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Don't miss May's virtual roundtable on food defense!
This month's roundtable discussion will tackle the topic of Insider threats - Mitigating risks from disgruntled food safety employees in food defense.
📆 Friday 30th May 16.00-17.30 UK time
Chaired by @Adeniyi Odugbemi, this discussion will look at the following topics:
Understanding insider threats
Identifying risk indicators
Preventive measures
Monitoring and detection
Response planning
Employee engagement and culture
Policy and regulatory compliance
Click here to RSVP to this virtual event and receive your Zoom invitation.
Please note - there are limited spaces, so please only RSVP if you are able to attend. The event will not be recorded.
Don't miss our roundtable on Climate change - Friday 21st March
Don't miss the opportunity to join our upcoming online roundtable on:
💡 Climate change and food safety - Adapting to new risk 💡
📆 Friday 21st March at 16.00-17.30 GMT.
RSVP here.
RSVP to our next roundtable - Climate change and food safety
📢 Don't miss March's roundtable on Adapting to new risk - Climate change and food safety.
The roundtables are a brilliant opportunity to connect with other FSQ Network members and discuss key topics shaping the food safety industry. Join the next discussion at the link below ⬇ We'll cover:
Emerging risks in the food supply chain
Regulatory and industry responses
Innovative solutions for a resilient future
📆 Friday March 21st , 4-5.30pm GMT.
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RSVP for February's roundtable: The human factor - Addressing staffing challenges in food safety
📢 Don't miss our next FSQ Network roundtable on Addressing staffing challenges in food safety.
📅 Wednesday 19th Feb 4-5.30pm (UK time)
This online discussion will look at:
Workforce shortages and retention in food safety roles
Upskilling, competency and continuous improvement
Bridging the gap between food safety teams and leadership to create a strong food safety culture
RSVP for the roundtable here.
Don't miss Safefood 360's free webinar - Tues 19th November
Don't miss Safefood 360's free webinar - taking place tomorrow Tuesday 19th November at 3pm GMT! The webinar will cover common BRCGS nonconformances and how to avoid them.
Register here.
Learnings from BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 are now available which reveal common nonconformances that many food safety manufacturers are struggling with. John Figgins, Senior Technical Manager of BRCGS will present insight into what these are and the session will be followed by a practical demonstration of how the Safefood 360° platform helps address many of these issues.By attending this webinar you will:
Understand the most common nonconformities achieved under BRCGS Issue 9
Gain insight into typical root causes that result in these nonconformities
See a practical demonstration of how the Safefood platform addresses many of these issues
Submit your questions: Digitalisation panel discussion
Next Tuesday, we are recording a FSQ Network panel discussion on digitalisation of food safety processes, and we want to hear from you.
Submit your questions for our brilliant panellists ahead of time and we'll be sure to include them in the discussion.
The panellists are @Hugo Gutierrez, @Sagar Mahmood Khan and @Syed Farhat Raza. They'll be covering topics like what 'digitalisation' really means and what is required for it to be successful, how to manage change and how to support your colleagues through the transition.
Please share your questions in this thread by Monday 14th October 👇
Move to -15°C - Do you support this shift?
In light of more UK Federations joining The Move to -15 campaign, we're keen to hear your thoughts on this potential shift.
What are the key considerations and potential impact of the move to -15?
Do you agree with the shift?
Share your thoughts in this thread ⬇
Auditing panel discussion - share your questions!
At the end of August, we will be recording our first panel discussion of a brand new FSQ Network series. The panel will be focusing on How to derive more value from our audits and we'll be speaking with the following panellists:
@Kimberly Coffin
@Andrew Haselden
@Roy Kirby
@Adeniyi Odugbemi
If you have questions you'd like to ask the panel, please share them ahead of Tuesday 27th August in this thread and we'll ask them during the session.
You'll be able to watch the panel discussion on-demand exclusively here on the network.
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The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has now withdrawn its warning related to these Haribo sweets. (24/06/2025)
Dear All - I have received from Erica Sheward GFSI Director some clarifications around the GFSI discussions in the recent auditing roundtable which I am sharing below for you to digest and share your thoughts on - I hope you find them helpful.
They are her comments and she has asked me to pass them on.
From Erica Sheward GFSI Director. They are her comments and she has asked me to pass them on.
Dear All - I am very happy to see this group discussing auditing and also delighted to see such a constructive debate which I would very much like to encourage to continue.
I have some clarifications around GFSI that I need to add and I hope you find them helpful.
1/ There is not in fact a GFSI standard - There are GFSI Benchmark Requirements which the Certification Program Owners (CPOs) use to develop their standards. The comment around lack of flexibility of the GFSI Standard is therefore difficult to understand. However I do agree that it is debatable as to whether strict adherence to checklists is the best way of delivering rigorous audit outcomes.
2/ The comment in the document about auditors not always having the technical knowledge matching the processes being employed at the food facility and the suggestion that auditors experience should match the facility being audited should be addressed by our up-coming Auditor Technical Professional Development program (ATPD) - at least for 3rd party audits carried out under GFSI recognised programs. More on this will be announced at the conference in Dublin.
3/ I found the question raised about root cause analysis and the link to pass/fail audits extremely interesting. It would be an interesting debate to look at this in more detail at least from the point of view of 3rd party audits. I strongly support the sentiment around the desire to promote learning from and resolution of issues with the goal of prevention.
Wishing you all the best and I hope the debate continues and hope to see some of you at GFSI.
@Jeremy Schneider @Paula Irvine @Andreas Geppert @Kimberly Coffin @Tanja Dinic @Lauren Glazer FYI.