The Global Markets Programme is a stepwise pathway towards GFSI-recognised certification for companies that lack or wish to improve their food safety systems. Companies that leverage this program develop effective food safety management systems through a systematic continuous improvement process.
Objectives of the Global Markets Programme:
- Provide a route for companies who lack or have underdeveloped food safety systems to achieve accredited certification.
- Support capacity-building efforts and improve market access opportunities.
Who Does Global Markets Programme Benefit?:
Supplier
- Pathway towards certification
- Access to new markets
- Enable local, regional and international trade
Retailers, Brand Manufacturers, Food Service
- Effective shared risk management tools
- Convergence saves money, improves market linkages, and enables simpler buying
Governments and Regulators
- Compliance with legislation
- Regulatory efficiencies
- Opportunity to align both public and private approaches
- Total supply chain food safety management system
What Global Markets Programme Covers:
The Global Markets Programme has so far been developed to cover the scopes of manufacturing and primary production as follows:
Manufacturing:
- Current scope: Manufacturing of processed foods
- Planned scope: Preparation of primary products
Primary Production:
- Current scope: Farming of Plants
- Planned scope: Farming of grains, animals, fish, and production of feed
Why Choose QIMA/WQS for the Global Markets Programme?
- A team with over 30 years of experience in the food industry supply chain, ready to deliver end-to-end solutions to your business.
- Specialized in the food industry, with a structure designed to facilitate and expedite the complex certification process and support you every step of the way.
- QIMA/WQS counts with local experienced food auditors approved for multiple schemes specializing in all food safety quality areas.
- More than 9,000 satisfied clients at every stage of the food supply chain.