1 Scope
This PAS gives guidance on how to mature, sustain and continually improve a food safetyculture within an organization.
The PAS provides a framework for:
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a) understanding the fundamentals of a food safetyculture;
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b) establishing the governance of a food safetyculture;
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c) understanding the maturity level of the organization’s food safetyculture;
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d) designing a strategic change plan to achieve the desired food safetyculture;
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e) preparing key functions towards the desired food safetyculture;
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f) embedding the food safetyculture change plan into the existing FSMS;
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g) evaluating the performance of the organization’s food safetyculture; and
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h) sustaining continual improvement of the organization’s food safetyculture.
This PAS is intended for use by any organization of any size or complexity across
the food chain, from primary production to final delivery to consumers.
This PAS might be of use to educational institutions, trade associations, coalitions
of action, professional bodies, certification bodies and other services providers,
accreditation bodies, scheme owners and regulatory bodies.
The recommendations in this document are generic. The level of complexity of the food safetyculture will depend upon each organization’s context.