QMI-SAI Global Announcement - July 11 2008

QMI-SAI Global (“QMI-SAI”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired from the Grocery Manufacturers Association (“GMA”), the GMA-SAFE Program assets and operations. GMA will continue to be involved with the GMA-SAFE Program with QMI-SAI; however, its role will shift from running day to day operations to an advisory function.

GMA-SAFE Raises the Food Protection Bar

The GMA-SAFE team recently reviewed the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety (September 10, 2007) report, which devises a six-point plan to 1) advance a common vision; 2) increase accountability, enforcement and deterrence; 3) focus on risks over the life cycle of an imported product; 4) build interoperable systems; 5) foster a culture of collaboration; and 6) promote technological innovation and new science.    

Is Your Supplier SAFE?

GMA-SAFE is a consistently reputable and trusted assessment. Its processes and its people serve to preserve your brands and establish a rapport with your employees.

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: GMA-SAFE Takes the Place of 7 Other Audits

GMA-SAFE was created to reduce the number of redundant audits a processing plant goes through each year.  A recent GMA-SAFE phone survey of 93 suppliers who have had a GMA-SAFE assessment between January and June 2007 were asked, “How many customers were you able to satisfy by having one SAFE Assessment.”  The results show, on average, in 2007, that one GMA-SAFE Assessment satisfied seven customers. 

GMA-SAFE Unwraps Updated Packaging Audit  - June 7 2007

The SAFE team is dedicated to making 2007 a year of “continuous improvement” for the program.  The roll out of our updated Primary Packaging Assessment is just one example of this ongoing commitment.  GMA-SAFE brought together both users of the SAFE report and suppliers of primary packaging materials, rolled-up our sleeves and went to work.  This team diligently removed most, if not all, redundancies in the assessment, removed questions that took too much time and offered little insight, and lastly, added questions to better focus the auditor’s assessment on issues that have caused significant concerns for the industry over the last few years.  The result is an assessment that improves the collection of important information from a packaging facility while reducing the size of the assessment and hopefully the time to perform it.  This updated Packaging Assessment becomes available for use beginning June 15, 2007. 

GMA-SAFE, The information collection source for the entire food industry  - May 25 2007

...“The narrative audit acts as a collector of data that will allow any standard/audit scheme to review the information presented by the SAFE Auditor and utilize that information to make a determination whether the individual requirements established by that standard/scheme were achieved.”...

Starting the Year Off Right — Jan 30 2007
It is 2007, Happy New Year! The GMA-SAFE Team believes we now have a complete standards package to meet all your auditing needs. In 2006, the SAFE Team brought you the latest Microsoft technology.
 

All Aboard the SAFE Express! — Dec 12 2006
The GMA-SAFE team wishes to announce a new member to the GMA-SAFE family of products. GMA-SAFE will be launching the SAFE Express Audit beginning January 15, 2007.
 

New GMA-SAFE Program Coordinator  — Nov 21 2006
On Monday, November 27th Sherri Frye will be transferring to GMA/FPA's Center for Technical and Laboratory Services (CTLS) as the new Program Coordinator.
 

Bruce Becker Interview — Oct 2
Bruce Becker, Marketing and Sales Director for the SAFE Program, provided answers to some of the questions received about SAFE and the SAFE audit.
 

Randall (Randy) Wilkinson joining the GMA-SAFE team — Aug 14
Randall (Randy) Wilkinson will be joining the GMA-SAFE team on August 14, 2006 as the Director of Audit Quality.