This webinar will explore the complex relationship between GFSI and FSMA and will outline how GFSI certification can help manufacturers reach regulatory compliance.

Why Should You Attend:
The Global Food Safety Initiative is a critically important leader on food safety. For over a decade, GFSI has been advancing food safety by acting on one key idea, which is that the fundamental basis for food safety in today’s global food system is active food safety and supply chain management by the food industry. More recently, the Food Safety Modernization Act has recognized the primary responsibility and capacity of the food industry to make food safe. It also spells out the essential and complementary role of government. FSMA directs FDA to build a new, modern food safety system that includes a level playing field of standards all must follow for preventing food safety problems and a multi-faceted tool kit for gaining high rates of compliance with those standards.

While there is no question that GFSI certification will help to drive food safety initiatives and processes toward FSMA compliance, it is important to understand that there are major differences between the two. Being GFSI certified does not equate fulfillment of FSMA final rules. Additionally, no two GFSI schemes or their requirements are exactly alike, but because they all are based on GFSI standards, some general comparisons can be made.

This webinar will assess several of the major GFSI schemes, highlighting the similarities between GFSI standards and FSMA Preventive Control Rules. But there are differences for other rules and, in some cases, the GFSI schemes will be more prescriptive than the FSMA rules. The course will also highlight the areas in which FSMA is more specific, or just different, to help attendees understand areas where you may need to refocus initiatives or processes for regulatory compliance.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn relationship between the Food Safety Modernization Act and the Global Food Safety Initiative
• Understand the commonly used GFSI audit schemes and how each audit scheme aligns with the Food Safety Modernization Act

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The different types of GFSI audits and how the requirements of the various audits align with FSMA requirements
• The link between GFSI compliance and FSMA preparedness
• The impact of GFSI and FSMA requirements on both domestic and foreign food facilities

Who Will Benefit:

Senior leadership and management teams for food manufacturing facilities governed by GFSI audit requirements and/or FSMA regulations including:

• Quality Managers and Supervisors
• Regulatory Managers
• Food Safety Managers
• Production and Operations Personnel
• Sanitation Managers and Supervisors
• Warehouse and Transportation Leadership
• Third Party Consultants servicing related facilities

Instructor Profile:

Derrick Swint's career has been shaped by his floor experience in the food manufacturing industry. Through the course of his career, he has worked several leadership roles in Sanitation, Pest Control, and Environmental Services. His many responsibilities have including coordinating programs such as developing and scheduling the Master Sanitation Program Schedule, SSOP development, scheduling sanitation in SAP, developing and scheduling housekeeping audits, internal audits, corrective/preventive action programming, and CIP administrator. Derrick has extensive years of bakery experience. He has been responsible for implementing many programs internally. Along with assisting with PCQI development, his food safety credentials include Certified Sanitarian, HACCP, Certified CIP Manager and Licensed Pest Control Operator and has additionally obtained certifications in BRC, SQF, and ISO 22000.

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