Fwd: GFSI Announcements: Release of Latest Newsletter and Launch of New Retail/Wholesale Working Group

[Sarah Clark]

Hi Team,

Here's a nice release about a new GFSI working group (Michael, GFSI harmonizes all of the international private food safety standards), and it contains a great list of names of companies: http://www.myforumupload.com/ftpaccess/foodsafety/2013-08_GFSI_Launches_Retail_Wholesale_Working_Group.pdf

Although I don't think GFSI releases contact information, these kinds of lists are a good place to identify companies and organizations who could hire us. I've pasted the list of the working group members below.

Cheers,

Sarah

CO‐CHAIRS

Robert Frappier, Vice President of Quality Assurance, Ahold, USA
Adam Johnson, Sr. Director ‐ Food Safety & Pest Management, Walmart, USA

GFSI BOARD LIAISON

Payton Pruett, Vice President, Corporate Food Technology, Kroger, USA

MEMBERS

Venisha Bachulal,Technical Director: Food Safety, Aspirata Health Safety and Laboratory Services, South Africa Patrick Bele, Food & Second Party Audit Manager, Bureau Veritas Certification, France
Spencer Breidinger, Manager Product Quality International, Domino’s Pizza, USA
Donna Burke Fonda, Audit Programs Manager, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, USA

Neil Checketts, VP Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Regulatory, Sobeys, Canada
Mikael Edenqvist, Deputy Quality Manager Stores, ICA Sverige AB
Thomas Eckschmidt, Founder & New Business Development, PARIPASSU, Brazil
Gerald Erbach, Senior Director Regional Quality Management Western Europe, Metro AG, Germany Thomas Ford, Vice President, Ecolab, USA

Tsunenori Goda, Food Group Manager, AEON CO., LTD., Japan
Cory Hedman, Director, Corporate Food Safety, Meijer, USA
Giorgiana Jelescu, Quality Assurance Coordinator/Advisor Food, Real, ‐ Hypermarket, Romania
Paul Marra, Store Food Safety and QA Manager, Wegmans, USA
Jay T. Mayr, Director of Quality – Global Systems, Standards and Specifications, Starbucks Coffee Company, USA Alejandro Mazzotta, Senior Director, Global Food Safety & Quality Systems, Campbell Soup Company, USA Charles McGuffey, Director, Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance, 7‐Eleven Inc. International Division, USA Kurt‐Peter Raezke, Global Technical Director Food Services, Intertek, Germany
Michael Roberson, Director of Corporate Quality Assurance, Publix Super Markets, Inc., USA
Fons Schmid, Chairman, FSSC 22000, The Netherlands
Ulrich Singer, Senior Consultant, HACCP Expertise, Silliker, France
Joakim Stenstrom, Managing Director/Senior Project Manager CLRcon AB, Sweden
Hilary Thesmar, Vice President, Food Safety Programs, FMI, USA
Rian Van Der Doelen, Global Head of Quality and Food Safety Management, Mars Inc., The Netherlands Kenneth Whatley, European Technical Manager, Diversey Consulting, UK
Kathleen Wybourn, Director Food Safety Solutions, DNV, USA

SUPPORTING CONSULTANT

Vince Craig, Director, Meadowbrae Technical Services Ltd, UK 

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From: Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) <groups-...@linkedin.com>
Date: 3 September 2013 08:20
Subject: GFSI Announcements: Release of Latest Newsletter and Launch of New Retail/Wholesale Working Group
To: Sarah Elizabeth Clark <seac...@gmail.com>

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Group: Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Subject: GFSI Announcements: Release of Latest Newsletter and Launch of New Retail/Wholesale Working Group GFSI is delighted to share with you the latest GFSI newsletter and information on the launch of its newest Technical Working Group in July! Our most recent newsletter is available on the www.mygfsi.com homepage as well as via this link: http://bit.ly/1a3aiDR . Find out more about our upcoming GFSI Focus Day taking place next Wednesday 11th September in Johannesburg, and get the usual updates on the GFSI Technical Working Groups and other events that have showcased GFSI over these past 4 months. We are also pleased to announce the launch of the GFSI Retail/Wholesale Technical Working Group, chaired by Robert Frappier, Vice President Quality Assurance, Ahold USA and Adam Johnson, Sr. Director ‐ Food Safety & Pest Management, Walmart. This Working Group will review the role of Retailers and Wholesalers in the food supply chain and draft key requirements for inclusion in the GFSI Guidance Document, so that existing food safety management schemes that cover this scope can be benchmarked against them. The full news release can be found here http://bit.ly/1dOxJmR . Posted By Jessica Wigram

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[Michael Reading]

Thanks Sarah! I had actually signed up for the GFSI newsletter but admit that I didn't read this addition as I'm preping for interviews this week but will now give it a second look.

-M

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