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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 7, 2026
Your Sanitation Crew Sends You a Service Log. The Auditor Wants Verification.
I run an SQF-certified facility. I've pulled records in all four service categories: sanitation, pest control, calibration, equipment maintenance. Here's what comes back when you ask, where the gaps are under SQF Edition 10, and a note on the Food Safety Services Code SQFI has in public comment through May 15, 2026.
8 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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