Food & Beverage Standard
Keeping food safe, sustainable, and socially responsible
A robust and well-managed food chain is essential to the health and well-being of all consumers and is fundamental to social and economic stability. This makes food safety a critical issue that must be managed effectively throughout the food chain, from farm to fork.
Improving industry safety, sustainability, and digital transformation
A robust and well-managed food chain is essential to the health and well-being of all consumers and is fundamental to social and economic stability. This makes food safety a critical issue that must be managed effectively throughout the food chain, from farm to fork.
The consequences of food-borne illness can be devastating, both for the consumer and for retailers and other organizations in the supply chain. Failing to meet industry standards for food safety can result in prosecution, product recall, lost opportunities and negative publicity. In addition to food safety, the global food chain has significant impact on the environment and on the health and safety of its employees.
To meet obligations to the public and stay competitive, food and beverage companies throughout the food chain must meet high expectations for quality and safety. Certification to food and beverage industry standards can help organizations maintain legal compliance, satisfy customers, improve their brand reputation and more.
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Establish a systematic approach to improving quality, increasing customer satisfaction, optimizing business processes and driving continual improvement throughout the organization.
Manage environmental responsibilities through a structured framework that supports sustainability, regulatory compliance, resource efficiency and continual environmental improvement.
Protect employees and contractors by managing workplace hazards, reducing occupational risks and promoting a safe and healthy working environment.
Sustainably managing energy is a central pillar of tackling climate change and future-proofing businesses. From increasing use of renewable energies to limiting overall energy use, companies have many ways to improve their energy management and align with international energy targets.
ISO 22000 provides a structured food safety management system for organizations across the food chain. It combines management system principles, prerequisite programmes and HACCP-based hazard control.
Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene provide the foundation for hygienic food handling and HACCP-based food safety controls. They support organizations in preventing contamination, controlling hazards and protecting consumer health.The HACCP methodology is a structured, preventive approach to food safety that optimizes efforts to provide the consumer with safe food. It is mandatory in several countries, including the UAE, US and within the EU.
Demonstrate consistent cosmetic manufacturing practices by implementing internationally recognized Good Manufacturing Practice requirements that support product quality, safety and regulatory compliance.
What Is The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)?
The GFSI is a collaboration between retailers, manufacturers and service providers within the supply chain, and coordinated by The Consumer Goods Forum. By benchmarking standards against each other to a set of criteria, GFSI aims to reduce the duplication of retailers asking for separate, yet nearly identical, audits.
Following a number of food safety related issues, there is no doubt for the need for food safety certification to enhance food safety, ensure consumer protection and to strengthen consumer confidence. The multiplicity of standards available, however, often made the process out of reach for many food suppliers. GFSI sets requirements for food safety schemes through a benchmarking process in order to improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain.
What this means for many companies is that a single food safety audit will be recognized by multiple retailers.