The document provides an overview of the TheFSM project, which aims to create a transparent data-powered certification ecosystem for the food supply chain in Europe. It is a 36-month project involving 16 partners from 8 EU countries. The project will develop a platform to help food producers, processors, and retailers efficiently collect, manage, and share data from different sources to ensure food safety and certification compliance.

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TheFSM
The Food Safety Market: an SME-powered industrial data platform to boost the
competitiveness of European food certification
Co-funded by the Horizon 2020
Framework Programme of the European Union
Grant Agreement Number 871703
THEFSM PROJECT
www. foodsafetymarket.eu
MARCH, 2021
Sousanna Charalambidou
Head of TUV AUSTRIA Cyprus

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OUTLINE
• TheFSM project
• Intro of the business scenario
• Discussion

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PROJECT PROFILE
Project Acronym: TheFSM
Project title: The Food Safety Market: an SME-
powered industrial data platform to boost the
competitiveness of European food certification
Starting date: 01/02/2020
Duration: 36 months

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16 PARTNERS FROM
8 EU COUNTRIES INVOLVED

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OUR MISSION
To create a transparent data-powered
certification ecosystem for a safe food
supply chain

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POSITIONING OF TheFSM

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Intro of the scenario
To deliver a solution to a Processor packaging agricultural products certified under
GLOBALGAP by maintaining also a Food Safety Management System (FSMS) against the
ISO22000 & GLOBALGAP CoC Standard requirements, in order to quickly and efficiently
meet the demands of a new client (retailer) for delivering the same product (in the same
type of packaging) under the retailer’s food policy for trading food staff.

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Objectives and added value for the end user
The main goals to achieve are:
A. END USER PRODUCER
 Collect different data related to business characteristics and the final product
 Be able to manage and evaluate data from different heterogenous sources
 Update of the shown information
 Be able to interconnect with the food processor's recording system
 Be able to personalize the data they will use in their daily operations

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Objectives and added value for the end user
The main goals to achieve are:
B. END USER FOOD PROCESSOR / RETAILER
 Be able to segregate critical control points data (regarding product safety) from
functional control points data
 Be constantly updated about information that directly or indirectly affects food
safety
 Be able to categorize, modify and transfer data in a common point of protected and
controlled access

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Objectives and added value for the end user
The main goals to achieve are:
B. END USER FOOD PROCESSOR / RETAILER
 Have the ability of finding new partnerships and cooperation, via accessing
information relevant to the current market needs.
 Be able to access detailed information about final shelf product, as well as
correlation with critical factors.
 Be able to present important data relevant to QA actions taken by the company

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Producer Collect different data related to business characteristics and the final product
Producer Be able to manage and evaluate data from different heterogenous sources
Producer Be constantly updated about information shown to me
Producer Record up to date data assets for exploitation
Producer Be able to validate GLOBALGAP certificates

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Producer Achieve agreed specifications on the delivered product
Producer Be able to interconnect with the food processor's recording system
Producer Be able to personalize the data I will use in my daily operations
Producer Replace physical documents with a complete digital collection
Producer Use real-time data

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Producer Achieve agreed specifications on the delivered product
Producer Be able to easily obtain evidence for the justification of compliance criteria for
the actors I am supervising
Producer Be able to access detailed information about final shelf product, as well as
correlation with critical factors
Producer Be able to access fully traced information

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Food
processor
Be able to personalize the data I will use in my daily operations
Food
processor
Replace physical documents with a complete digital collection
Food
processor
Use real-time data
Food
processor
Be able to segregate critical control points data (regarding product safety) from
functional control points data
Food
processor
Be constantly updated about information that directly or indirectly affects food
safety

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Food
processor
Be able to easily access aggregated data from various sources (e.g., suppliers)
Food
processor
Be immediately notified about any non-conformity raised for the producer and
their certified product
Food
processor
Be able to easily access valid info to operational licenses for actors I interact
with, as well as info regarding the accreditation of different kind of labs
Food
processor
Be able to categorize, modify and transfer my data in a common point of
protected and controlled access
Food
processor
Have the ability of finding new partnerships and cooperation, via accessing
information relevant to the current market needs

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Food
processor
Be able to easily obtain evidence for the justification of compliance criteria for
the actors I am supervising
Food
processor
Be able to access detailed information about final shelf product, as well as
correlation with critical factors
Food
processor
Be able to access fully traced information

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Retailer Be able to personalize the data I will use in my daily operations
Retailer Replace physical documents with a complete digital collection
Retailer Use real-time data
Retailer Be able to access detailed information about final shelf product, as well as
correlation with critical factors
Retailer Be able to access fully traced information

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Priority and Value
As a I want to <user>
Retailer Be able to present important data relevant to QA actions taken by my company
Retailer Be able to access information regarding findings of the inspection of suppliers
(the ones that I collaborate with) in the food chain