Food System Resilience: Establishing and Maintaining Sustainable and Safe Food Systems

Tuesday, April 25, 2023,1:30-2:15pm ET

Crises and shocks to our food systems challenge all of us. At the most severe end of the spectrum, shocks to our food system can result in malnutrition and food insecurity.  Closer to the other end of the spectrum, food system crises have resulted in relentless supply chain disruptions, galloping inflation and continued labor challenges. Food system shocks have both known and unknown consequences. For example, the primary known impact of a shock to a food system may be on the quantity and quality of food produced, while outcomes can be as serious as food insecurity and adverse food safety events impacting human health. 

Join us for this panel discussion as we explore food safety risks linked to challenging levels of resilience. Delegates will hear first-hand from front-line industry experts on what their companies are doing to proactively manage resilience and to establish their new normal. Specifically, attendees will learn how manufacturers and retailers are:

• Absorbing and recovering from supply chain disruptions
• Anticipating and preventing food safety events
• Finding the balance between “just-in-time” and “just-in-case”
• Becoming more agile in the last 24 – 36 months to tackle today’s challenges
• Establishing their new normal for future success  

This session will be moderated by Ecolab’s John Hanlin, Vice President – Global Food Safety.