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3-Benchmarking Requirements v2020 Part3 A1
3-Benchmarking Requirements v2020 Part3 A1
3-Benchmarking Requirements v2020 Part3 A1
PART III
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CONTENT
OF STANDARDS
AI Farming of Animals for
Meat / Milk / Eggs / Honey
The GFSI Benchmarking Requirements version 2020
RETAIL /
WHOLESALE
FI
AI
FARMING OFF
C0 CI
PROCESSING OF
ANIMALS FOR
PERISHABLE
MEAT / MILK /
ANIMAL
EGGS / HONEY ANIMAL
PRODUCTS
PRIMARY
CONVERSION
AII CII
PROCESSING
SING OF
PERISHABLE
FARMING PLANT PRODUCTS
D OF FISH AND
SEAFOOD
CIII
PROCESSING
N
PRODUCTION
OF FEED
BI HA LE
OF PERISHABLE
ND
ANIMAL AND
CTS
PLANT PRODUCTS
(MIXED
FARMING OF
PRODUCTS)
PLANTS (OTHER
ER
THAN GRAINS
AND PULSES)
BIII CIV
PROCESSING
NG OF
BII TABLE
AMBIENT STABLE
ND
ANIMAL AND
PRE-PROCESSS PLANT PRODUCTS
HANDLING OF (MIXED
FARMING OF PLANT PRODUCTS PRODUCTS)
GRAINS AND
PULSES
E
CATERING
JII HYGIENIC DESIGN OF FOOD BUILDINGS AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (FOR BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT USERS)
• Hazard and Risk Management Systems (Hazard GFSI has defined in a Glossary terms used in key
Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) or elements. Part IV, the Glossary, is an integrated
HACCP based systems); part of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements and
• Food Safety Management Systems; definitions shall be applied accordingly in Certification
• Good Industry Practices, Good Manufacturing Programmes. In the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements,
Practices, Good Agricultural Practices. food is used as an umbrella term and refers to the
object of each of the scope, i.e. food, feed, packaging
This document applies to Certification Programmes as applicable.
applying for the scope of recognition AI - Farming
of Animals for Meat/ Milk / Eggs / Honey. This scope Certification Programmes requiring Certification
includes the following product, services and activities: Bodies to operate according to ISO / IEC 17021 shall
ensure they meet the ISO 22000 requirements as
• Raising of animals (other than fish and seafood) well as the Benchmarking Requirements for applicable
used for meat production, egg production, milk sectors outlined in Part III. If this was not possible, then
production or honey production. the ISO 22000 requirements shall prevail.
• Growing, keeping, trapping and hunting
(slaughtering at point of hunting). Certification Programmes requiring Certification
• Associated temporary farm packing without Bodies to operate according to ISO / IEC 17065 shall
modification or processing of the product. ensure they meet the Benchmarking Requirements for
applicable sectors outlined in Part lll.
The requirements – named key elements – were
identified by a multi-stakeholder group including The Codex Alimentarius Guidelines on food hygiene
industry experts to ensure relevance to this scope and its HACCP annex constitutes an internationally-
while ensuring harmonisation of food safety standards recognised reference for food business operators
across industry. Although the structure of each scope and competent authorities to oversee food safety. As
of Part III of the Benchmarking Requirements is such, in addition to the following key elements, the
aligned, some of the key elements may be specific to Certification Programme Owner shall ensure that the
the industry included in this scope. site has knowledge and align their practices to best
industry practices and the Codex Alimentarius General
GFSI-recognised Certification Programme Owners Principles of Food Hygiene.
are required to address each key element outlined
in this document. The detailed content of each
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Hazard and Risk The Hazard and Risk Management System shall be
HACCP 1.3
management system applicable to the site’s scope of certification.
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Control of measuring
The equipment / devices used to measure parameters
FSM 17.1 and monitoring
critical to ensure food safety shall be identified.
equipment / devices
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Location, design The site facility shall be fenced and the entry points
GAP 3.3
and layout controlled by lockable gates.
Location, design Entry and exit points to the site shall be equipped for
GAP 3.4
and layout cleaning and disinfecting of vehicle wheels.
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Waste management Suitable provisions shall be made for the storage and
GAP 12.4
– veterinary waste removal of veterinary clinical waste.
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