Eric Powell

Food Safety and Quality Senior Scientist, Newly Weds Foods

Industry sector

Dairy Frozen foods Fruits, vegetables & nuts Ingredients (for industry) Meat, poultry and fish Multi-product Restaurants Retail Snacks/confectionary

Are you attending a Food Sure Summit in 2025?

No

Job level/seniority

Specialist

What are your biggest challenges in compliance management?

Auditing: overlapping audits needed by multiple customers, unclear/changing regulations Complex and rapidly changing regulatory landscape Differing auditing standards

What are your biggest challenges in safety management?

Increasingly complex supply chains, sustainability/climate change & environmental factors Other Workforce: staff retention, training, quality & safety as a culture

In what way are supply chains affecting food safety & quality?

Increasingly complex and globalised supply chains

To what extent does advanced technology play a role in your food safety program?

No new advanced technology is used

To what extent are budgets constraining food safety & quality improvements?

Overlapping, and unnecessary audits can impede growth

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