NEWMARKET, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Swahili to Swedish, Icelandic to Indonesian, Georgian to German and even Estonian, Canadian-based Global Food Safety Resource Inc.’s (GFSR) website is now available 60 languages.
“We’re excited to expand the reach of our content to the global food community so that it’s not only mobile friendly, but also readable in 60 languages,” said GFSR President and CEO Tina Brillinger. “As supply chains expand into global markets, food businesses need to find new ways to stay on top of the latest food regulations and industry requirements.”
Increasing globalization and trade make supply chains vulnerable to tampering, security and contamination, resulting in recalls, illness and even death. GFSR works to ensure the world has a safer food supply that protects consumer and animal health.
GFSR, which launched in 2010, is an online information hub that provides free, trusted food safety expertise and solutions to food businesses operating in global markets. “We communicate best practices to industry stakeholders through interactive digital platforms,” said Brillinger.
As food businesses expand to meet the growing needs of populations in emerging markets, GFSR helps bridge the food safety information gap. “No matter where they live, food safety professionals can now access information on-the-go in their own language,” said Brillinger. “The ability to obtain international information through a central repository in 60 languages is ground-breaking.”
“If English is not one’s first spoken language, the ability to comprehend content can be challenging,” said Dr. Ruby Lee of Toronto-based Lee Food Microbiologists Inc. “My mother tongues are Cantonese and Mandarin, and the translation quality is excellent — 99 per cent accurate. GFSR is a one-stop shop of food safety information that benefits food safety professionals everywhere.”
GFSR plans to expand its food safety resources to meet the needs of a growing industry. “In addition to our 60-language translator, we’ve added a search field that makes finding information much faster,” said Brillinger. “As new requirements begin to roll out, communicating them will be a challenge. Through collaboration with industry leaders, GFSR plans to bring innovation to the world of food safety. Technology has an amazing capacity to inform and unite, and we feel we’ve only just scratched the surface of what’s possible.”
