COFCO AND VANGUARD LEAD CHINESE FOOD SECTOR ADOPTION OF GFSI
July 1st, 2012
BY MARK GODFREY, IN BEIJING
Participating in the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) will help state-owned food distribution conglomerate the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) grow sustainably and internationally said quality assurance manager Chen Zhigang.
He told a GFSI conference, in Beijing, the firm wants to grow its food exports, and this will be assisted by GFSI certification. Also, COFCO's property arm is encouraging its food retail tenants in shopping centres to adopt the GFSI standard, he said, boosting sales amongst ...
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