From risk to assurance: Shaping a safer food ecosystem together

In conjunction with World Food Safety Day, ensuring food safety across the entire supply chain remains a top priority for organisations in the food industry. From production and processing to distribution and retail, businesses must meet stringent regulatory, hygiene, and quality requirements to protect consumer health and maintain trust.

This session brings a TÜV SÜD-led perspective on how testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) support food safety compliance and risk management throughout the food supply chain. The event will highlight key food safety frameworks, regulatory expectations, and best practices for maintaining high standards in food handling, processing, storage, and distribution. Through practical insights and expert-led sessions, participants will gain a clearer understanding of applicable food safety standards, common compliance gaps, and how early engagement with TÜV SÜD can support robust food safety systems, smoother certification processes, and safer food outcomes.

• Food safety certification journey pathways: End-to-end overview from gap assessment to certification (e.g., ISO 22000, FSSC 22000), including timelines and key audit checkpoints
• Food safety compliance & standards: Key regulatory requirements, applicable standards, common compliance gaps, and emerging trends impacting the food industry
• Food safety management systems (FSMS): Understanding the importance of structured systems in managing food safety risks across the supply chain
• Risk mitigation through TIC engagement: How early involvement of testing, inspection, and certification supports stronger food safety controls, smoother audits, and regulatory compliance

• Food manufacturers 
• Central kitchens / catering 
• Retail & supermarket chains
• Importers / distributors
• Government / associations
• Hotels 
• Cat 1 SFA-licensed food establishments: Food caterers, Restaurants with kitchen size of 16m² or more (Food chain), in-house kitchens, restaurants/ canteens with catering, food processing establishments and slaughterhouses