Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety January 29, 2025

Webcast | Virtual

• Date: January 29, 2025

The FDA 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 November 4, 2021.

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 engages 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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Series 2

Register for any of the following sessions. 

January 29, 2025
Session 1: Interrogate Your Assumptions - Understand and verify the assumptions that underpin your company culture.

March 19, 2025
Session 2: How to Turn a Problem into an Opportunity - Integrate root cause analysis into the fabric of your company.

May 2025 (Exact date TBD)
Session 3: Live at the Food Safety Summit: Measure the Power of Declared Values - How your metrics should reinforce the values you hold.

July 2025 (Exact date TBD)
Session 4: Live Your Values Day by Day - Avoid complacency through proactive, ongoing reinforcement of company values.

September 3, 2025
Session 5: Culture Change Carnival - A lightning round session that will provide tools, insights and creative activities from industry peers to continuously improve your food safety culture.

October 29, 2025
Session 6: Understanding Artifacts - Spot key indicators for success as we break down green flags as seen through food safety culture artifacts.

December 17, 2025
Session 7: The Wrap-Up: Bringing it all Together - Reflect on the key learnings of Series Two and look towards the future with actionable strategies for positive change.
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Series 1 

May 9, 2024
Session 11: Food Safety Culture: The Journey Continues 
Session 11 White Paper

February 14, 2024
Session 10: Are Food Safety Management Systems Enough?
Session 10 White Paper

December 6, 2023
Session 9: Storytelling to Shape, Reinforce, and Inspire
Session 9 White Paper

September 13, 2023
Session 8: Facing Food Safety Challenges through Culture and Persistence

May 11, 2023
Session 7: Measure What You Treasure
Session 7 White Paper

January 25, 2023
Session 6: Food Safety Culture Learning: It's More Than Checking the Boxes
Session 6 White Paper

October 26, 2022
Session 5: Rewards and Recognition Programs
Session 5 White Paper

August 3, 2022
Session 4: What More Do You Want to Know About Food Safety Culture?

May 18, 2022
Session 3: Building a Coalition of Food Safety Culture Champions Across Your Organization
Session 3 White Paper

February 16, 2022
Session 2: Making Leaders Risk Aware and Push to Reduce Risk
Session 2 White Paper

November 4, 2021
Session 1: Key Concepts in Addressing Food Safety Culture as a Science – Not a Slogan

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Related Resources

Food Safety Culture/Food Safety Management Systems Research Findings
FDA released findings from a series of interviews with retail food organizations about the relationship between food safety culture and food safety management systems.

Food Safety Culture Systematic Literature Review
FDA released a systematic review of the scientific literature on food safety culture as a foundation for the FDA’s work on food safety culture with industry, consumers and within the agency.