Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXVII, Issue 2
Written by Huub LELIEVELD
GHI can be successful if GHI produces useful material that indeed reduce food safety incidents and improve food security. GHI does this without any influence of industries or governments: GHI is impartial, with 1400 scientists. No government is going to change regulations because of GHI. GHI must show that changes in regulations may be good. With about 20 working groups, GHI attempts to show how food safety and security can be improved by effectively addressing actual serious problems. Examples are: • A proposal for a legal requirement for food companies to employ a certified food safety professional (CP), without one the company cannot operate. The CP cannot be dismissed. • Cassava, kills 100,000's because often prepared in the wrong way. GHI develops a training programme for people who cannot read. • GHI developed an anonymous whistleblowing webpage, in 40 languages. Even GHI cannot find out who reported a food safety incident. GHI alerts local food safety authorities of real and serious incidents.
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