What is the Global Harmonization Initiative?

In an attempt to eliminate hurdles, a network of scientific organizations has launched a global initiative to facilitate harmonization of food safety regulations and legislation. The objective is to discuss, globally, the scientific issues that buttress the decisions made by individual governments and international regulatory bodies in order to achieve global scientific consensus on such issues. The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) Working Group anticipates that elimination of the regulatory differences will make it more attractive for the private sector to invest in food safety R&D, consequently strengthening the competitiveness of each nation's food industry and of the industries supplying the food sector. Harmonizing global regulations will facilitate the application of new technologies, encouraging the food industry to invest in such technologies to ensure better safety and quality for consumers!


What is GHI? - Background

Founded in 2004 as a joint activity of the US-based Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) International Division and the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST), the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) is a network of scientific organizations and individual scientists working together to promote harmonization of global food safety regulations and legislation.

GHI Matters - Newsletter September/October 2011

You may download the September/October issue of the "GHI Matters"-Newsletter by clicking on the link below.

GHI Matters - Newsletter September/October 2011

GHI Meeting New Orleans, 12 June 2011

On Sunday, 12 June 2011, GHI will have a meeting in New Orleans during the Annual Meeting of IFT. The meeting starts at 10:00 AM and ends at 11:30 AM.
During the IFT Annual Meeting in Chicago, there will be a GHI meeting as well. The meeting will take place in the International Hospitality Lounge on Sunday, 12 June 2011, starting at 10:00 AM and scheduled to finish ad 11:30 AM. The agenda can be viewed here.

GHI Matters - Newsletter March/April 2011

You may download the March/April issue of the "GHI Matters"-Newsletter by clicking on the link below.

GHI Matters - Newsletter March/April 2011

Global Food Contact, 14-16 June Frankfurt, Germany

One of the top-level presentations will be by Alejandro Ariosti, an active member of GHI. Alejandro Ariosti is also a contributor to the book "Ensuring Global Food Safety - Exploring Global Harmonization".

For more details, please visit http://www.food-contact.com .

GHI Matters - Newsletter Jan/Feb 2011

You may download the Jan/Feb issue of the "GHI Matters"-Newsletter by clicking on the link below.

GHI Matters - Newsletter Jan/Feb 2011

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