Global Food Traceability Forum (GFTF)

Background

The Product Surety Center (PSC) is now the U.S. correspondent for the newly formed Global Food Traceability Forum (GFT Forum). The GFT Forum was established by Ian G. Smith (AIM Europe), Professor Anthony Furness (UCE Technology Innovation Centre), and Dr. Ian Russell (Codeway) who coordinated FoodTracE. FoodTraceE is a European commission concerted action project that has developed a generic framework for full chain traceability. During this project, Smith, Furness, and Russell recognized an acute need for increased international networking and communication on the entire subject of food traceability.

Responsibilities

The following list states PSC’s responsibilities as the U.S. correspondent for the GFT Forum:

• Provide information about the GFT Forum, membership, and/or other relevant details to food chain stakeholders in the U.S. Download the GFT Forum brochure for further details.
• Maintain a "central repository" of relevant information on the PSC web site.
• Gather and supply U.S. news and information for the GFT Forum monthly newsletter, Traceability Digest, available to members only. Download the brochure or contact us for more details about becoming a member.

Note to readers: If you would like to share relevant news or articles that would be interesting or beneficial to the international food traceability stakeholders and would like to have it published in the Traceability Digest Newsletter, please send details to the PSC through our Contact Us page. GFT Forum publications also provide advertising opportunities for your organization.

 

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