Under the umbrella of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) - Ahold, Carrefour, Delhaize, Metro, Migros, Tesco and Wal-Mart have agreed to reduce duplication in the supply chain through the common acceptance of any of the four GFSI benchmarked schemes.
- BRC Technical Standard
- Dutch HACCP Option B
- International Food Standard
- SQF 2000
The GFSI Guidance Document
Version 5 is now available and contains commonly agreed criteria for food safety standards, against which any food or farm assurance standard can be benchmarked.
This document is the culmination of collaborative effort within the GFSI Technical Commmittee, representing multiple stakeholders in the supply chain. It represents food safety best practice in the form of key elements for food production.
The benchmarking work undertaken by the standard owners and other key stakeholders on four food safety schemes has now reached a point of convergence. Each scheme has now aligned itself with common criteria defined by food safety experts from the food business, with the objective of making food manufacture as safe as possible.
As a result, this will also drive cost efficiency in the supply chain and reduce the duplication of audits. The GFSI vision of ‘once certified, accepted everywhere’ has now become a reality.
What about ISO 22000?
The GFSI Technical Committee has carried out a detailed comparison of ISO 22000 and ISO 22003 against the GFSI Guidance Document Version 5 requirements.
The similarities and differences, as well as the benefits and concerns have been highlighted in What is ISO 22000? The document is available on www.ciesnet.com.
Based on this preliminary review, the GFSI Technical Committee will further review and provide recommendations on how ISO 2200O can meet the requirements of the whole supply chain, whilst working towards the further convergence of food safety schemes, within the mission and objectives of the Global Food Safety Initiative.
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