Create a Food Safety Culture that Adapts to a Changing Workforce

Food safety culture isn't built through audits alone. It's built through the daily decisions of people at every level of your organization, including those working remotely or alongside AI-assisted systems. In this masterclass, Saleha Junaidy, QA and Food Safety Manager and Professor at Conestoga College, walks through a practical, step-by-step framework for embedding food safety into the fabric of your operations. You'll learn how to align leadership accountability with frontline behaviour, maintain consistent safety standards across distributed and technology-driven teams, and integrate root cause analysis into everyday workflows so incidents don't repeat. Whether you're managing a traditional production floor or navigating the realities of a modern, evolving workforce, this session gives you the tools to move from reactive compliance to a proactive, learning-driven culture. What's covered: • Aligning leadership, technology, and employee ownership to sustain safety culture • Embedding food safety practices in remote and AI-assisted environments • Using systematic root cause analysis to prevent recurring incidents and drive continuous improvement Speaker: Saleha Junaidy, Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager & Professor, Conestoga College