GFSI
Encyclopedia
GFSI is the acronym for Global Food Safety Initiative, a Belgian nonprofit foundation created in 2002.
distribution
industry. The organization has now expanded to the global food industry
to harmonize the standards of quality. A food producer is not globally certified "GFSI". Rather, a producer may be certified for a quality standard approved by the GFSI organization (i.e. SQF, BRC, ISO22000, Dutch HACCP, etc.).
History
Originally, GFSI was an organization of key players in the retailRetail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
distribution
Distribution (business)
Product distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.The other three parts of the marketing mix are product, pricing,...
industry. The organization has now expanded to the global food industry
Food industry
The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...
to harmonize the standards of quality. A food producer is not globally certified "GFSI". Rather, a producer may be certified for a quality standard approved by the GFSI organization (i.e. SQF, BRC, ISO22000, Dutch HACCP, etc.).