GFSI has released the following statement:
With the two year anniversary of the passage of the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) now behind us, on behalf of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), we would like to thank the Obama Administration and the FDA for recently releasing two new, proposed rules related to the FSMA for public comments.
As food safety is a shared responsibility that requires greater collaboration, by publishing the proposed rules, we can commence the public comment portion of the rulemaking process and allow all stakeholders the opportunity to provide input and guidance on these draft rules.
GFSI, which operates under the auspices of The Consumer Goods Forum, is a business-driven initiative for the continuous improvement of food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers everywhere, regardless of where they live and where the food is produced. GFSI is composed of hundreds of stakeholders representing food retailers, food growers and manufacturers, as well as foodservice companies located in over 150 countries around the world.
We serve as a global platform for collaboration between some of the world’s leading food safety experts from industry, regulatory agencies, academia, and non-profit organizations. Today’s food production and processing systems require more “interdependence” from multiple stakeholder groups than ever before. Therefore, we applaud FDA’s collaborative efforts to harmonize global food safety standards, further strengthen the safety of food sourced outside of the US, and evaluate the role of private certifications for a 21st century regulatory framework.
We are pleased with the release of the two proposed rules and look forward to the release of the remaining, unpublished rules.
Source: GFSI
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