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What are the Global Food Safety Initiative Standards (GFSI)?

April 26, 2017food safety gfsi global Initiative Standards

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What are the Global Food Safety Initiative Standards (GFSI)?

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• Safety Quality Food (SQF) • British Retails Consortium (BRC) • International Food Standards (IFS) Safety Quality Food (SQF) SQF Offers two different standards, or “codes” • SQF 1000 for primary producers (fans) and • SQF 2000 for manufacturers (processing plants). The codes recognize that risk management can be applied to all products, but not all processes lend themselves to a complete HACCP system. Therefore, SQF 1000 is based on the principles of HACCP whereas the SQF 2000 Code is a complete HACCP system. HACCP based food safety plans, and comprehensive food safety and quality management systems. This allows every supplier, from the smallest farmer to the largest manufacturer, to be eligible for SQF certification. British Retails Consortium (BRC) In 1998 the British Retail Consortium (BRC) developed and introduced the BRC Technical Standard and. Protocol for companies supplying retailer branded food products. The standard was developed to assist retailers in their fulfillment of l