1. Beyond Compliance: Using Private Certification To Exceed Expectations Robert Prevendar, Global Managing Director, NSF International, Supply Chain Food Safety

2. NSF’s Supply Chain Food Safety Programs
NSF’s Supply Chain Food Safety audits and certifications deliver confidence and brand protection.  With a world-class integrity program, unmatched expertise, recognized leadership, and over 70 years of food safety at the core of our mission, we are the most trusted partner to the global food industry.

3. Private Certification = Global Food Safety Initiative

4. GFSI-Benchmarked Standards

5. GFSI in North America – 8 Years On
Food Safety Certification kicked off in North America in 2008
In the 8 years that have followed, we have seen ever increasing adoption of certification against GFSI benchmarked Standards – with expansion into Packaging, Storage & Distribution, and Animal Feed
Approaching 10,000 certificates in North America today
9 Benchmarked Standards
GFSI has significantly raised the bar for food safety in North America

6. GFSI - Wide Acceptance/Requirement6 6

7. Beyond Compliance
All GFSI Benchmarked Schemes have compliance as the base-line expectation:
Regulatory compliance in country of production
Regulatory compliance in country of product destination
Certification is designed to drive continuous improvement!

8. Continuous Improvement
Facilities that fully commit to certification standards, embrace the food safety culture aspects, and live continuous improvement reap benefits that go beyond regulatory of customer compliance by delivering true operational excellence.

9. Certification – Framework For Continuous Improvement
Management Commitment
Purchasing – Approved Suppliers
Internal Auditing
Serious Incident Management
Food Defense
Traceability
Personnel Training

10. US Foods Study
In 2014, US Foods and IFS completed a study that looked at the business benefits of certification
US Foods has over 60 facilities certified to IFS Logistics
They worked with the University of Michigan to look for correlation between certification and improved business metrics

11. US Foods Study Results They Found clear business benefits:
23% reduction in customer complaints
Savings of $3.5 Mil/Yr.
Improved Sales after certification by an average of 2%

12. Conclusions
Certification to private food safety standards have grown Significantly and continue to grow
Robust certification has raised the bar for producers, packaging companies, and S&D operations – beyond compliance
Companies that embrace certification and the standards they implement will exceed expectations of regulators
Utilize certification as a framework for continuous improvement and development of a food safety culture
Companies are experiencing operational and financial benefits to certification

13. Thank you! Robert Prevendar Global Managing Director,
Supply Chain Food Safety
NSF International
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