Global Harmonization Initiative Association
Acronym: GHI
General Information
Identification Code: 640514427686-92
Website: http://www.globalharmonization.net
Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/7/2017
Last Update: 8/8/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: Achieving consensus on the science of food regulations and legislation to ensure the global availability of safe and
wholesome food products for all consumers.
To ensure that scientific correct messages are also correctly understood everywhere, GHI will publish these messages in many local languages, from Armenian to Zulu.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Consumers
- Culture
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Environment
- Food safety
- Fraud prevention
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- International co-operation and development
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Antibiotics in food
Chemical food safety
Ethics in the food safety practices
Food safety in relation to religious dietary laws
Whistleblowing in the food chain
Genotoxicity of food constituents
Mycotoxins in food
Microbiology of food
Nanotechnology and food
Nutrition
Food safety education
Food safety incidents
Nomenclature in food laws and regulations
Preservation technologies
Post harvest losses
(Food) Science communication
Communication Activities: - Ensuring Global Food Safety - Exploring Global Harmonization (http://store.elsevier.com/Ensuring-Global-Food-Safety/isbn-9780080889306/)
- Regulating Safety of Traditional and Ethnic Foods (http://store.elsevier.com/Regulating-Safety-of-Traditional-and-Ethnic-Foods/isbn-9780128006054/)
- Nutrition and health aspects of traditional and ethnic foods; 26 volumes - to be published from September 2018 onwards (6 have been published)
- Articles in scientific journals and food related magazines, in multiple languages and countries
- 1st GHI World Congress on Food Safety and Security, Leiden, The Netherlands, 24-28 March 2019
(www.ghiworldcongress.org
Consensus document on food irradiation:
https://www.globalharmonization.net/sites/default/files/pdf/GHI-Food-Irradiation_October-2018.pdf
Food Contamination and Traceability Summit in Munich, Germany, 26-27 May 2020 (contaminationsummit.com)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Florianigasse 63/14
Post Code: 1080
City: Vienna
Country: AUSTRIA
Phone:
Indic Phone: 43
Phone Number: 6604053058
EU Office
Address: Florianigasse 63/14
Post Code: 1080
City: Vienna
Country: AUSTRIA
Phone:
Indic Phone: 43
Phone Number: 6604053058
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
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Funding Sources:
- Donations
- Member's contributions
- Other
Other Source Info: Royalties
Contributions:
Total Budget: 2643
Grants:
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Grants:
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 5
Members25 Percent: 1
Members: 6
Members F T E: 0.75
Info Members: Because they are volunteers and have also a regular position somewhere, most participants (members) spend between 5 and 10% of their time on this activity.
By participation in Working Groups, time spent may vary significantly.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) - www.iufost.org
European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) - www.effost.org
Current Job Opportunities
Junior Policy Officer
Global Harmonization Initiative Association
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025