GFSI stands for Global Food Safety Initiative, an organization providing guidance on food safety management systems necessary for safety along the supply chain. GFSI provides a Guidance document which lies as the base for recognition of food safety management schemes and standards. Some of the food safety standards, recognized by GFSI are, SQF, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000. As long the standards, recognized by GFSI, provide quite strong requirements for the food safety systems, and companies, have a FSMA PCQI and conform with these standards then they will have a very strong basis to be verified as conforming with the FSVP rule.
