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Food Safety Culture: Measuring and Improving in Your Organization
Module 4 of the free Food Safety Academy 2026 webinar series: practical tools and strategies to build, assess and demonstrate a strong food safety culture, and prove it to an auditor. This webinar has already aired; watch the full recording on this page.
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Recorded live on July 15, 2026 and presented by Harmeet Kaur, Director of Training & Consulting Services at Kiwa ASI. Running time: 44 minutes. Free to watch, no registration needed.
About This Free Webinar
SQF Edition 10 raises food safety culture from a nice-to-have to a must-have, with specific requirements to demonstrate, measure and continuously improve it. But culture is intangible: how do you measure it, and how do you prove it to an auditor? This session gave attendees practical tools and strategies to build, assess and demonstrate a strong food safety culture.
Watch the full recording.
Module 4 aired live on July 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM CT. Watch the 44-minute recording at the top of this page. The series continues with Module 6, SQF Edition 10 Final Audit Prep, on December 2, 2026. Register free.
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Live Online Webinar
Held July 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM CT.
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Module 4 of 6
Food Safety Academy 2026, a free series on SQF Edition 10, supplier management and compliance.
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Free to Attend
Every webinar in the series is free.
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Built for SQF Sites
For teams that need to show auditors a measurable food safety culture.
Key Topics Covered
Nine parts of a food safety culture you can measure and prove.
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SQF Edition 10 Culture Requirements
What the Code requires and what auditors will look for.
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Culture Assessment Methods
Surveys, interviews, observations and behavioral indicators.
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Key Culture Indicators
The five dimensions of food safety culture and how to measure each.
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Leadership's Role
How management behaviors drive, or destroy, culture.
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Employee Engagement Strategies
Practical ways to involve frontline workers in food safety.
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Communication Effectiveness
Building two-way communication channels that actually work.
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Incentives and Accountability
Reward systems that reinforce the right behaviors.
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Measuring Improvement
Establishing baselines, tracking trends and demonstrating progress.
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Documenting Culture
Creating audit evidence that satisfies Edition 10 requirements.
What the Standards Require
Food safety culture has been part of GFSI benchmarking since 2020, and every major GFSI scheme now expects sites to show it, not just say it.
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Current audits
SQF Edition 9
Senior management must lead and support a food safety culture at the site.
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Audits from 2027
SQF Edition 10
Every site now needs a food safety culture assessment plan.
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Issue 9
BRCGS
A defined plan to develop and continually improve food safety and quality culture.
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Requirement 2.5.8
FSSC 22000
Food safety culture objectives, backed by a documented plan.
The Five Dimensions of Food Safety Culture
GFSI's position paper, A Culture of Food Safety, describes food safety culture in five dimensions. They work together, and measuring each one gives you a fuller picture than a single survey score.
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Vision and Mission
Company values, purpose and leadership that make food safety a clear priority.
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People
Commitment, empowerment and accountability, supported by communication and training.
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Consistency
Clear expectations, documentation and performance measures, applied the same way every day.
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Adaptability
Handling change and crises, solving problems and continuously improving.
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5
Hazard and Risk Awareness
Everyone understands the hazards and risks in their work and speaks up about them.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone responsible for building organizational culture or SQF compliance.
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Food Safety Leaders
Food safetyThe people who own the culture plan and its results.
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Quality Managers
QualityManagers who measure culture and turn results into action.
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Operations Directors
OperationsLeaders whose decisions shape culture across sites.
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Plant Managers
LeadershipManagers who set the tone on the floor every day.
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SQF Compliance Teams
ComplianceAnyone responsible for SQF compliance or building organizational culture.
The Food Safety Academy 2026 Webinar Series
Six free, live online webinars on SQF Edition 10, supplier management and compliance. See all free webinars.
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Module 1 · February 25, 2026
Aired
SQF Training Requirements Explained: Building an Effective, Site-Wide Training Program
Design, implement and document a site-wide training program that meets the SQF Code.
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Module 2 · April 15, 2026
Aired
Supplier Approval and Auditing: Building a Risk-Based Program
Build a risk-based supplier approval and auditing program.
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Module 3 · May 20, 2026
Aired
SQF Edition 9 to 10: What Changed and What You Must Update Before 2027
What changed from SQF Edition 9 to 10, and what to update before 2027.
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Module 4 · July 15, 2026
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Food Safety Culture: Measuring and Improving in Your Organization
Measure and improve food safety culture across your organization.
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Module 5 · September 16, 2026
Aired
Digital Traceability Solutions: Technology Options for Rule 204 Compliance
Technology options for FDA's Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204).
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Module 6 · December 2, 2026
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SQF Edition 10 Final Audit Prep: What Auditors Will Be Looking For in 2027
What auditors will scrutinize in SQF Edition 10 audits, and a final readiness check.
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Live online courses from Kiwa ASI for the people who lead food safety culture.
SQF Edition 10
Edition 10 SQF Conversion Course (Online)
SQFI's course on what changed from Edition 9 to Edition 10, including the culture assessment plan.
Half day on Zoom · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM CT
Upcoming dates$325 per seat
Dates on request. Ask about upcoming dates
SQF Edition 10
Implementing SQF Systems
SQFI's course for new and backup SQF Practitioners, covering the whole Edition 10 Code.
16 contact hours · 4 half-days · Live via Zoom · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM CT
Upcoming dates$795 per seat
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Frequently Asked Questions About Food Safety Culture
What did this webinar cover?
How to build, assess and demonstrate food safety culture: SQF Edition 10 culture requirements, assessment methods, the five dimensions of culture, leadership's role, employee engagement, communication, incentives and accountability, measuring improvement and documenting culture for auditors.
When was this webinar held?
July 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM CT, live online. It was Module 4 of the free Food Safety Academy 2026 webinar series.
Is there a recording of this webinar?
Yes. Watch the full 44-minute recording at the top of this page. It's free, and no registration is needed.
Who presented this webinar?
Harmeet Kaur, Director of Training & Consulting Services at Kiwa ASI.
Are the Food Safety Academy webinars free?
Yes. Every webinar in the Food Safety Academy 2026 series is free to attend.
Does SQF require a food safety culture?
Yes. Under Edition 9, senior management must lead and support a food safety culture at the site, and Edition 10 adds a requirement for every site to have a food safety culture assessment plan. BRCGS and FSSC 22000 have their own culture requirements too. See what the standards require.
What are the five dimensions of food safety culture?
GFSI's position paper describes five: vision and mission, people, consistency, adaptability, and hazard and risk awareness. See the five dimensions.
How do you measure food safety culture?
The webinar covered surveys, interviews, observations and behavioral indicators, measured against a baseline so you can track trends and show progress over time.
What's the next free webinar?
Module 6, SQF Edition 10 Final Audit Prep: What Auditors Will Be Looking For in 2027, on December 2, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM CT. Register on the Module 6 page.
Is there a full food safety culture course?
Yes. Kiwa ASI teaches a live, instructor-led Food Safety Culture Training course. Email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com or call 1 (800) 477-0778 to ask about the next session or private training for your team.
Ready for the next free webinar?
Register free for Module 6, SQF Edition 10 Final Audit Prep, on December 2, 2026, or ask about private food safety culture training for your team.
Training & Trust
Training is delivered by ASI Training and Consulting, LLC, separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, to safeguard against conflicts of interest. For private training, email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com.