GFSI Global Markets Working Group

For owners of small- and medium-scale farms or businesses from developing countries and even OECD countries, market opportunities often exist within formal supply chains where entry requirements are high. These small companies do not necessarily have access to the expertise, technical and financial resources to meet these requirements in terms of food safety.

The Global Markets working group has developed a comprehensive step-by-step toolkit to guide small and/or less developed businesses as well as producers through a programme that will drive the continuous improvement process in food safety management systems and ultimately help them achieve certification against a GFSI recognized scheme.

Once completed, the toolkit will be comprised of:

• Basic and Intermediate Level Checklists for Primary Production and Manufacturing
• Protocol and Flow Chart
• Basic and Intermediate Level Assessor Guideline
• Assessment Report and Corrective Action Follow Up Form

Global Markets Working Group Members - Manufacturing and Primary Production

• Marc Cwikowski, COCA-COLA SERVICES BELGIUM (CHAIR)
• Ali Badarneh, UNIDO
• Michael Bournias, HEINZ
• Christophe Boulais, DANONE
• Leslie Bourquin, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• Cristina Chambel, BUREAU VERITAS
• John Chapple, SINO ANALYTICA
• Elme Coetzer, GLOBALGAP
• Steve Cox, NSF-CMI CERTIFICATION
• Stefano Crea, DNV - INDUSTRY
• Alain Dewael, STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
• Heather Gale, CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL
• David E. Gombas, UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION
• Fanny Grand-Clement, RONGEAD
• Yumie Kawashima, AEON CO., LTD.
• Carmen Knolle, H-E-B
• Jan Kranghand, METRO AG (FORMER CHAIR)
• John Kukoly, BRC - BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM
• Werner Linders, DIVERSEY
• Tatiana Lorca, ECOLAB / ECOSURE
• Christian Mahr, DANONE
• Ana Rita Marques, MODELO CONTINENTE S.G.P.S. S.A. (SONAE)
• Amanda McCarthy, NSF-CMI CERTIFICATION
• Clarisa Molina, AZZULE SYSTEMS
• Kathrine Morisette, AGRO EXPERT
• Masakazu Nakatani, AEON CO., LTD.
• Vel Pillay, LLOYD'S REGISTER QUALITY ASSURANCE, INC.
• Bizhan Pourkomailian, MCDONALD'S EUROPE
• Rodrigo Quintero Marmol, DQS DE CHILE
• John Reilly, DAYMON WORLDWIDE, INC.
• Michele Shewmaker, WAL-MART STORES, INC.
• Ana Teixeira, JMR, PRESTAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS PARA A DISTRIBUIÇÃO S.A.
• Deepa Thiagarajan, PFID - MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• Chiyuki Uehara, AEON CO., LTD.
• Oksana Varod, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
• Jacco Vooijs, FRESQ
• Robyn Wallace, PICK N PAY RETAILERS
• Morag Webb, COLEACP PESTICIDES INITIATIVE PROGRAMME
• Jiro Yamazaki, AEON CO., LTD.
• Rosalind Zils, CARGILL