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Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France
Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences
International Conference on 27th International Conference on
Nursing and Healthcare &
Joint Event
Journal of Food science and Nutrition | Volume 1
Building a food safety culture and questioning the philosophy and practicalities of the revised 2018
BRC global quality standard version 8, ‘Clause 1.1.2’
Derek Watson
University of Sunderland, UK
Despite the advancements of food quality systems and
governmental regulations, the threatof foodcontamination
is ever present in all societies. Foodborne diseases annually
cause as many as 600 million illnesses and 420,00 deaths
worldwide. It is a sobering reality that the fight against food
contamination cannot be viewed at a battle but a way of life
by both management and its employers. Breaches in such
defence systems can be critical for the consumer and financially
crippling to organisations in terms of fines and reputational
damage. This paper draws upon key case studies drawn from
food manufactures operating in Greece, Mongolia, Panama,
UK and USA and synthesizes core issues that directly contribute
to both a positive and negative food safety cultures. The paper
further asks the question if the revised 2018 BRC Global Quality
Standard Version 8, ‘Clause 1.1.2’ and its Food Safety Cultural
Requirements are an attribute and or an academic exercise for
food manufactures.
Speaker Biography
Derek Watson Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, founder of the
Faculty ‘Business Clinic’ and the Doctoral lead for the University’s ‘Research Fridays’
programme and has rich experience of mapping skills requirements in emerging
sectors. He has extensive links and networks as a result of sourcing and embedding
external engagement opportunities across the curriculum, with an international
portfolio of clients and contacts, such as the British Cabinet Office, Indian
Government Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dubai Police and Canon
International. His research focuses on academic-industry collaboration, investigating
the impact of knowledge exchange and food safety cultural compliance. He actively
documenting his consultancy experience via international academic journals and
has delivered lectures and seminars at universities and symposiums on a global
scale. He has been appointed on the editorial board for the ‘International Journal
of Academic Research in Management’. He is also a Doctoral External Examiner,
academic reviewer of several international journals and currently employed as
‘External Examiner’ for Staffordshire University DBA programmes in Business & Law.
In addition, a Visiting Professor at Sias Business School and Sias Academy for Open
Innovation at Sias International University in China, the Technological University
of Panama and Senior Research Fellow at the Cyprus Business School, Cyprus.
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