FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2025
Safe Food In a Changing World
03 – 04 June
Understanding The “Why?”
The Annual Food Safety Summit
The Food Safety Summit, a highly anticipated annual event taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, is closely aligned with the World Health Organisation’s World Safety Day. This remarkable Summit brings together industry thought-leaders, seasoned professionals, and influential decision-makers, all sharing the common goal of fostering food safety along the entire food chain.
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What To Expect At This Year’s Summit
With a comprehensive two-day programme, the Summit offers a plethora of engaging sessions that delve into the hot topics, latest news and critical challenges facing the Food and Beverage Industry in South Africa and globally. These sessions are led by esteemed experts who are recognized voices in their respective fields.
If you’re an accomplished professional in the Food Industry, this is an event tailored just for you. Join us at this year’s South African Food Safety Summit, set to be held at Focus Rooms in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 3th & 4th of June 2025.
Food Safety Saves Lives AND IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
About World Food Safety Day
World Food Safety Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018, serves as a crucial platform to raise awareness on the paramount importance of ensuring Food Safety worldwide. In this global endeavour, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) join hands to facilitate the observance of this significant day, collaborating with Member States and other stakeholders.
As leaders in their respective fields, WHO and FAO spearhead global expert groups and provide invaluable scientific advice to develop international food safety standards, safeguarding consumer health and supporting food trade across the globe. To learn more about their tireless efforts and the impact of their work, please visit their site here.
The Food Safety Summit’s theme for 2025, Safe Food in a Changing World, focusses on highlighting the rapidly moving field of technology, including AI in food safety as well as understanding more local issues such as food safety in the townships of South Africa. As always, there will be other intriguing and inspiring topics from local and international speakers as well.
Select Highlights from the 2024 Food Safety Summit
In 2024, we continued to explore a variety of captivating topics and challenges facing the South African Food Industry. We began by examining the intricacies of leadership in food safety, the impact of feed safety on the human food chain and we introduced challenges in maintaining food safety in distribution and warehousing. . Our focus then shifted to organizational culture and the effect that has on the people in the organization, which led to a new very successful Workshop being offered by Anelich Consulting and a new partnering organization on “Leadership in Food Safety”, on 05 November 2024, which has now expanded to several in-house training sessions including general managers of organizations. The quality and safety of water used in industry was a hot topic which attracted much attention from the audience. Legislation, product recalls, consumer awareness and new technologies were also explored, whilst a most important session was held on the Basics i.e. GMPs and HACCP. Key was a session on hygienic design of equipment and then we were thrilled to have the World Food Programme presenting as well.
Our DAY 1 Keynote Speaker, Ravi Pillay, Faculty Member of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) provided profound insights from his many years of experience at top management level with Nestle, on the importance of leadership in ensuring food safety in a changing world. Ms Anet Muir, Chief Director at the Department of Water and Sanitation in the South African government presented some incredible statistics on water use and availability in South Africa and plans going forward.
Dr Sara Mortimore, former Vice-President for Global Food Safety at Walmart linked the impact of organizational culture on food safety culture in an organization.
Ending the Summit at the end of DAY 2.
On a high note was Andy du Plessis, CEO of Food Forward SA, when he took the stage to explain the remarkable work that this organization does to feed millions of food insecure South Africans – truly inspiring!
Join us in 2025 as we continue to explore relevant topics and tackle significant challenges facing the South African and global Food Industry, connecting industry professionals, experts, and visionaries to pave the way for a brighter and safer food future.
Don’t miss out on this unparalleled opportunity to enhance your knowledge, network with industry peers, and be at the forefront of shaping the future of Food Safety Culture within South Africa.
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Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to elevate your expertise, foster valuable connections with industry colleagues, and interact with academic and industry leaders. By attending this event, you will have access to cutting-edge research findings and influential speakers to empower you with the latest insights and strategies spanning the entire food safety continuum.
Join us as we unite thought leaders, industry experts, and passionate professionals on a quest to shape the future of food safety practices in South Africa and beyond.
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