The Global ID Group is a family of companies dedicated to supporting the production of safe, ethical and sustainable food. The company was founded in 1996 and has offices in the U.S., Germany, U.K. and Brazil. Global ID offers a variety of services in the areas of testing and certification with a focus on food safety, sustainable agriculture and non-GMO verification services. Global ID has been a leader in GMO testing for close to two decades and introduced the first Non-GMO Certification standard in 2000. It was a founding member of the Non-GMO Project and developed the Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program under which it has verified more than 20,000 products from 2,000 companies to date. Global ID also offers non-GMO certification under the Ohne Gentechnik and Danube Soya programs in Europe, and services clients growing, processing, trading and selling non-GMO commodities and products in close to 100 countries.
“The Non-GMO Global Framework is a set of services offered to companies looking to develop a global non-GMO strategy,” said Kenneth Ross, CEO, Global ID Group, in Iowa. “Global ID’s unique knowledge of global regulatory regimes, non-GMO sources of supply, and non-GMO verification schemes, as well as its unparalleled understanding of the technical issues surrounding GMO sampling, testing and IP programs, makes the company uniquely qualified to assist companies in formulating their global non-GMO strategies.”
Why are these services needed?
According to Ross, there is explosive worldwide market demand for non-GMO products and ingredients in what has become an increasingly complex global regulatory environment. “Companies in today’s burgeoning new food industry must navigate U.S. government and private non-GMO standards; grapple with their global ingredient suppliers’ non-GMO compliance; and understand various international non-GMO regulations, labeling requirements, testing thresholds, retailer policies and consumer attitudes,” he said.
“The Global Framework meets the full range of food producers’ needs,” Ross added. “Whether they are trying to comply with the Non-GMO Project standard in the U.S. or the Ohne Gentechnik program in Germany, or planning to export products to Japan, Korea or India, the Non-GMO Global Framework provides all the information needed to make the right decisions—efficiently and cost-effectively.”
