March 31/Rockleigh, N.J./Takasago Press Release -- Brian Buck, senior vice president and general manager of Takasago Americas, announced the formation of a team of quality experts to ensure the region’s participation in achieving Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification by June 2012. To accomplish this goal, Takasago Americas is aiming toward FSSC22000 certification, which is just one of several globally recognized and benchmarked GFSI audit schemes. Buck emphasized that Takasago Europe has already earned British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification, another GFSI audit scheme.
In making the announcement, Buck explained that each Takasago region has established a Regional Quality Control model, featuring a lead person and a support team. The team’s mission is focused on the assurance that Quality processes and procedures are firmly in place. Buck said that he has appointed a team to guide Takasago Americas’ compliance with the worldwide corporate goal to achieve FSSC22000 certification.