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Panelists Christian Blyth (Pathogen Specialist, 3M Canada), Marie Tanner (Senior Vice President of Quality, Dairy Farmers of America), and Lone Jespersen, Ph.D. (Cultivate SA) discuss three features that are prominent in North America's food safety culture: diversity of thought, proactive risk-based approach, and high adaptability. 

To lead from the local level for food safety, top executives must empower and authorize leaders to solve issues like food safety culture. The technical food safety team is best situated for this task. To build a sustainable food safety culture, it is essential to start with shifting and building the mindset of the technical leadership and honoring the well-being of this team. 

With the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) solidly in the rearview mirror, we wanted to find out what projects and initiatives food companies are focusing on for the rest of this year and into 2023. We heard from more than 200 food processors in every major category. They reported a wide-ranging wish list of projects and priorities, with improving their food safety culture, more training, improving their supply chain management (especially with their foreign suppliers), and improving their sanitation and environmental monitoring programs at the top of the list.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we interview Gillian Kelleher, President, and CEO of Kelleher Consultants LLC and the Chairperson of the Educational Advisory Board (EAB) for the 2023 Food Safety Summit. Gillian speaks about the importance of organizational food safety and quality (FSQ) programs, as well as how FSQ professionals and food businesses can drive positive improvement.  

Data analysis from more than 3,000 food manufacturing facilities reveals specific actions and characteristics that enable companies to have stronger food safety outcomes.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we interview Tia Glave and Jill Stuber, seasoned food safety and quality (FSQ) consultants and the founders of Catalyst LLC., about the realities of coaching a food company through its food safety culture journey. We also discuss the ways in which FSQ leaders can drive positive change in their organizations’ food safety cultures and why the FSQ leader plays an integral role in accomplishing this goal.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) and Stop Foodborne Illness have updated their renowned training video, The Why Behind Food Safety, nearly a decade after its original release.

Stop Foodborne Illness has released a free toolkit to help food businesses develop and enhance food safety culture.

The authors and collaborating food safety experts highlight several unique features of Asian culture that interplay with food safety management: evolving leadership toward modern styles, emerging risk awareness, and an immense hunger for learning

Having a strong and mature food safety culture contributes to excellence in food safety at food companies worldwide. This article highlights two CEOs' perspectives on the food safety culture journey, the practices implemented, the lessons learned, and the goals for the future.