Davisco Foods International, Inc. Receives GFSI Recognition

Under the GFSI program, food manufacturers and producers of foods sold in the U.S. must be audited by independently trained, approved and licensed auditors who are experts in their industry.

Nov 3 2010 --- Davisco Foods Int'l, Inc. has become one of the first nationwide food ingredient companies to have their factories "A" Â certified against one of the internationally recognized Global Food Safety Initiative Standards.

Selected by CIES, the Food Business Forum, to safeguard and ensure high quality in the international food supply chain, GFSI standards provide real time details on where suppliers fall short in food safety on a plant-by-plant basis, and go beyond the current FDA or USDA required audit process. Under the GFSI program, food manufacturers and producers of foods sold in the U.S. must be audited by independently trained, approved and licensed auditors who are experts in their industry.

As part of Davisco's efforts to continuously improve their programs and challenge their systems, two of Davisco's facilities recently participated in the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety certification program. Both the Le Sueur Cheese and Lake Norden Cheese factories scored "A" certifications right out of the gate on the audit, the highest possible.  BRC is one of the recognized GFSI compliant standards and its success demands the highest level of compliance to state of the art food safety and quality principles. "Food Safety must be the top priority for all food manufacturers," said Brian Paulson, Food Ingredient Director of Quality Assurance at Davisco. "Davisco is committed to food safety and we make sure our customers receive safe, high quality products every single shipment."

The GFSI, managed by the Consumer Goods Forum, was set up in 2000 to pursue continuous improvement in food safety management systems, cost efficiency in the supply chain and, above all, safe food for consumers worldwide.