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The role of w histleblowing in the regulation of food

This project by Ashley Savage and Richard Hyde from Northumbria University delves into the crucial roles of whistleblowing in food regulation. Uncover the significance of whistleblowers in disclosing non-compliance in the food industry, exposing issues like food-borne illnesses and regulatory failures. Explore the research methodology, early findings, and next steps to enhance the whistleblowing process for better food safety. Discover the challenges faced in handling whistleblowing disclosures and the need for a standardized approach in this critical area of consumer protection.

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The role of w histleblowing in the regulation of food

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  1. The role of whistleblowing in the regulation of food Ashley Savage and Richard Hyde School of Law, Northumbria University

  2. The project: whistleblowing and food regulation • What is whistleblowing? • What is food regulation? • Food-borne illness – many illness; hospitalisations; deaths; cost to economy. • What role should whistleblowers play? • South Wales – failure by employees to disclose what was happening.

  3. The past: complaint focus • Consumer complaints - primary method of receiving information about non-compliance. • Whistleblowing - underexplored and treated the same as a complaint. • Should be treated differently. • Lack of standardised approach to dealing with whistleblowers. • Many different regulators - information sharing is important.

  4. Methodology – how are we investigating? • Research questions • What role does whistleblowing play in food regulation? How many disclosures received? • How do authorities deal with whistleblowing disclosures? What procedures are in place? Are they followed? • Where do disclosures lead? • How are we going to answer these? • FOIA Requests

  5. Early Findings • Small pilot sample – 40 authorities. • Authorities are receiving whistleblowing disclosures. • Inconsistent handling of disclosures. • Some authorities treating same as consumer complaints. • Non-compliance with best practice.

  6. What’s next? • Move from pilot phase. • Send out all FOIA requests. • Supplement requests with semi-structured interviews to explore deeper. • Data analysis. • Outputs

  7. Questions?

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