For Immediate Release
Contact: Lorenzo.piccio@gicgroup.com
GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY FORUM (GFSF)
OPENS FIRST FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT IN VIETNAM
Over 300
participants converged upon Ho Chi Minh City today as the Global Food Safety
Forum (GFSF) and its partners, AmCham/ Vietnam, HQVPBA (High Quality Vietnamese
Products Business Association), and VTFA (Vietnam Trade Facilitation Alliance)
opened their first food safety summit in Vietnam.
Speakers
included government representatives from FAO, WHO, FDA (webcast), GFSP (Global
Food Safety Partnership/ World Bank), Vietnam Ministry of Science and
Technology (Minister), Vietnam Food Administration (Deputy Director) and
Vietnam Ministry of Health (Head/Food Safety Management Board-HCMC). Presenters
from non-government institutions included MARD/IPSARD (Vietnam Institute of
Strategy & Policy in Agriculture), JIFSAN (Joint Institute for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, U. of Maryland), Food Industry Asia, GFSF (Director) and
AmChamVietnam (HCMC Vice Chair).
Industry
leaders on today’s roster included senior managers from Cargill, SGS, Thermo
Fisher, Carrier-UTC, Eurofins, Bureau Veritas, and Minh Phu Seafood. Their
panels addressed industry initiatives and compliance with FSMA (Food Safety
Modernization Act, US).
Cargill is
the lead sponsor of the Summit, joined by Coca Cola, APL, Bureau Veritas,
Carrier, Eurofins, Food Industry Asia, Global Cold Chain Alliance, JIFSAN
(UM/FDA), Nutrifood, Thermo Fisher, SGS, US Grains Council, VinGroup, Vineco,
and Vinamilk.
Rick Gilmore,
Founder/Chairman of GFSF, in welcoming Summit delegates, said, “GFSF is
delighted to join with its partners in introducing today the first
private-public platform for food safety in Vietnam. We’re here to help develop
and strengthen the Vietnam brand for food safety and quality in all Vietnamese
food, seafood and feed products. And we’re here to assist the public sector in
introducing policies and technologies that will ensure food safety compliance.”
The Summit addressed the
problems Vietnam now faces in the catfish industry as well as in other markets
to meet US and international regulatory compliance. Delegates are sharing their
concerns and evaluating some of the solutions offered by the presenters. The
Summit closed with an action program for 2017-18.
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