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Food Industry
Industrial operations of manufacturing, processing, transformation, refining or packaging of food.
Factories · Processing plants · Packaging lines
Proprietary protocol · 01Certifee · since 2016
Safe Food Management Program (GAS).
Voluntary qualification seal for companies across the food production chain. Reduces contamination risk, demonstrates maturity in good practices, HACCP and technical requirements, and is organized in three adoption levels. Applied across seven categories of the chain.
- Started
- 2016
- Levels
- +1 +2 +3
- Categories
- 07
What the program is
A proprietary scheme by Certifee to qualify the food chain.
GAS is a proprietary Certifee program structured as a voluntary food safety management seal. It was created to help companies in the production chain reduce contamination risks and demonstrate maturity in good practices, HACCP and food safety technical requirements.
- 2016
- Start of seal development
- 2019
- Project approved by the technical team
- Voluntary
- Adoption by the company's own choice
Program structure
Three adoption levels, in increasing order of maturity.
Each level builds on the previous one and adds a technical layer. The company chooses the starting point that makes sense for its operation and evolves at the right pace, without having to reorganize everything at once.
GAS+1
Legal compliance and GMP
Compliance with current Brazilian legal standards, focused on Good Manufacturing Practices (ANVISA and MAPA basis) and product-segmentation requirements.
- Applicable legal standards
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Product-segment requirements
GAS+2
Legal compliance, GMP and HACCP
Includes everything from the previous level and adds HACCP structuring, referenced to the FSSC 22000 baseline.
- Everything in GAS+1
- HACCP implementation
- FSSC 22000 baseline reference
GAS+3
Legal compliance, GMP, HACCP and management system
Most complete level. Adds food safety management-system requirements referenced to GFSI and GMP+ FSA, integrating regulations, GMP, HACCP and product requirements.
- Everything in GAS+2
- Food safety management system
- GFSI and GMP+ FSA baseline
Seven structured categories
Same structure for the whole chain. Color identifies the category.
Color does not represent level, score or hierarchy. Each color identifies a segment of the chain where the seal is applied, keeping the same visual promise: G.A.S., Audited and Approved, Safe Food Management.
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Food Packaging Industry
Manufacture of packaging and materials that contain, protect or come into contact with food along the chain.
Primary packaging · Secondary · Food-contact materials
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Feed and Pet Food
Animal feeding chain: feed, animal nutrition for production and pet food.
Compound feed · Animal nutrition · Pet food
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Food Transportation
Safe movement of food along the chain, with risk control, integrity and compliance during transport.
Food logistics · Refrigerated transport · Controlled transport
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Storage and Distribution
Storage, handling and distribution of food with risk control and preservation of integrity.
Distribution centers · Warehouses · Storage operations
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Food Service
Preparation, service and supply of food in professional and commercial environments.
Restaurants · Professional kitchens · Refectories · Foodservice units
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Catering
Preparation, organization and supply of food for events, institutions and contracted external operations.
Events · Corporate dining · On-demand operations
Anatomy of the seal
Four fixed elements. A single chromatic variation.
The visual structure is constant across the seven categories. The only permitted variation is the color band. This discipline preserves the program's integrity, legibility and credibility.
Fig. 01 · Reference specimenIndustry · #F1471D
04 elementsRing · Core · Band
- A
Upper ring
AUDITED AND APPROVED. Marks the institutional positioning of the seal: company assessed within the GAS scheme.
- B
Central core
G.A.S. in white on a black field, with letters separated by dots. Ensures the primary reading of the seal.
- C
Category band
Horizontal colored rectangle that crosses the seal. The only element that changes across the seven categories.
- D
Lower ring
SAFE FOOD MANAGEMENT. Reinforces the meaning of the acronym in full for the external audience.
What the seal communicates
Added value for your brand.
- 01
Operational risk reduction
The program steers the operation toward the contamination points most relevant to its category.
- 02
Verifiable maturity
Demonstrates the stage in good practices, HACCP and management system to customers, partners and subsequent audits.
- 03
Clear market signal
The seal directly communicates the public commitment to food safety and respect for the consumer.
- 04
Evolution path
Three levels with increasing scope. The company progresses from GAS+1 to GAS+3 without having to redo the base.
- 05
Applicable to seven links of the chain
Industry, packaging, feed and pet food, transport, storage, food service and catering.
- 06
Certifee technical support
An in-house team conducts diagnosis, an adaptation plan and the assessment for seal qualification.
Certified brands
Companies that already carry the GAS seal.
Brands from different links of the chain that adopted the program and display the seal as a public sign of maturity in food safety.
09 brands
- SuperPet
- Campal
- Pets Mellon
- Alfa
- FASA
- Domelly
- Caal
Partial list · brands representative of the program
Frequently asked questions
What people usually ask about GAS
Next step
Want to qualify your operation in the Safe Food Management Program?
Share the category, scope and intended level. A senior consultant will reply with a qualification plan, execution window and delivery format.
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