia in 2005

• Up to 90% of the merchandise locally sourced

• In 2011, invested in a project that would take their local suppliers in Bulgaria and Serbia through to full certification

• ISACert, CB, invested €115,000 in Bulgaria and €150,000 in Serbia for qualification of assessors, supplier assessments and training

• Government: Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in Serbia provided training on legislation and participated in supplier workshop

• Supplier engagement: 174 suppliers from Bulgaria and 460 from Serbia, across many food industry production scopes

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Outcomes so far

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• Strong relationship between ISACert and the local METRO QA managers provided credibility and helped suppliers better understand the Global Markets Programme the benefits of full certification

• The programme helped manage supplier food safety management systems through capacity building

• The programme provided: • Improved competence concerning food safety management

systems • A measure of supplier capability • A system for mutual acceptance from Buying Companies at

entry level. • The majority of participating suppliers are now certified


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GFSI working with international organisations

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Public-private partnership

Suppliers can be mandated by buying

companies to progress through the programme.

Buying companies can mandate their suppliers and support them as they progress

through the programme.

Service providers can partner with buying

companies or suppliers to carry out assessments and training

against the programme checklists.

International organisations

can use the programme as a basis for capacity building

projects, using local experts to ensure relevance.

GFSI Design, develop and manage all documentation

Review and improve the process

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GFSI Collaboration

GFSI Collaboration

For Governments and Regulators

• Business is collaboratively promoting compliance with legislation throughout their shared supply chains.

• Credible good practice in the private sector can provide regulatory efficiencies by prioritisation of compliance resources.

• The Global Markets Programme provides an opportunity to align both public and private approaches.

• It is a total supply chain food safety management system

How to get involved

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GFSI Collaboration

• Join GFSI Technical Working Groups • Currently running: Auditor Competence Scheme

Committee • Call for participation to be launched this spring for

new groups: • Requirements Document editorial committee (release of V7) • Food Service / Catering (to develop GFSI requirements) • Global Markets Primary Production programme revision • Global Regulatory Affairs Committee

• Join GFSI Local Groups • CAN/USA, Mexico, Japan, China, South LATAM, • Europe (to be launched 2015)

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It would be very interesting to have representatives from WTO especially in Global Regulatory Affiars, Global Markets. Previously, they have participated as observers in the groups although they should now be encouraged to participate as active members. To mention that observer status is now only for one-time ‘discovery’ of TWG and limited to two per meeting.

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GFSI Collaboration

• Participate in the Global Food Safety Conference • Every February or March, alternates

USA/Europe/Asia, Berlin, 2016 • Attend the Stakeholders meeting

• Participate in Focus Days • Regional events to spread the GFSI approach • Supported by local stakeholder companies and

governments • Introduces GFSI and relevance for local context • 2015: focus days will be held in Canada (October 6),

China (November) and Argentina (November 12)

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It would be very interesting to have representatives from WTO especially in Global Regulatory Affiars, Global Markets. Previously, they have participated as observers in the groups although they should now be encouraged to participate as active members. To mention that observer status is now only for one-time ‘discovery’ of TWG and limited to two per meeting.

www.mygfsi.com GFSI Newsletter on www.mygfsi.com

@mygfsi Global Food Safety Initiative

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