ASI partners with DNV
 

ST. LOUIS (September 30, 2008) – ASI Food Safety Consultants has recently partnered with DNV, one of the leading global providers of accredited management system and product certification. This partnership enables ASI to provide audits to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards: British Retail Consortium (BRC), International Food Standard (IFS), and Safe Quality Food (SQF). “This is a perfect partnership and is very exciting on our end,” says Tom Hugé, president of ASI.

 

To date, DNV is certified for BRC and IFS. They are in the midst of SQF certification. ASI already has auditors trained for BRC and IFS standards.  “Our guys passed with flying colors,” says Hugé. “We are very proud of them.” Once DNV becomes SQF certified, ASI will send qualified auditors for training to provide SQF audits.

 

GFSI is emerging as the unifying framework for various standards and programs aimed at ensuring the safety and quality of food. Seven major retailers are using these standards to reduce risk in the supply chain. Late last year Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer of consumer goods including food, issued a mandate to its food suppliers, announcing that they must comply with one of the standards under the GFSI umbrella. It is expected that more and more companies will accept “GFSI audits” in America in the future.

 

ASI and DNV will also partner to perform global audits per ASI’s strict standards. “We have clients all over the world. Together, DNV and ASI can pull our resources to provide excellent service anywhere and anytime,” continues Hugé.

 

About DNV

DNV is an independent and autonomous foundation working to safeguard life, property and the environment.  DNV is recognized as one of the leading and most respected management systems and product certification bodies in the US, and has issued more than 80,000 certificates worldwide. 

DNV has over 8,000 employees in more than 100 countries, and is represented in the US with over 700 employees spread over more than 12 offices. For more information visit www.dnv.com.

 

ASI Food Safety Consultants, Inc., is a full-service provider of food safety and GMP audits, seminars, international auditing programs, and HACCP design and validation. ASI’s approach to food safety is client-oriented, with a strong emphasis placed on complete and well-documented food safety systems. Written by: Andreea Townsend