NSF International Launches Free Global Food Safety Certification Prep Tool

NSF International has launched an online tool to help food companies assess their readiness for certification to Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-benchmarked standards. Certification to global food safety standards provides organizations independent certification that a product, process or service complies with international, regulatory and retailer requirements.

Many of the leading global retail and foodservice companies now require suppliers to comply with international food safety standards through independent, third-party inspection. GFSI-benchmarked food safety standards include Safe Quality Food (SQF), British Retail Consortium (BRC), GlobalGAP, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC), and International Food Standard (IFS), among others.

NSF's free, 21-question online assessment tool can help companies evaluate their facilities’ readiness for compliance. The 10-minute assessment covers the core elements of globally recognized food safety standards. Participants receive a customized report, which notates their readiness for certification on a scale of 100 and identifies specific areas that need to be addressed to successfully achieve certification.

NSF International also provides useful tips and information about the global standards throughout the survey to help companies properly answer each question.

The tool is available at NSF.