Elektron Technology recently invited industry experts to take part in a webinar in association with Campden BRI. This discussed the topic of 'Creating a Culture of Food Safety'. These are our findings...

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Creating a Culture
of Food Safety
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Introduction
Elektron Technology recently invited industry
experts to take part in a webinar in association
with Campden BRI.
This discussed the topic
of Creating a Culture of
Food Safety.
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Dr Martin Nash
Elektron
Technology
Sarah Daniels
The RedCat
Partnership Ltd
Webinar Contributors
Dr Joanne Taylor
Taylor Shannon
International
Sterling Crew
Kolak Snack Foods
Ltd
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What is Company Culture?
What is
Company
Culture?

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What is Company Culture?
Company Culture
is the lifeblood of
your business

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What is Company Culture?
It’s NOT JUST about:
Your logo
Your mission statement
Your website

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What is Company Culture?
“Culture is not just about how
things are done. It’s about a
complete encompassing of an
attitude.”
Sarah Daniels
The RedCat Partnership Ltd

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What is Company Culture?
In short, we’re talking
about the essence of
your business

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What is Company Culture?
What is
Food Safety
Culture?

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What is Food Safety Culture?
Food Safety Culture is
defined by the attitudes
and practices connected
to food safety within your
business

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What is Food Safety Culture?
“It’s about people’s perception
of food safety, people’s
attitude towards food safety
and people’s behaviour
towards food safety.”
Sarah Daniels
The RedCat Partnership Ltd

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What is Company Culture?
What are the
benefits of a
GOOD Food
Safety Culture?

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Food Safety Culture Benefits
When your company
is disengaged from
Food Safety…

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Disengaged from Food Safety
• Lack of focus on food safety risks
• Disinterested workforce &high staff turnover
• High incidence of food contamination
• Complaints and damage to reputation
• Loss of custom

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Food Safety Culture Benefits
When your company
is engaged with
Food Safety…

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Engaged with Food Safety
• Risks identified & appropriate measures taken
• Morale is high & staff take pride in their
responsibilities
• Risks are managed to prevent outbreaks
• Reputation grows steadily
• Enhanced custom & growth

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What is Company Culture?
The benefits are
obvious,
But…

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What is Company Culture?
What stops us
from Creating a
Food Safety
Culture?

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Barriers to a Positive Food Safety Culture
Reasons can include…

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Barriers to a Positive Food Safety Culture
• Paper-based records are easy to falsify
• Belief that ‘HACCP = hassle’
• Lack of leadership
• Too much focus on revenue

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Barriers to a Positive Food Safety Culture
• High staff turnover
• Inconsistent audits mean less motivation to be
audit ready
• Staff feeling of being judged rather than
enabled

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What is Company Culture?
How can we
overcome
these
barriers? 

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Overcoming Barriers
1. Rules without
reasons don’t
work

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Overcoming Barriers
“Training is only part of the
journey. It delivers an element
of food safety but it doesn’t
drive the actual change in
behaviour.”
Sterling Crew
Kolak Snack Foods Ltd

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Overcoming Barriers
Reasons and
Understanding are
just as important as
Rules

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Overcoming Barriers
If training provides
knowledge, a clear
rationale provides
wisdom

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Overcoming Barriers
2. Food Safety is
about people

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Overcoming Barriers
“Food safety culture is what
happens when management
isn’t there. It’s not just about
training people. It’s about
changing what they do.”
Sterling Crew
Kolak Snack Foods Ltd

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Overcoming Barriers
3. Embrace
Technology

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Overcoming Barriers
“We’re going to see
technology becoming more
and more intertwined with
food safety as it becomes
more accessible to small and
large customers.” Martin Nash
Elektron Technology

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Overcoming Barriers
• Automated Data Capture
• Everything monitored,
across multiple sites,
from one location

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A system as smart as
enables you to be…

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What is Company Culture?
In Summary

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In Summary
Creating a
Culture of Food
Safety can be
achieved by…

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In Summary
More understanding
More engagement
More technology
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