Join us as GFSI Senior Manager Anne Gerardi moderates an insightful discussion joined by esteemed guests Cindy Jenks, Kelly Stevens, and GFSI Senior Technical Manager Lalaina Randriamanantsoa to explore the theme of this year's WFSD event - handling food safety events. Our panelists share expert knowledge and experiences vital in the pursuit of safe food for people everywhere.

In this episode of the GFSI podcast series, Anne Gerardi speaks to food safety experts Himanshu Gupta, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager, Nestlé and Co-chair of the GFSI CODEX Working Group; Frances Freeman, Regulatory Affairs Consultant for GFSI supporting the GFSI CODEX Working group; and Steve Wearne, Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and former Director, Global Affairs, UK Food Standards Agency.

Listen as they discuss the objective of the GFSI CODEX Working Group, provide updates on milestones achieved over the previous six months, progress of current Codex work that is important to GFSI and future priorities. Steve Wearne presents his role as CODEX Chairperson and shares insight into upcoming key projects for Codex in coming months.

In this episode of the GFSI podcast, the first of 2022, our usual host Linda Okpala hands the reigns over to GFSI Director Erica Sheward, who is speaking to Tom Wiester, Starbucks Coffee Company, and Anne Gerardi, GFSI. Together, the group discuss the strategic review of the GFSI Global Markets and the outcomes and next steps of that review.