PARIS, 13 August 2018 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has achieved Technical Equivalence against Version 7.1 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements for their Harmonized GAP Plus + certification programme.
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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Services is responsible for the management and oversight of the USDA Good Agricultural Practices Program and this achievement verifies that its content meets the scope of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Key Elements (Part III). Technical Equivalence is limited to government-owned food safety certification programmes only, and differs from GFSI recognition for non-governmental certification programmes, which also includes an assessment of the certification programme's governance and operational management.
美国农业部农业市场服务局（AMS）负责管理和监督美国农业部良好农业规范项目，此次的成就验证了其内容符合GFSI对标要求关键要素（第三部分）的范围。技术互认仅限于政府所有的食品安全
Delighted with this significant milestone, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Gregory Ibach, said, “This important international recognition cuts down on paperwork, saves money and time, and ultimately grows markets for American farmers. Technical Equivalence means USDA can now provide a single audit that meets US and international regulatory and market-driven food safety requirements”.
美国农业部市场营销和监管计划副部长Gregory Ibach对这一重要里程碑事件表示高兴，他说：“这一重要的国际认可减少了文书工作、节省了资金和时间，*终为美国农民拓展了市场。技术互认意味着美国农业部现在可以提供符合美国和国际监管与市场驱动食品安全要求的单一审计。”
Commenting on this achievement, Chairman of the GFSI Board of Directors, Mike Robach, stated, “Developing strong public/private partnerships to advance our vision of safe food for consumers everywhere is part of the GFSI Board’s strategic priorities. The USDA GAP Plus + certification programme achieving equivalence through our newly created Technical Equivalence for government-based certification programmes is a milestone. GFSI welcomes the USDA as a new partner towards our shared goal of reducing food safety risks, reducing redundancy, and improving operational efficiency for American producers”.
GFSI董事会主席Mike Robach在评论这一成就时表示：“建立强大的公私合作伙伴关系，以促进我们为全球消费者提供安全食品的愿景，这是GFSI理事会战略重点的一部分。通过我们新创建的基于政府认可方案的技术互认，美国农业部GAP Plus +认证方案可实现互认，颇具里程碑意义。GFSI欢迎美国农业部成为我们的新伙伴，以实现减少食品安全风险、减少冗余和提高美国生产者运营效率的共同目标。”
GFSI continually evolves its benchmarking requirements to reflect emerging trends in food safety, industry best practices and stakeholder input, and congratulates USDA AMS on their achievement and for taking the steps to address collective concerns and improve consumer trust.
GFSI不断发展其对标要求，以反映食品安全、行业*佳实践和利益相关方意见的新趋势。GFSI就美国农业部农业市场服务局取得的成就，以及采取措施解决集体问题并提高消费者信任度表示祝贺。
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) brings together key actors of the food industry to collaboratively drive continuous improvement in food safety management systems around the world. With a vision of Safe food for consumers everywhere, food industry leaders created GFSI in 2000 to find collaborative solutions to collective concerns, notably to reduce food safety risks, audit duplication and costs while building trust throughout the supply chain. The GFSI community works on a volunteer basis and is composed of the world's leading food safety experts from retail, manufacturing and food service companies, as well as international organisations, governments, academia and service providers to the global food industry. GFSI is powered by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a global industry network working to support Better Lives Through Better Business. www.mygfsi.com
全球食品安全倡议（GFSI）汇聚食品行业主要参与方，共同推动全球食品安全管理体系的持续改善。在“为全球消费者提供安全食品”愿景的**下，食品行业***于2000年成立了全球食品安全倡议组织，探寻共同关注问题的协作解决方案，特别是在整个供应链上，树立信任的同时，降低食品安全风险、重复审核和成本。 全球食品安全倡议的工作方式是自愿性的，由来自全球食品行业相关的零售商、生产制造商和食品服务商，以及国际组织、各国政府、学术机构和服务提供商组成。全球食品安全倡议由消费品论坛（CGF）负责管理运作。消费品论坛是一个全球性行业组织，致力于“以商业的改善，促进更好的生活”。 www.mygfsi.com