Webinar: Beyond compliance: Driving food safety culture in the pet food industry

Food safety awareness in the pet food industry is at an all-time high, with new and emerging threats to the safety of pet food being increasingly recognized. As consumer expectations for pet food safety grow, it’s essential for organizations to proactively strengthen their food safety culture. In this exclusive webinar, Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response, US FDA will explore proven, evidence-based strategies to enhance food safety practices within organizations, focusing on how to effectively influence employee behavior by understanding the core attributes of a successful food safety culture.

This webinar will broadcast at 10:00 AM CST (Chicago) / 4:00 PM GMT (London) / 12:00 AM CST, Dec. 10th (Beijing).

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

1. Identify the core attributes of a strong food safety culture.
2. Understand the cultural and behavioral science principles you can leverage, with a specific call to action, to allow a food safety and quality culture in pet food production to prosper.
3. Recognize the differences between traditional food safety management versus a behavior-based food safety approach.
4. Strengthen food safety and quality as part of the organization’s value or belief system, so compliance is done the right way, every day, even when no one is looking.
5. Improve the effectiveness of training, education and communication efforts as well as create smarter food safety goals and metrics that resonate with your teams and the unique challenges of the pet food industry.
6. Better use of both positive and negative consequences to influence employee or workforce behavior.

This webinar is sponsored by Midwest Labs and presented by Petfood Industry.

Speaker Information:

Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response, US FDA

Frank Yiannas is a renowned food safety leader and executive, food system futurist, author, professor, past president of the International Association of Food Protection, and advocate for consumers. Most recently, he served under two different administrations as the Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a position he held from 2018 to 2023, after spending 30 years in leadership roles with two industry giants: Walmart and the Walt Disney Company. After retiring from the FDA, Yiannas founded Smarter FY Solutions to help organizations address critical food safety and supply chain challenges. He also advises several prestigious companies, offering consultancy services to modernize compliance strategies and ensure clients meet regulatory requirements and industry standards. Throughout his career, Frank has been recognized for his role in strengthening food safety standards in new and innovative ways, as well as building effective food safety management systems based on modern, science-based, and tech-enabled prevention principles.