The Brief
Recalls, FDA and USDA actions, and standards changes, briefed with what each one means for your facility.
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ClearJul 22, 2026
The SQF Agents & Brokers Code, Explained for Buyers
The SQF Agents & Brokers Code, published July 6 2026, certifies the traders, brokers, and importers who move your ingredients without handling them. For the first time you can require a third-party certificate for the intermediary in your supply chain, the link that used to sit outside every audit. What it covers, who needs it, and where it fits in supplier qualification.
7 min
May 4, 2026
FSSC 22000 V7 Is Live. The 12-Month Clock Just Started.
Foundation FSSC published Version 7 of the 22000 scheme on May 1, 2026. The 12-month clock is running. Most coverage is hitting the headline changes. The bigger story is the ISO 22002:2025 PRP swap nobody's leading with. It rewrites the standards every QA team has been working off for years. Twelve months sounds like a lot. It isn't.
5 min
Mar 17, 2026
SQF Edition 10: What Changed and How to Prepare Before the 2027 Deadline
SQF Edition 10 brings the biggest changes to the Code in years: a formal food safety culture requirement, a new scoring model, and competency-based training standards. Audits under the new edition begin as early as January 2027, giving most facilities about nine months to close gaps.
7 min
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