Ambassadors and Councillors, like all GHI members, do not represent their employers.
Membership is individual and contributions to GHI are based on the scientific conscience of the members.

Ambassadors

Prof.  Svetla Danova
Profession: Microbiologist
Bulgaria, East Europe

Gergana Aleksandrova
Profession: Lean, Quality, Health & Food Engineer | Food technical
Consultant DIVAS Solutions Ltd
Bulgaria, East Europe

Ambassador’s Report

Danova: My main goal as the GHI Ambassador for Bulgaria is to participating in and representing GHI at local conferences, including organizing sessions or GHI general meetings, giving presentations, contribute GHI materials to tabletop/exhibit booths. Sharing and disseminating information about change in legislation and new data concerning food safety, nutrition, functional food and health. GHI publications and Writing reviews on GHI books, such as “Ensuring Global Food Safety: Exploring Global Harmonization”

bring the ideas and objectives of GHI to Bulgarian stakeholders – scientists, educating, regulatory and control authorities, business and consumers, and to encourage their participation in the Initiative, so that Bulgaria implements the results of GHI activities in its policies and regulations. I am committed to dedicate my efforts towards making all stakeholders realize the need for harmonization and to motivate their actions into this direction.
As part of the European Union and the “global village,” Bulgaria is striving to update its food legislation. Currently, the Bulgarian Food law is being revised, and a new Food Chain Law is under development. As a member of the two groups working on these tasks, I think it is extremely important to bring GHI principles into the elaboration of the new legislation documents.

Aleksandrova: As a GHI Ambassador representing Bulgaria and the broader Balkan region, my primary goal will be to bridge the gap between complex legal statutes and the day-to-day operations of local food producers. Food regulations are fundamentally fragmented, operating as localized national laws or distinct union frameworks like those in the European Union (EU) or the United States (US). Because of this patchwork, local producers face heavy friction when exporting outside our regional trade block. My objective is to advocate for objective, peer-reviewed scientific consensus to underpin these laws. By educating and leading local businesses to move from passive compliance to proactive risk mitigation, I aim to
enhance food safety, protect consumer health, and elevate the competitive edge of regional food brands on the global stage.
Potentially I am interested in joining:
• GHI Nutrition Working Group allows me to actively collaborate on drafting white papers aimed at
streamlining conflicting dietary guidelines and labeling laws between different economic zones.
• Or joining the Nomenclature Working Group as it will leverage my auditing background to
standardize how safety hazards are interpreted and audited between regional regulations.

Presentations

Aleksandrova:
• Title: Digitalization In Manufacturing – The Key To Efficiency, Quality, And Competitiveness; Safe
Food – Learn to Unlearn.
• Date 2024, 2025
• Event: Thirteenth National Conference of The Union of Food Industry -Current issues in the food
and beverage industry under the regulatory framework; National Conference of The Union of Food
Industry 2025 with Youth participation from Professional Gymnasium of Food Technologies, Sofia.
• Location and Country Sofia, Bulgaria