In May 2000, a group of international retailer CEOs identified the need to enhance food safety, ensure consumer protection and to strengthen consumer confidence. They proposed a programme which would set requirements for food safety schemes and improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain. Following their lead, CIES – The Food Business Forum developed its food safety programmes to help food safety stakeholders work together towards:

• decreasing food safety scares and risks
• providing better quality products for consumers
• enhancing transparency between all the links in the food chain

CIES current Food Safety Programmes are:

Global Food Safety Initiative

International Food Safety Conference

Good Retail Practices

GFSI Asia Roadshows 20 - 22 April 2009 Tokyo & Beijing

Traceability

For futher information on GFSI and CIES Food Safety programmes, please contact:

Catherine François
Director, Food Safety
CIES - The Food Business Forum
7 rue de Madrid
75008 Paris
FRANCE
c.francois@ciesnet.com
Tel : +33 1 44 69 99 21
Fax : +33 1 44 69 99 39