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48 the growth of the GFSI which is also working with intergovernmental organisations such as the FAO , Codex , the World Health Organisation and OIE ( the world organisation for animal health ). “ We have great relationships with these international standard setting bodies because much of what we ’ re doing is harmonising food safety expectations which fits in with the WTO ’ s push to eliminate non-tariff trade barriers ,” confirms Robach , who feels such partnerships are vital . “ We ’ re also working closely with the World Bank and Global Food Safety Partnership with a MOU imminent so we can work collaboratively in terms of providing food safety training on a global scale . We also have a partnership to achieve this goal with UNIDO ( United Nations Industrial Development Organisation ) in South East Asia .”
Robach speaks from a position of genuine understanding thanks to his role leading Cargill ’ s global food safety quality and regulatory programmes . “ I ’ ve
been with the company for 15 years and very pleased to have been the chair at GFSI for the past two years and proud to have been re-elected for another two-year term .” The geographic breadth of Cargill ( 1500 plants in 70 countries ) makes it a truly global company operating in the agriculture supply chain , food
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