“How do you tell a company has no food safety culture?”…
A very common question when a client wants to on-board us.
We always smile and say, you can tell right at the gate.
If the security guard doesn’t record a visitor’s details, check what they’re carrying, or confirm who they’ve come to see, that’s your first red flag.
Because Food Defense starts right there.
Here’s what we’ve seen happen, a facility had perfect documentation; HACCP plans, SOPs, audit certificates, but their gate guard waved in a “regular supplier” without checking the delivery vehicle.
Three weeks later a contamination scare that cost them a major contract.
The gap? Their food safety culture existed only on paper.
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It’s not just about cameras (CCTV’s) or locks ,it’s about ensuring everyone in your facility understands their role in protecting food from intentional harm.
When we talk about training your team, it’s not only those in production coats.
It’s everyone supporting your operations from the gate guard to the one preparing staff meals.
After auditing several facilities, we’ve learned that food safety culture isn’t written in manuals, it’s practiced daily, starting the moment someone walks into your gate.
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Next time you visit your facility, start your audit at the gate, you’ll be surprised what it reveals.
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