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Drift: the silent slide into unsafe practice 7 th International Conference on Food Science and Technology, Athens, 8-9 th November 2025 Small deviations gradually become accepted → a new normal. Mechanism: • Initial deviation to finish faster (pressure/staffing/targets). • Repetition → habit • No leadership response → tacit acceptance • System appears ‘normal’ but is off the intended practice Signals: “We’ve done it this way for ages”, “Forget the SOP—this is faster”.