06/03/2026
𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮: What will it take to make safe food everywhere, every day, and for everyone a reality?
This month, Sabina C. V. Alexander will share a thought, question, or observation each week inspired by her experiences in food safety, microbiology, and the dairy industry.
The goal is simple: start meaningful conversations about the challenges, opportunities, and ideas shaping the future of food safety.
Read her thoughts below, then share your own perspective in the comments. We look forward to the discussion.
𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯:
World Food Safety Day is Sunday, June 7th. The theme this year is “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere”.
This aligns with my dream of safe food for everyone and it has me reflecting on what it would take to have safe food everywhere, every day, and for everyone.
𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣:
What do you think it will take to make the dream of safe food everywhere, every day, and for everyone a reality?
Here’s one thing I’ve always thought. I think everyone in the food industry needs to pivot from profit and loss goals first to goals related to ethics and integrity in food safety first.
I’m reading Simon Sinek’s Start with Why for the fourth or fifth time – well, this time it’s the 15th anniversary edition, so technically it’s the first time – and again I get to thinking about the food industry and how it may change if all food businesses had a why centered around ethics and integrity in food production and it was part of their culture. How might that change food safety narratives?
So, tell me, what do you think of my dream and answer the question yourself: What do you think it will take to make the dream of safe food everywhere, every day, and for everyone a reality?
I look forward to hearing what you think and to a lively discussion as we look ahead to World Food Safety Day on Sunday and, hopefully, perpetually – one day.
