This term is slightly misleading as GFSI does not provide certification services, but you can achieve certification to a GFSI-recognised Certification Programme through a successful third-party audit against any of the certification programmes that have been recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.
A food safety certification programme is ‘recognised’ by GFSI when it meets internationally recognised food safety requirements, developed by a multi-stakeholder group, which are set out in the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements.
Benchmarked standards include:
- BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety – Issue 9
- BRCGS Global Standard for Packaging Materials – Issue 7
- BRCGS Global Standard for Storage and Distribution – Issue 4
- BRCGS Global Standard for Agents and Brokers – Issue 3
- PrimusGFS Standard – Version 2.1
- IFS PACsecure – Version 1
- Global Aquaculture Alliance BAP Seafood Processing Standard
- GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Scheme – Version 5
- GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Safety Standard – Version 4
- GLOBALG.A.P. Harmonized Produce Safety Standard
- Global Red Meat Standard (GRMS) – 4th Edition, Version 4.1
- FSSC 22000
- CanadaGAP Scheme – Version 6 (Options B, C, and D, and Program Management Manual)
- SQF Code – 8th Edition
- IFS Food Standard – Version 8
- IFS Logistics – Version 2.2
