Hi Anteneh,
I think to think that Food Safety Culture starts at the top and management adopt a “This is how we do things here” food safety culture by:
Leadership – starting from the top
Demonstrating visible commitment
Effective communication of company philosophy and policy
Ensuring there is accountability from the top of the organisation to the bottom
Developing employee confidence and mutual trust
Developing reward schemes including ‘Employee of the Month’ award
Ensuring all employees are accountable, engaged and understand the value of integrity and proactivity
Developing an action plan for the development and continuing improvement of food safety culture
Since the Food Safety Culture requirement was largely originated by BRCGS then incorporated into GFSI Benchmark Requirements, I refer to the original BRCGS Guidance which offers this:
A wide range of activities could be incorporated into a culture development plan, some of which the company may already be conducting. For example:
a staff survey focusing on values and culture
annual staff reviews (one-to-ones) and recognition programmes
feedback mechanisms (e.g. staff concerns)
training review and staff development
teamwork (e.g. staff involvement in se ing product safety objectives) • effective communication strategies
activities to demonstrably maintain product safety standards.
BRCGS offer a Best Practice Guide to Product Safety Culture here for £60.00: https://www.brcgs.co...ulture/p-10753/
A CULTURE OF FOOD SAFETY - A POSITION PAPER FROM THE GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE (GFSI) is available for free and has quite a lot of good content.
Kind regards,
Tony