The GFSI Technical Working Groups are in place to execute the mandates specified by the GFSI Board within the timeframes provided.

The GFSI Board shall assign two Board members to act as a liaison to each of the Technical Working Groups to ensure that there is effective communication between the Board, the Advisory Council and stakeholders.

Benchmark Committees are individual ad-hoc Working Groups, which are formed upon the acceptance of an application of a scheme by the GFSI Executive Director and are disbanded at the request of the GFSI Board after the benchmarking process has been completed. There may be a number of Benchmark Committees in place at any one time.