To get a taste of the discussions that were happening at the 2024 Food Safety Summit, we spoke face-to-face with Melody Ge, M.S., FSQA, Director at Starkist Co. and Co-Founder of Women in Food Safety (WIFS); Jacqueline Southee, Ph.D., North American Representative at Foundation FSSC and Co-Founder of WIFS; Jill Hoffman, M.S., Senior Director of Food Safety and Quality at B&G Foods; Anjan Chatterji, M.B.A., J.D., LL.M., CEO of NOMADX Holdings; Jorge Hernandez, Vice President of Quality Assurance at The Wendy’s Company; Chirag Bhatt, RS, CCFS, Director of Regulatory Affairs at HS GovTech Solutions; Tyler Williams, CEO of ASI Food; Marc Cwikowski and Tülay Kahraman, Co-Founders at World of Auditing; and Angela Nardone, COO of Share-ify. Discussions covered the advancement of female food safety professionals, allergen control in both foodservice and food processing, the future of food safety auditing, and other topics.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with:

• Melody, Jacqueline, and Jill [2:27 ] about the work of WIFS, and how women professionals in food safety can support themselves and each other
• Anjan [20:59 ] about how the NOMADX platform helps enhance food safety and save lives
• Jorge and Chirag [38:06 ] about the crucial importance of addressing allergens in both foodservice and food processing
• Tyler [58:08 ] about mitigating possible food safety risks posed by disgruntled employees
• Marc and Tülay [1:11:59 ] about the outcomes of a think tank on the future of food safety auditing, incorporating insights from more than 30 professionals from 18 countries
• Angela [1:28:31 ] about common gaps in food companies’ traceability programs and how Share-ify provides a solution.

News and Resources:

Stream On-Demand for Free: Recordings of FSS 2024 Keynote and Other Sessions
FSS 2024 Town Hall with FDA, CDC, USDA, and AFDO
FSS '24: Regulatory, Industry Experts Share Best Practices Around FSMA 204 and Traceability Efforts
The 26^th Annual Food Safety Summit Attracts 3,400 Food Safety Professionals In Person and Virtually, a 26 Percent Increase From the 2023 Event

Sponsored by:

NOMADX
ASI Food Safety
Share-ify

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