A private sector perspective on private standards

Some approaches that could help to reduce current and potential future conflicts between public and private standards

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This paper, written by our Board Member Mike Robach in 2010, addresses concerns raised by OIE Members about the increasing importance of private standards to the international trade in animal products and the potential for conflict between official standards and those established by private standard setting organizations.

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The paper suggests that collective efforts are needed on the part of food system stakeholders, governments and intergovernmental organizations to ensure food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health as these aspects of food production are critical to consumer confidence, affordability and food security.

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In addition that respectful dialogue amongst the public, private and academic stakeholders is necessary for continuous improvement within the global collection of food systems that serve to nourish the public.

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John Spink

on Food Fraud

In this series you will learn what food fraud is and its history, how it relates to risk management, how to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate against them, and why this is important for businesses and consumers.

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Medellin, Colombia

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Jason Bashura

on Food Protection

In this series you will learn about the history and foundation of Food Defense, why it is important, see some case studies, why collaboration is important to strengthen food defense, and an overview of food defense in FSMA.

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Medellin, Colombia

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Neal Fredrickson

on Food Defense

In this series you will get an in-depth look into food defense, which requirements (regulatory and otherwise) you need to be aware of, how this topic is evolving, how to create defense plans and what the future holds.

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Medellin, Colombia

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Wim Huisman

on Food Criminology

In this series you will learn how and why crime in food occurs, and provide some techniques to try to neutralize it.

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Medellin, Colombia

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Chris Elliott

on Food Integrity

In this series you will learn about each of the Seven Principles of Food Integrity; food should be safe, nutritious, authentic, ethically and sustainably produced, and protect and respect the planet and people.

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Medellin, Colombia

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Member Interviews

SSAFE has been working diligently over the past 20 years to strengthen the safe supply and trade of food around the world. Our Board Members are key to that success so in October 2022 we asked our members (recognized leaders from across the food sector) why they love their job, why their work is so important, and why they support SSAFE. Enjoy the videos!

Quincy Lissaur (EN)

Executive Director of SSAFE

Himanshu Gupta

Corporate Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager

Ann Marie Carillo

Director, Global Supply Quality CI&S

Randal Giroux

VP Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory

Adrian Sharpe

VP Global Supply Quality

Monique Pellegrino

VP, Chief Food Safety Officer

Jason Richardson

Global Quality and Food Safety Director

Tom Ford

Vice President Food Safety & Quality Assurance

Cindy Jiang

Senior Director, Global Food Safety Risk Management, Global Supply Chain

Chris McCrystal

Global Head of Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Quincy Lissaur (NL)

Executive Director of SSAFE

Quincy Lissaur (ES)

Executive Director of SSAFE