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Example of How to Assess Your Food Safety Culture

Started by Sayed M Naim Khalid, May 15 2023 04:37 PM
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Poll: Is your management committed to Food Safety (54 member(s) have cast votes)

Senior management has identified the importance of food safety culture.

  1. Yes (42 votes [77.78%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 77.78%

  2. No (12 votes [22.22%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 22.22%

Management and employees are trained in food safety.

  1. Yes (51 votes [94.44%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 94.44%

  2. No (3 votes [5.56%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.56%

Management often speaks about the importance of food safety and recognize employees for food safety

  1. Yes (31 votes [57.41%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 57.41%

  2. No (23 votes [42.59%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 42.59%

Management decisions are preventive in nature and communications flows up and down for food safety

  1. Yes (37 votes [68.52%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 68.52%

  2. No (17 votes [31.48%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 31.48%

Food safety and quality are discussed during management meetings.

  1. Yes (48 votes [88.89%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 88.89%

  2. No (6 votes [11.11%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

The facility has a written food safety and quality program

  1. Yes (51 votes [94.44%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 94.44%

  2. No (3 votes [5.56%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.56%

The facility has a food safety policy statement, signed by senior management,

  1. Yes (52 votes [96.30%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 96.30%

  2. No (2 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

The facility is in good regulatory compliance.

  1. Yes (52 votes [96.30%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 96.30%

  2. No (2 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

The facility has an effective continuous improvement program.

  1. Yes (36 votes [66.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

  2. No (18 votes [33.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

The facility has an effective change management program (product and process)

  1. Yes (34 votes [62.96%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 62.96%

  2. No (20 votes [37.04%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 37.04%

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Sayed M Naim Khalid

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Posted 15 May 2023 - 04:37 PM

Food safety culture is the shared values, beliefs and norms that affect how employees handle food in a food business. A strong food safety culture can help prevent foodborne illnesses, reduce food waste and improve customer satisfaction. One way to assess your food safety culture. Here is an example. 


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Posted 26 May 2023 - 09:57 PM

A great exercise, thank you for sharing. I am in need of a "sometimes" option for most of the questions  :doh:


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Posted 30 October 2023 - 04:44 AM

Nice questions. In FSSC 22000,  is it mandatory that Food Safety Policy shall be signed by the senior management?


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Posted 28 March 2024 - 10:55 AM

Nice set of questions.  I think there are some killer ones in there; particularly discussing food safety, CI and change management.

A quick "go to" assessment I do subconsciously when I look at a site is I will look at the short interval control systems and pick up on the following.

Is Quality and Food Safety discussed?  If so, is there evidence there is a metric behind it?  I.e. to force a level of review not just talking by exception?  Is there evidence of CI?  If so, is it focussed only on money or on wider metrics?

 

To my mind, every time you discuss performance (i.e. OEE, tonnes out the door, conformance to plan) you should also discuss people safety and food safety.  If you don't, you are automatically deprioritising both in the minds of your audience (i.e. your Team Leaders and operators) even if you don't mean to.


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Posted 16 April 2024 - 12:26 PM

Hello,

 

Does anyone have step by step example of your food safety culture program and anything else that can be used? This way I know exactly what to do. 

 

Thank you,


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Posted 16 April 2024 - 12:28 PM

Hello,

 

Does anyone have step by step example of your food safety culture program and anything else that can be used? This way I know exactly what to do. 

 

Thank you,


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Posted 19 April 2024 - 02:41 PM

Hello,

 

Checking back on this. I am very much stuck on this topic. I just don't know how to do this.


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Posted 19 April 2024 - 03:13 PM

Hello,

 

Checking back on this. I am very much stuck on this topic. I just don't know how to do this.

 

https://mygfsi.com/w...ulture-Full.pdf


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