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It’s fair to say that I’ve missed the conference circuit: the opportunity to meet new people, make new connections and – most of all – explore new ideas.

Since its inception in 1996, BRCGS has been at the forefront of food safety, as the organisation responsible for driving food safety standards across the entire food supply chain, from responsible sourcing to packaging materials and distribution.

Food safety is complicated. To make it effective, requires reliable performance indicators, which are classified in two ways — as leading or lagging. Tim Ahn shares how food safety cannot be effective without reliable performance indicators.

The consequences of getting food safety wrong are at best unpleasant and at worst fatal. It’s no surprise that as consumers we expect manufacturers and retailers to demonstrate a complete, unconditional commitment to food safety in all that they do.

As a population, we are growing. We’re living longer, earning more and are increasingly conscious about eating healthier.

Over the last two years, the global food supply chain has undergone an unprecedented level of change and uncertainty.

In consumer staples, brand is everything. In fact, for many fast-moving consumer goods brands, it’s not unusual for ‘intangible assets’ to account for more than 100% of the company’s market value.

Later this year, if viruses allow, food safety professionals will gather in Barcelona for the GFSI conference. It will be a welcome return to meeting with our food safety peers in-person.

Food safety audits play a crucial role in ensuring that proper food safety requirements are being adhered to.

Having dominated the headlines for weeks, COP26 has come to an end in Glasgow.