Clear food safety strategies in place, claims UK food industry survey

The survey revealed some interesting developments:
 
Survey responses indicate that companies are highly committed to building strong food safety cultures and are investing to continually improve their programs. Specifically:

 

The top three food safety training challenges identified by the survey respondents are:

 

And the top three challenges to developing a strong food safety culture:

The survey, which is the only one of its kind, questioned food and drink manufacturers and processors worldwide to identify the needs, effectiveness and challenges of food safety training in the industry. There were over 1,400 responses from 20 food industry sectors globally.
 
Bertrand Emond, Head of Membership and Training at Campden BRI said: “The survey shows a strong management commitment to food safety, but there are execution gaps that need attention like ensuring all employees are consistently following safety procedures on the production floor. It also highlighted the need for the technical and food safety team to work closely with the HR and senior management team to optimize the effectiveness of the training and engagement programs. It was interesting to note that over the last five years, very little progress has been made on improving the effectiveness of training and the take-up of more novel learning and training delivery methods has been slow. The survey is a great tool for companies to benchmark and continuously improve their own food safety training programs.”