Food Safety Audits: Horror Stories and Lessons Learned

Food safety audits often reveal far more than gaps in documentation. They uncover the everyday habits, decisions, and cultural weaknesses that can quietly put products, consumers, and brands at risk. This webinar explores the real patterns behind audit “horror stories,” from records that do not match reality and ineffective corrective actions to allergen failures, pest activity, and weak food safety culture.

Advanced Strategic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) Online Training Course

This intensive 8-week project-based online training course is tailored for professionals in the food industry, delivering advanced, science-driven Root Cause Analysis (RCA) skills to investigate high-stakes food safety failures—such as pathogen contamination, allergen cross-contact, foreign material incidents, or product recalls—while developing defensible corrective actions, regulatory compliance under FSMA and standards like SQF/BRC, and measurable risk reduction.

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Food Safety Consortium Conference

Plan to attend the Food Safety Consortium Conference in Washington DC. This year’s program will include the rise of AI in food safety and quality management, risk management and FSMA 15 years, later, where is food safety going? The event will focus on the convergence of policy, science, and best practices. With the conference being held near Washington, D.C., the program continues to emphasis on policy discussions, reflecting the growing need to address regulatory and legislative issues. The program will also prioritize the sharing of best practices, offering attendees the chance to learn from one another and engage in collaborative problem-solving on hot-button issues.

GFSI: Preparing for the Future

The webinar will explore the next chapter of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), offering insights into emerging priorities, strategic shifts, and the technologies shaping tomorrow’s food safety landscape. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how GFSI is adapting to meet the challenges of a dynamic global supply chain, including climate-related risks, digital traceability, and evolving regulatory expectations. The session will highlight key updates to benchmarking requirements, the role of third-party certification, and how GFSI is working to harmonize standards across regions while maintaining flexibility for innovation.

Food Safety Hazards Conference

The Food Safety Hazards Conference will take place April 20-22 in St. Louis MO. The Program is two and a half days of high-level panel discussions and educational presentations focused on the detection, mitigation, control and regulations of food safety hazards through technology, best practices and data analytics. The Hazards addresses in the program include Listeria, e-Coli, Salmonella, Allergens, Chemicals and Foreign Matter.

The Link between Food Safety and Cybersecurity Webinar

As the food industry becomes increasingly digitalized, the intersection of food safety and cybersecurity is no longer a future concern—it’s a present-day priority. This forward-thinking webinar brings together two essential domains to explore how cyber threats can directly impact food safety, and what proactive steps industry professionals can take to mitigate risk.

Frustrated with audit “repeats”? Are you tired of saying “But we fixed that!!!”?

“Repeats” found in Management Systems’ Audits have been a nagging occurrence since the world of management systems began. No matter what type of audit we have, it seems like there are always those frustrating “repeats”. “But we fixed that!” is frequently heard during audits. This webinar will review the “corrective action” (CA) process, which will include examples of how to truly use this “process” to an advantage, reducing “repeats.”