White House Reorganization Proposal -- Good News/Bad News

Yesterday’s White House reorganization proposal may be a good news/ bad news story. In the abstract, it may make sense to have a single Food Safety Agency within USDA. The potential drawbacks, however, could compound regulatory confusion more than resolve it. "We’ll be monitoring the issue," said Nick Herrmann, GIC Director of Business Development, “but our biggest concern is the impact—short and longer term—on the global supply chain.” These concerns plus Congressional oversight considerations were raised before when the Obama Administration floated the idea of a separate Food Safety Agency, only within FDA, not USDA. This time around, there may be even less traction for the idea.

The Transparency Alliance

GFSF and GIC partnering in a new European food safety tracing alliance, The Transparency Alliance.  Rick Gilmore, Chairman of GFSF and President/ CEO of GIC, indicated that, "the focus of the Alliance will be on data collection and distribution applications for product marketing, the introduction and verification of e-commerce standards and food safety compliance, and integrated supply chain management in the swine and other livestock sectors."  GIC joining its partner, Simplum GmbH,  developer of a widely used digitalized food safety swine tracing software system for the European swine industry, in the Alliance and working with other European partners to expand the platform’s blockchain capabilities. 

GFSF-CCIC PARTNERSHIP

GFSF-CCIC PARTNERSHIP




GFSF (www.globalfoodsafetyforum.org )

and CCIC (http://www.ccic.com/web/static/catalogs/catalog_english/english.html)


are proud to announce their collaboration for future food safety activities. Our collaboration will focus on activities underway in China for 2017-2018. CCIC is a leading inspection, certification, and testing service provider. Their inspection services include pre-shipment and consumer product inspection; certification services include product, management and international certification, and testing offered through affiliated domestic and international labs. Our new partnership will enable us to: 1) introduce the latest food safety technologies and applications; 2) provide services and products to mitigate risk in global supply management; and, 3) offer public private information sharing with Sino-US, European, Vietnamese, and other Asian country regulatory agencies.

China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC) is an independent third party certification and inspection organization dedicated to providing inspection, verification, certification and testing services, with accreditation by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China(AQSIQ), Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China(CNCA) and China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment(CNAS). Developed over 30 years, CCIC has become a comprehensive one-stop service provider for international clients in the fields of quality, safety, health and environmental protection. CCIC enjoys great reputation worldwide and is the most influential and comprehensive multi-national inspection & certification organization in China.

In partnering with GFSF, we plan to provide an array of technical certification services and technologies to Chinese and other Asian suppliers. An expanded GFSF platform will enable members and buyers to develop collaborative risk mitigation strategies and arrive at new solutions to strengthen global supply chain management.

Food Online Posts Notice of New GFSF Partnership

Global Food Safety Forum and China Certification & Inspection Group Announce Partnership
GFSF and CCIC are proud to announce their collaboration for future food safety activities. The duo’s collaboration will focus on activities underway in China for 2017-2018. CCIC is a leading inspection, certification, and testing service provider. Their inspection services include pre-shipment and consumer product inspection; certification services include product, management and international certification, and testing offered through affiliated domestic and international labs. The new partnership will enable: 1) introducing the latest food safety technologies and applications; 2) providing services and products to mitigate risk in global supply management; and, 3) offering public private information sharing with Sino-US, European, Vietnamese, and other Asian country regulatory agencies.
https://www.foodonline.com/doc/global-food-safety-forum-and-china-certification-inspection-group-announce-partnership-0001

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