NSF INTERNATIONAL FOCUSES ON CANADIAN FOOD INDUSTRY WITH NEW WEBSITE FOR SERVICES IN CANADA

Global public health organization showcases services for Canada’s growing and fast-changing

“Over the last three decades, Profile Credit has achieved its leadership in credit information for the food space by enabling our clients to have the data they need at their fingertips,” said Jean Gauthier, Founder and President of Profile Credit. “Food is at the heart of the global supply chain and strong data makes it much easier to make the quick, critical decisions needed to be profitable. As part of Equifax, the Profile Credit food industry credit bureau will have access to expansive global capabilities and cloud-native data, products, decisioning and analytical technology for the ongoing development of new products and solutions that can help our customers make credit decisions with confidence.” accredited International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) site. Topics include HACCP, food safety and quality, GFSI benchmarked standards, regulations (including FSMA), food science, food packaging,

For more information, visit Equifax.ca/business.

Based in Montreal, The Food Industry Credit Bureau from Profile Credit works in partnership with over 1,000 companies, such as food and beverage service providers, meat and poultry processing, and distribution to provide up-to-date credit data on over 200,000 businesses. The bureau has one of the most comprehensive platforms for bringing together members of the agri-food industry to solve collectively for the challenges and specific dynamics of the sector.

International Canadian office with access to NSF International’s global services dedicated to food safety and quality.

Evolving regulations across countries and increasing complexities associated with a globalized food supply network present challenges for NSF International clients in Canada and around the world. The new Canadian website offers expertise and services to help companies navigate these challenges, including certification and auditing, consulting, technical services, training and education, food and label compliance, packaging, and product and process development.

“The combination of Profile Credit’s Food Industry Credit Bureau and Equifax creates the largest source of commercial credit information in Canada, complementing our market-leading position in consumer credit,” said Sue Hutchison, President of Equifax Canada. “The Canadian agri-food industry employed 2.1 million people and generated around 6.8 percent of Canada’s gross domestic product in 2021. As the food supply chain becomes increasingly global, the integration of insights into Canadian agrifood businesses across sectors benefits customers worldwide, enabling them to make the decisions needed to minimize risk and maximize profitability.”

NSF International’s Canadian website provides information on the following services:

Certification & auditing: Third-party food safety audits and certifications, which are integral components of supplier selection and regulatory compliance. Accurate audits are the first step toward successful verification of a company’s food safety system, providing improved brand protection and customer confidence. Certifications and audits are available for animal and produce in the agriculture industry, GFSI certification and management system registration.

Consulting: A full-service team approach providing technical resources, expertise and insight for a wide range of food safety and quality services. NSF International

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Savings To Packaging And The Environment Formost

Many retailers are looking at changes in packaging to achieve sustainability goals. Major meat departments are shifting away from wasteful products like foam trays and stretch plastic meat packages. Sustainability and waste reduction are not just environmental initiatives for retailers, they are also a way to save money, as the cost of raw materials and labor impact the economic equation for meat companies. Reducing transportation and storage costs go a long way to bringing the price down for processors.

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The Formost Fuji ground meat system does just that. In developing efforts to create a more sustainable solution, this new system eliminates greater than 50% of the material that goes into your standard ground meat package. Along with eliminating foam trays that are harmful to the environment, the full system has a smaller footprint than current ground meat packaging systems used by most meat producers. With the reduction of the equipment, comes savings on energy, valuable floor space, parts, and labor for maintenance.

The Formost Fuji also offers advantages for shipping, storage, and valuable shelf space. The trayless package uses 50% less space on a truck, thus providing a 100% increase in shipping capabilities. With twice as many trayless packages on a truck than the trayed product, we can take one truck off the road for every two that is currently used for shipping ground beef, therefore reducing greenhouse emissions tremendously. In today’s world, that is a valuable advantage to the producer and the consumer.