Name: How to Manage Food Safety and Regulatory Risks in Your Supply Chain
Start: 2026-02-25T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2027-02-25T00:00:00-05:00

How to Manage Food Safety and Regulatory Risks in Your Supply Chain

2/25/26 2:00 pm to 2/25/27 EST

Contact: Vania Halabou

When was the last time you assessed your supply chain for weak points—and how did you manage your findings?

This webinar will explore the fundamental elements of supply chain risk assessment for food processors and agri-food producers, particularly for large and complex supply chains. Our speakers will examine industry selection criteria for new suppliers and how to achieve sustainable relationships with your suppliers. They will also discuss how large food manufacturing organizations successfully manage supply chain, food safety, and regulatory risks using AI and other advanced technologies. Finally, they will examine the path forward, presenting supplier screening considerations for professionals working in procurement, FSQA, supply chain, and R&D, to help them better manage risks such as food fraud, regulatory non-compliance, and unethical sourcing.

From this webinar, attendees will learn:

How to identify and address weak points in their supply chains
Industry selection criteria for new suppliers, and how to achieve sustainable relationships with your suppliers
How large food manufacturing organizations can successfully manage their supply chain, food safety, and regulatory risks
Future supplier screening considerations for professionals working in procurement, FSQA, supply chain, R&D, and related technical fields

Speakers:

John G. Keogh, M.B.A., M.Sc., Managing Principal, Shantalla Inc. John G. Keogh, M.B.A., M.Sc. is Professor of Practice at the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics. He is a strategist, researcher, and adviser focused on the digital transformation of supply ecosystems, with an emphasis on traceability, data standards, and evidence-based verification. His work connects emerging technologies, industry standards, and analytical science to strengthen supply chain resilience and reduce exposure to fraud, non-compliance, and supplier opportunism. He has co-authored more than 50 scientific papers and book chapters on emerging supply chain technologies.

Seán Leighton, M.B.A., M.Sc, Global Vice President of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory, Cargill. Seán Leighton, M.B.A., M.Sc. is Global Vice President of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory at Cargill. With a career spanning more than 15 years in the food and beverage industry, Seán has intimate knowledge of the science and standards that make food safe, and the strategies to ensure the quality of supply chains. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Safety Magazine, as well as a member of the advisory boards for the Center for Food Safety (University of Georgia), the Center for Food Integrity, the Partnership for Food Safety Education, and the Food Fraud Think Tank (Michigan State University). He is also a past president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

Moderator: Adrienne Blume, Editorial Director, Food Safety Magazine

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