Pandemic Challenges Highlight the Importance of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety … Food Safety Culture on the Farms, in Food Facilities, and at Home

Last but not least, the New Era speaks to the establishment and support of food safety cultures on farms, in food facilities, and at home. The pandemic shined a light on what it truly means to have a food safety culture. It’s about the people who work on farms and in facilities accepting responsibility for producing safe foods and also about keeping those people safe when co-workers are sick. It’s about educating consumers on the best food safety practices when cooking at home, which more people are doing now. Taking responsibility and protecting each other is not just the foundation of a food safety culture; it mirrors one of the primary lessons from COVID-19, that we—government, industry and consumers—must all work together to help keep each other safe.