AFS offers a range of courses in food safety covering all food industry sectors designed specifically for North America. These courses are offered around the USA in a group learning environment.
Internal Training
Did you know that AFS offers training at your place of business? Internal training is the perfect solution to get your staff up to speed under a busy schedule.
CIES was founded 1953 at a congress held by international retail association AIDA in Belgium. The objective was to create a body to represent food retail chains, which at that time had no association of their own. The new association was named Comité International d’Entreprises à Succursales (CIES – International Committee of Food Retail Chains)
What is the Global Food Safety Initative (GFSI)?
In May 2000, a group of international retailer CEOs identified the need to enhance food safety, ensure consumer protection and to strengthen consumer confidence. They proposed a program which would set requirements for food safety schemes and improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain. Following their lead, CIES developed the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
About food safety in the US food supply chain.
The US food and agricultural industry is arguably the world’s most advanced and mature food supply chain. With estimated food production valued at US$560 billion (USDA Economic Research Service), the US food industry influences the rest of the world both through export of products and technology, the spread of American national food processors, and import of primary food products from all regions of the globe.
