Welcome to Season 2 of ‘Off the Menu’. Episode 1 introduces you to the ISO 31000 Standards, the guiding principles, and the risk management framework.  In this podcast Pete and I talk about:











* Why you should care about risk management* Making choices around risk* Aligning your business to risk management principles* Continual improvement in the food industry* Appetite for risk* Positive impacts associated with risk* The minimum level of compliance* Implementing a positive risk culture* Integrated systems* Starting with food safety culture* Understanding the ‘Why’* Defining an acceptable level of risk in the business* Customising your risk management approach* Stakeholder input* Levels of acceptable risk* Evidence-based information to support decision making* Reanalysis and reassessment of business systems* Implementing a dynamic system* Risk management framework* Risk is a social activity* Structuring the risk management process* Who is responsible for risk?* Completing a cultural risk assessment* Examples for evaluating risk management * Key components of the framework



















Adapted Podcast Summary

The following information provides a more structured account of the concepts that both Pete and I spoke about in this podcast. It has been taken from an article that Peter published called “Navigating Risk in our Time – Introduction to the Risk Management Framework”

We always have a lot of fun making the podcast so it will be useful to listen in to get real-life and practical examples of the risk management principles and framework.  

About Off the Menu – Season 2

Risk is inherent in almost everything we do. Risk taking can make us uneasy, or for some, being comfortable with taking risks, can be incredibly empowering.  Join Amanda Evans-Lara and Peter Holtmann for Season 2 of Off the Menu as they explore risk management and how it relates to your business.