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The GFSI Benchmarking Process

How do I submit a standard or scheme to GFSI?

Does the scheme meet the following criteria ?

  • Is the scheme publicly available and certifiable, without restriction by membership or other limitation, to certification bodies?

  • Do the certification bodies operating a certification system have accreditation to the scope of the relevant scheme?

  • Is the accreditation body providing accreditation to the certification bodies a memberof the International Accreditation Forum and is the accreditation body in question also signed up to the Multi Lateral Arrangement of ISO/IEC 65?

  • Has the scheme been developed in compliance with ISO Guide 65?

  • Have you completed the clause-by-clause comparison of your scheme with theGuidance Document ? (Part 1 Annex 1 of the Guidance Document), detailing the compliance criteria ?

  • If there are any anomalies with the Guidance Document, can you provide argumentation to justify compliance ?

  • Can you provide the written support of at least two retailers to justify the submission ?

Please also refer to Clause 5.7.3 in the GFSI Guidance Document Version 4 for additional requirements. If you can reply positively to ALL of the above questions, and you meet the requirements in Clause 5.7.3, you can then proceed to the submission of your scheme to GFSI.

The Benchmarking Process in 10 Steps

Click here to download a step-by-step guide to the process.

Document Submission for Benchmarking

The standard owner should provide the following documentation to GFSI :
(FAO Catherine François ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), The Consumer Goods Forum, 7 rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, France)

1. Clause-by-clause comparison of your scheme with the Guidance Document.
2. Complete copy of the scheme to be benchmarked.
3. Written justification of your submission by two retailers.
4. Any other documents or further justification to support the submission

Costs

The applicant will be charged for the Benchmark Procedure covering the administrative procedures of GFSI.