Creating a thriving food safety culture

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In the summer, I had the opportunity to work with the Safe Food for Growth (SAFEGRO) program in Vietnam. This Global Affairs Canada-funded project aims to improve Vietnamese’s access to safe food products. Food inspectors attended an advanced workshop on food safety skills and HACCP program design and evaluation. At the program, participants often spoke of hearing about ‘food safety culture’ but weren’t sure what it meant and how to turn it into action. Culture doesn’t happen magically, and it doesn’t come from repeating a buzzword. It takes deliberate steps to create and maintain.