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PopularOnline Quality Directory Adds GFSI Food Safety Consultants
PopularOnline Quality Directory Adds GFSI Food Safety Consultants
FindQualityConsultant.com Expands to Help U.S. and Canadian Companies Looking for SQF, FSSC22000 and HACCP Food Safety Consultants.
CA,
San Diego,
United States of America
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24/06/2011
San Diego, CA, Thursday - June 23, 2011 -- Pacifica Endeavors, LLC, the developer of the Internet’s leading quality consultant directory ( http://www.FindQualityConsultant.com ) has added a searchable category for independent food safety consultants.
Demand for food safety consultants has increased dramatically. The recently passed U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act gives the FDA authority to be proactive in making farmers and food manufacturers more responsible for preventing contamination. The bill requires more frequent inspections of facilities and provides the FDA with greater authority over recalls. Food safety consultants are instrumental in helping food producers, food chain suppliers and retail outlets prepare for certification audits to any of a number of standards approved by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Four GFSI-approved standards now exist - the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety, the International Food Standard (IFS), the (Dutch) National Board of Experts Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and the Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Code. In addition, ISO 22000 with added specifications for food manufacturers was approved by the GFSI and is known as FSSC 22000. The Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) body manages this popular certification scheme and is responsible for the accreditation of registrars.
"Just about anybody involved in providing food products is planning to become certified to one of the GFSI standards. Walmart and other major retailers, for example, have agreed to accept GFSI standards. Certifications to a standard, such as FSSC 22000, require passing a strenuous audit conducted by an accredited registrar. Independent consultants often play a major role in assisting companies to prepare documented safety procedures, policies and processes designed to detect and eliminate food hazards," states Al Kernek, CEO of Pacifica Endeavors. "Our upgraded online directory now includes U.S. and Canadian food safety consultants so that North American companies can quickly and easily find a knowledgeable firm to guide them in satisfying certification requirements."
Access to http://www.FindQualityConsultant.com is free. Food safety consultants may place a freecourtesy listing in the online, human-editied directory. Affordable premium listings with more Internet visibility are also offered.
About Pacifica Endeavors LLC:
Pacifica Endeavors is an entrepreneurial organization comprised of Baby Boomers who each have 25+ years of start-up and/or Fortune 1000 business experience. The firm owns and operates several online ventures. It specializes in assisting start-ups and small businesses to improve their planning and marketing/sales operations. The firm has ISO consulting companies as clients. For more information, visit the business consulting website, http://www.SmallBizSmartMarketing.com, or contact the company at (866) 284-4955 or by email: info@pacificaendeavors.com.
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Al Kernek
Founder and CEO
Pacifica Endeavors LLC
San Diego, CA
866-284-4955
akernek@FindQualityConsultant.com
http://www.pacificaendeavors.com
http://www.FindQualityConsultant.com
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