The Global Markets Capacity Building Programme (GMCBP) under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) scheme began in
2008. The project was said to have been initiated ". . . after output from the annual GFSI stakeholder meeting clearly identified
the need for technical assistance and support for small and/or less developed
businesses in the development of their food safety management systems.”
A
key question was already asked in the FAQs provided on the GFSI website
(mygfsi.com).
Question:
Who is the programme aimed at?
Answer:
Answer:
“The
programme is aimed at small and/or less developed businesses that because of
their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources or the nature of
their work encounter difficulties in implementing HACCP in their food business.
When referring to a ‘less developed business’ we refer to the status of the
food safety management system and NOT to the number of staff or volume of
production.”
This answer presents some debilitating realities facing SMEs in this statement: “because of their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources or the nature of their work encounter difficulties in implementing HACCP in their food business.”
This answer presents some debilitating realities facing SMEs in this statement: “because of their size, lack of technical expertise, economic resources or the nature of their work encounter difficulties in implementing HACCP in their food business.”
Questions
for discussion:
1. How does the GMCBP help less developed businesses or cash strapped small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
2. What are some suggestions for SMEs to follow in overcoming the debilitating realities identified in the FAQ answer to “who is the programme is aimed at”?
1. How does the GMCBP help less developed businesses or cash strapped small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
2. What are some suggestions for SMEs to follow in overcoming the debilitating realities identified in the FAQ answer to “who is the programme is aimed at”?
3.
The stated aim of the GMCBP mentions the “need for technical assistance and
support”. What is the nature of the assistance and/or support that is to be
expected by the SMEs or less developed businesses? How is this assistance and/or
support to be delivered, by whom, when, etc.?
It was also explained in another FAQ answer that the ‘Global Markets Capacity Building Programme’ is “. . . a tool for small and/or less developed businesses to continuously improve their food safety programmes to achieve product safety requirements in a phased approach and ultimately gain certification against one of the GFSI recognized schemes.”
It was also explained in another FAQ answer that the ‘Global Markets Capacity Building Programme’ is “. . . a tool for small and/or less developed businesses to continuously improve their food safety programmes to achieve product safety requirements in a phased approach and ultimately gain certification against one of the GFSI recognized schemes.”
4.
Do and must all roads lead to ultimate certification?
Although a process of assessment and ultimate certification appears to be inextricably tied to the GMCBP program, I would suggest the answer to be “NO” for this question. The GMCBP tool is very useful for developing food safety management systems but it can and may be used without necessarily proceeding to certification. What do you think?
Although a process of assessment and ultimate certification appears to be inextricably tied to the GMCBP program, I would suggest the answer to be “NO” for this question. The GMCBP tool is very useful for developing food safety management systems but it can and may be used without necessarily proceeding to certification. What do you think?
List
of related documents that are available for download from GFSI:
http://www.mygfsi.com/structure-and-governance/gfsi-technical-committee/gfsi-global-markets-working-group/65.html
The Protocol Flowchart:
http://www.mygfsi.com/gfsifiles/GFSI_Global_Markets_Protocol_Flowchart.pdf
http://www.mygfsi.com/structure-and-governance/gfsi-technical-committee/gfsi-global-markets-working-group/65.html
The Protocol Flowchart:
http://www.mygfsi.com/gfsifiles/GFSI_Global_Markets_Protocol_Flowchart.pdf
GCSE-Food
& Health Protection also has its version of a: Proposed Project to ProvideTechnical and Financial Assistance to Small Companies
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