FOOD 4310 Lecture 4: Module 4 Summary.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 4310
• Professor: Keith Warriner

Document Summary

Food systems: global food safety initiative (gfsi, british consortium (brc) standards. International featured standards (ifs: safe quality food (sqf) standards. Iso 22000: fssc 22000 by gfsi, american institute of baking (aib) internat. Third party audits of supplier food safety management systems against international standards more expensive. Causes retailers to give up control to certification bodies and private label retailers concerned with quality of auditors. Achieved thru cies the food business forum: only independent global food business network. Need to enhance food safety and protect consumers and strengthen consumer confidence identified by cies members. Proposed plan to set requirements for food safety schemes and improve cost efficiency. Cies developed food safety programs to help food safety stakeholders: decrease food safety scares and risks, provide better quality products, enhance transparency b/w all links in food chain. Current cies food safety programmes: global food safety initiative (gfsi, inter. Food safety conference: good retail practices, traceability.