Meet/Chat with CEO of Simplum

One of GFSF's European members is coming to town—the CEO of Simplum--to introduce Slide, a food safety tracing system for livestock.  We're happy to arrange live chats or meetings during his visit to Washington, DC, April 18-21, to discuss the technology.  

Call 703-684-1366 or email asansbury@gicgroup.com to arrange.

GFSF Releases Its February-March Newsletter

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Promising New Technology Enters the Chinese Market

GFSF Members Market RFID Software Tracing Technology in China

Two Global Food Safety Forum (GFSF) members, Xiang Bao Ecological, a Chinese commercial swine producer, and Simplum, the Polish patent holder of the technology, have just signed a joint venture for marketing integrated RFID software tracing technology in China. They will offer the new technology at discounted rates for all GFSF members. Use of the system offers efficiency, safety, assured quality benefits and enables users to be in compliance with requirements under China's Basic Food Safety Law and amendments.

Web Based Solutions for Food Safety Management

Safety Chain Software

Just a month into 2016 agribusinesses throughout the world are facing new demands from consumers, government agencies and various other groups regarding food safety and quality. Yet, with the inherent complexities of doing business in an increasingly integrated global economy these demands are not easy to meet. Whether it is different regulatory standards in different regions, or different consumer demands; without a holistic approach that deals with every aspect of the supply chain businesses will face an uphill battle meeting these demands going forward.

Safety Chain’s FSQA Automation Solution offers this holistic approach by providing an integrated platform to manage supplier compliance, food safety management, food quality management and regulatory and GFSI management, all on an app for a mobile device. Using this platform allows businesses to perform almost every management task in real time, and, as opposed to robust paperwork and record keeping, stands as a promising solution to meeting the growing demands placed on agribusinesses for food safety and quality.

Ministries Plan Surprise Food Safety Checks During Tet

VIET NAM NEWS: Updated January, 19 2016 14:39:00 Ministries plan surprise food safety checks during Tet Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, when a sharp increase in food demand and supply is expected. HA NOI (VNS) — Relevant ministries will carry out surprise food safety and hygiene inspections during the upcoming Tet festival. This was announced during an online meeting yesterday between ministries and localities on food safety during Tet. Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Viet said most of the cases involving violations of food safety and hygiene regulations were found during surprise checks. It was therefore necessary to increase surprise checks till the end of Tet, he said. The inspections should focus on products that were in high demand and supply and on key areas such as large cities, wholesale markets and border gates, he said. Inter-disciplinary inspectors from the ministries of agriculture and rural development, health and trade and industry have issued plans to ensure food safety during Tet. They will strengthen inspections of food production and processing facilities, farms, poultry slaughterhouses and wholesale markets, besides supermarkets, street food vendors and food products in high demand during the Tet holiday such as fruits, meat products, confectionary and liquor. However, Nguyen Thanh Phong, head of the health ministry's department of food safety, said ensuring food safety and hygiene was the responsibility of the whole community. It was the responsibility of authorised agencies to ensure food safety, but the law on food safety said food producers and businesses would bear the final responsibility for their products, Phong said. He said consumers too should raise their awareness about this issue and actively join the fight against non-certified food products. The ministries have asked localities to strictly punish cases of food safety violations. The names of the products and establishments involved in the violations will be made public to the media to warn consumers. — VNS

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During the holiday seasons!

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