Critical Food Safety Issues Facing the Food Industry: A Delphi Analysis.

Kevan W Lamm, Nekeisha L Randall, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
Author Information
  1. Kevan W Lamm: Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, 141 Four Towers Building (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5238-8842 [K.W.L.]).
  2. Nekeisha L Randall: Department of Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development, 145 Four Towers Building, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.
  3. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez: Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Melton Building, Griffin, Georgia 30223 USA.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The topic of food safety continues to receive increased attention and has ramifications on various human, environmental, policy, and economic levels worldwide. By garnering feedback from 30 food industry experts, this study was undertaken to identify the most critical issues facing the food industry in relation to food safety. According to expert opinion and after three rounds of Delphi inquiry, food contamination detection, outbreaks, and prevention along with governmental oversight, education for and communication with consumers and employees, and globalization were identified as the main areas at the forefront of food safety. Delphi and constant comparative research methods are explained, and suggestions on how to make meaning from the results to progress in this area are discussed.
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Food
Food Contamination
Food Industry
Food Safety
Food-Processing Industry
Humans

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