Organizational culture is defined by dimensions and characteristics that can be used to measure food
safety culture in food manufacturing through a food safety maturity model. Maturity models from
quality, health care, and information technology have been used since early 1970 and this work presents
a novel food safety culture maturity model with five capability areas and food safety pinpointed behaviours
specific to functions and levels in a food manufacturing company. A survey tool linked to the
model is used to measure a company's position within the maturity model framework. The method was
tested with a Canadian food manufacturer and proved valuable to measure food safety culture across the
five capability areas, which provides the manufacturer with a map for prioritizing future efforts to
strengthen food safety culture.