On March 3rd, the Safe Food for Growth (SAFEGRO) team, funded by Global Affairs Canada, had a very productive meeting with The British Standards Institution (BSI) in Vietnam.
Founded in 1901, the British Standards Institute (BSI) is the first organization in the world to issue national standards and is a founder member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which operates in many fields such as: environment, energy, food, healthcare, information technology and manufacturing; with more than 84,000 customers in 193 countries. BSI not only provides certification activities in Vietnam, but also has a system of experts with experiences in the training and evaluation of management systems according to national and international standards.
The meeting aimed to discuss the process of assessment and certification of food safety management systems, focusing on VietGAP/VietGAHP, HACCP and ISO 22000 standards for the main force agricultural products. Simultaneously, the SAFEGRO Project and BSI’s experts also discussed about training programs and models, practical activities that can be applied and implemented within the SAFEGRO’s framework.