The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program has been benchmarked against the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) food-safety requirements, the GAA announced on Tuesday.
Seafood-processing facilities worldwide can now achieve both BAP certification and GFSI compliance through a single audit.
“Achieving this prestigious GFSI benchmarking is an important milestone for the BAP program that will assure global markets that seafood from BAP-certified facilities meets the highest standards for food safety,” said GAA Executive Director Wally Stevens. “It also will make it easier for plants to meet the demands of seafood retailers, distributors and marketers that require GFSI.”
GFSI provides an internationally recognized benchmark against which any food or farm assurance standard can be measured.
“GFSI benchmarking is particularly meaningful as BAP expands to include new species and cover the full production chain,” said Stevens.
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