The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Stop Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, are collaborating on a webinar series that explores food safety culture, one of the core elements in FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative.

The series, entitled “Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” began on Thursday, November 4, 2021 with the session entitled “Key Concepts in Addressing Food Safety Culture as a Science – Not a Slogan.”

The second webinar in the series, called “Making Leaders Risk Aware and Push to Reduce Risk,” took place on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

The third webinar, called “Building a Coalition of Food Safety Culture Champions Across Your Organization,” took place on May 18, 2022. The webinar featured:

• Charlean Gmunder, Chief Operating Officer at Blue Apron
• Dale Estep, Corporate Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager at McKee Foods Corporation
• Ellison Beasley, R&D Food Safety Scientist at McKee Foods Corporation

The New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint states that dramatic improvements in reducing the burden of foodborne illness cannot be made without doing more to influence the beliefs, attitudes, and, most importantly, the behaviors of people and the actions of organizations. 

The webinar series will engage experts from the public and private sectors in a collaborative exchange of ideas and experiences related to the importance of a robust food safety culture in helping to ensure safe food production.

The series will have valuable information for both those well-versed on, and those just learning about, food safety culture.

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Recordings 

May 18, 2022

Session 3: Building a Coalition of Food Safety Culture Champions Across Your Organization

February 16, 2022

Session 2: Making Leaders Risk Aware and Push to Reduce Risk

November 4, 2021

Session 1: Key Concepts in Addressing Food Safety Culture as a Science – Not a Slogan