Need Expert Advice to Solve a Food Safety Problem?

    "Food Safety Power Hour" offers a one-hour confidential problem-solving session with Alex Hanley, a seasoned food safety auditor turned coach with over 30 years of industry experience. We promise no-nonsense, practical advice to help you tackle your specific food safety challenge.

    From HACCP plan development to ensuring compliance with BRC, SQF, or FSSC 22000 standards, you're in good hands.

    Whether you're dealing with contamination issues, need assistance with a food safety audit, or are trying to resolve a non-conformance, Alex is here to help.

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    What People Talk to Us About:

    Risk Management & Complicated Programs

    • We’re dealing with a chronic issue (e.g. foreign material contamination, customer complaints, too many food safety incidents or near-misses).
    • We’re worried about how well we are managing risk.
    • We’re fixing the same problem over and over and never getting to the bottom of it.
    • We need help making an informed key decision.
    • We pay for training but things don't seem to change.
    • Our programs are too complicated - they don’t make sense to the team in the facility.

    Audits & Red Tape

    • Audits are painful.
    • We need help cutting through Red Tape so we can understand what to do every day.
    • We need a better Internal Audit Program.
    • We perform well during the audit but are worried for the rest of the year.

    Food Safety Culture

    • Food Safety is a hard sell with Upper Management. I need help with that.
    • We're not scoring 10/10 in engagement with food safety.
    • We have a challenges with culture.
    • We need a formal Food Safety Culture Program that makes sense to us.
    • Our Quality Team is overwhelmed.
    • Quality and Production have conflicting priorities.
    • It's hard to get the team to share the load when it comes to food safety work.

    What Could We Cover in an Hour?

    • Audits:

      • Review an (external) audit report together to determine which NCs are valid and which ones are not, and make a plan to address. 
      • Develop an Audit Plan for any Pre-Requisite Program.
      • Review/audit your CAPA/RCA Program together.

    • Pre-Requisite Programs:

      Review any Pre-Requisite Program specific to your product/process:

      • What is the intent of the program?
      • What are the basic program requirements?
      • How to organize the program in a way that makes sense.

    • Coaching:

      Coaching for any member of a food safety team who is stuck or needs support:

      • Plant Manager
      • QA/QC, Food Safety Professional
      • SQF Practitioner
      • Department Managers or Supervisors

    • HACCP:

      • Review your HACCP Plan together and suggest ways to simplify it while keeping it solid. 
      • Review your HACCP Plan together to make it accessible to the rest of the team.

    • Planning:

      • Outline a Verification and Validation Plan for your facility; fill out Validation together.
      • Outline a risk-based Supplier Approval Program.
      • Develop a Food Safety Scorecard together (KPIs).

    • Scaling:

      • Compare GFSI standards to help you decide the best one for you.
      • What to consider if you are being asked to make the leap to a GFSI standard (BRCGS, SQF, FSSC22000).

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    What topics can be discussed during the call?

    We're happy to discuss anything that's interfering with your ability to make safe food, including HACCP, food safety programs, food safety audits, non-conformances, regulatory compliance, contamination prevention, and more. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

    • Chronic issues
    • Help cutting through Red Tape
    • Complicated programs that don’t make sense
    • Upper Management won’t support food safety 
    • Disengaged team
    • Team won’t engage in food safety
    • Problematic (poor) culture
    • Performing for the audit but worried the other 363 days of the year 
    • Quality Manager is overwhelmed
    • Quality and Production are in conflict
    • Individuals won’t accept responsibility
    • Worried about how well we are managing risk 
    • Fixing the same problem and never getting to the bottom of it
    • Customer complaints 
    • Too many food safety incidents or near-misses
    • Audits are painful and create red tape
    • Need help making an informed decision or a key decision
    • We pay for training but people don’t seem to get better at their job

    Who can benefit from Food Safety Power Hour?

    This service is ideal for:

    • Plant Owners
    • Plant Managers
    • QA/QC Managers
    • Any Food Safety Professionals involved in the manufacturing and production of food and beverage related products who need expert help related to food safety.

    What if I have multiple issues to address?

    You can prioritize your issues to discuss the most critical during the session.

    We can also prioritize issues together on the call. Sometimes it's easier if you have someone to sort them through with you.

    If needed, we can plan a follow-up call for additional support.

    How do I schedule a session?

    In the Book Your Call section below you can purchase a session. Once you have completed your purchase, you will receive an email with a link to schedule your call at a time that is convenient for you.

    How should I prepare for the call?

    You can prepare as much or as little as you wish. Often you may need help identifying exactly what the problem is.

    Think about any background info that will help Alex understand your situation/challenge.

    You also have the option to invite other members of your team to the call through the scheduling software. Sometimes a few perspectives is helpful and a few sets of ears as well.

    Can I reschedule my call if something comes up?

    Absolutely, you can reschedule your call with at least 24 hours' notice. Instructions on how to reschedule will be provided in your confirmation email.

    Meet Alex

    With over 30 years of experience in the food safety industry, Alex has worked with teams at every level from GFSI standards to Supervisors on the plant floor. He specializes in developing programs and training that build capacity.

    Alex has conducted thousands of food safety audits across various sectors such as agriculture, meat, dairy, baking, seafood, processed foods, distribution, and packaging.

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      Kind Words from Real People

      Sheena

      Owner, Young's Lobster

      Alex provides his expertise in a direct and intentful manner. This makes working with him a productive delight.

      Josh

      Co-Founder, Good Robot Brewing Co.

      Working with Alex, I realized he doesn't propose quick and easy fixes. He takes a step back, analyses the entire situation, and arrives at the right solution for the long term. He's like a strategic consultant, except that he moves fast and drives an implementable solution rather than a report.

      Matthieu

      Owner, Fromagerie PEI

      Food safety can be intimidating however, Alex can provide you the facts and confidence to get through the uncertainties.

      Erin

      Director of operations, Mrs Dunster's

      Alex is less concerned about making documentation to appease an auditor and more concerned about helping you identify and document the process that helps you, as the process owner, achieve a better outcome. 

      A good process produces good results and that history of good outcomes builds the team's confidence in your processes.

      When you know your process meets the requirements of the standard, works for you, and provides good outcomes – you have the confidence to take auditor feedback and determine whether it is a true gap that needs improving or an opinion to a different approach.