Jeffery Cawley, Northwest Analytics, discusses the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the requirements for a compliant Food Safety Management System (FSMS) to meet GFSI standards.

1. GFSI Management Systems –
What They Mean For Your
Operations and Your Business

2. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Why Food Safety Management Systems?
• Extended Food Supply Chain
– Multiple parties
– Distance
– Time
• Food Processing as Industrial
Process
• Demonstrate Safety & Quality to
Each Step

3. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Regulations & Standards – the Perfect Storm

4. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Regulations & Standards – the Perfect Storm
Regulations
USDA & FDA – Late 90s
Meat
Poultry
Fish
Juices
EU 852/2004 – 1 Jan 2006 – HACCP in All Food Production
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (House)
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Senate)
Standards
ISO 22000
GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative)

5. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
EU 852/2004
• Requires that food business operators shall put in place
and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures
based on the HACCP principle.
• As of 1 January 2006, HACCP is a legal requirement in
every industrial operation involving the manufacture,
preparation, treatment, processing, transport, & storage
of food in the European Union

6. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
US – Food Safety Acts

7. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Role of Commercial Standards
• Establish Baseline Behavior
• Reduce Audits
• Simplify Supply Chain Management
• Increase Supply Chain Confidence

8. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
GFSI - The Consumer Goods Forum, launched May 2000
Mission Statement
Continuous improvement in food safety management systems to ensure
confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers
http://www.ciesnet.com/2-wwedo/2.2-programmes/2.2.foodsafety.gfsi.asp

9. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
GFSI Objectives
Enhance food safety
Ensure consumer protection
Strengthen consumer confidence
Benchmark requirements of food safety management
schemes
Improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain.
http://www.ciesnet.com/2-wwedo/2.2-programmes/2.2.foodsafety.gfsi.asp

10. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
Audit Scheme Owners
Accreditation Bodies
Certification Bodies
Manufacturers
Retailers

11. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
Manufacturers
Reduced number of audits
Clarity of food safety scheme requirements
Time & resources to invest in food quality and safety levels
Retailers
Improved production standards from processors
Improved information on food safety schemes
Exchange of best practices & knowledge

12. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
GFSI

13. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Retailers Adopting GFSI
8 of 25 Top Global Retailers
~ 54% of Revenues
More in Process

14. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
GFSI
http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-safety-webinar-parts-1-4-video-files/

15. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
ISO 22000
• Auditable Standard for Food
Safety
• HACCP & Prerequisite
Programs
• System Management Approach
to Food Safety
• Defines Integrated FSMS

16. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Hierarchy of Food Safety
ISO 22000
HACCP
Regulatory
Requirements
Prerequisite Programs

17. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Implementing HACCP
• Food Safety System Designed
to prevent Biological, Chemical
& Physical Hazards
• Identify Food Safety Hazards
• Determine Likelihood & Severity
of Hazards
• HACCP Plan

18. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Food Safety Management System Components
Process
Data Collection FSMS Operations
Control System
Plant Floor
Laboratory Supply Chain Management

19. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Food Safety Management System Components
Process
Data Collection
Control Systems
Control System LIMS
QIS
eHACCP
Plant Floor
Laboratory

20. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Food Safety Management System Components
Supply Chain
Vendor certification
Audit
SC Quality Management
Safety, Quality Deliverables
Recall Notification/Management

21. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Food Safety Management System Components
Operations
WIP
Inventory
Track/trace
Document Control
Compliance

22. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Food Safety Management System Components
Management
ERP
CRM
Finance
Compliance

23. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
FSMS Implementation
• Choose Audit Standard for Guidance
• Evaluate Gaps in Current System
• Implement Needed Systems
• Training, Validation
• Communicate with Customer, Auditor,
Consultants

24. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
FSMS Results
Transparency
Role Specific Reporting &
Analytics
Reduce Supply Chain Risk
Increase Safety, Quality &
Confidence

25. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
FSMS Resources
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-510
Food Safety Enhancement Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2749
Consumer Goods Forum
http://www.ciesnet.com/1-wweare/index.asp
GFSI Guidance Document
http://www.ciesnet.com/pfiles/programmes/foodsafety/GFSI_Guidance_Document_5th%20Edition%20_
September%202007.pdf
SQF
http:// www.sqfi.com
BRC
http://www.brcglobalstandards.com
IFS
http://www.ifs-online.eu
Dutch HACCP
http://www.foodsafetymanagement.info
FSSC 22000
http://www.fssc22000.com
Synergy 22000
http://www.synergy-gss.com/

26. GFSI Food Safety Management Systems
Northwest Analytical, Inc.
111 SW 5th Ave., Ste 800
Portland, OR 97204
503-224-7727
www.nwasoft.com
Jeffery Cawley
jcawley@nwasoft.com
503-224-7727 x 112