Food Safety Matters

Chris McGarvey is the Director of the Regulatory and Compliance Team for Walker Morris LLP in the UK. He has more than 25 years of experience working in both the private and public sector, and has a track record of helping clients navigate complex legal challenges in areas of highly regulated economic activity. Chris specializes in food law and led the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) Legal Team through Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain challenges associated with the Ukraine conflict. Chris' typical clients are Directors, Senior Managers, and specialists, particularly food scientists, who demand quick, accessible, and accurate advice. His work often has national reach and spans all four nations of the UK. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Chris [26:40] about: Impending regulatory changes in the UK and EU that will have immediate impacts for food business operations, and what companies should be doing to prepare The legal, ethical, and compliance challenges posed by the increa