Food and drink manufacturers need to keep on their toes for hazards hiding in crevices, overhead, and even within the methods they have always considered safe.
Food Manufacture’s next webinar Hidden Hazards in Food Production will provide registrants with a clear, practical view of where some of the biggest risks lie and what best practice looks like in 2026.
To this end, we’ll be bringing together three experts:
- Duncan Reed, partner at law firm, Birketts LLP
- Dave Heathcote, industrial vacuum specialist and sales manager at global hygiene and cleaning company, Nilfisk
- Adrian Watts, hygiene improvement manager for Weetabix
When: 23 April at 3pm BST
Meet the panel
Duncan Reed, partner, Birketts LLP
Reed has been advising clients on commercial regulatory issues more for than 20 years; and will set the scene by casting a spotlight on some of the biggest hidden hazards impacting your factory and supply chain, drawing from real-life cases, the legal implications and the lessons we can learn from them.
Dave Heathcote, industrial vacuum specialist and sales manager, Nilfisk
Industrial vacuum specialist at Nilfisk, Heathcote has extensive experience working within the industrial machinery sector and will explain how to spot hazard hotspots on site and address them both thoroughly and carefully.
Adrian Watts, hygiene improvement manager, Weetabix
Drawing on his 30 years at Weetabix across quality compliance and hygiene, Watts will share how the cereal manufacturer improved hygiene and safety with a specific focus on dust.
Dust is a major safety risk in certain food and drink operations and has been repeatedly flagged by the Health and Safety Executive as an area of concern. If mismanaged, dust can cause serious health problems and even result in fires and explosions.
