The Brief
Recalls, FDA and USDA actions, and standards changes, briefed with what each one means for your facility.
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ClearJun 29, 2026
Your Supplier's Other Customer Had an Outbreak. Nobody Told You.
Nara Organics and ByHeart never shared a label, a plant, or a brand. They shared a milk supplier. Seven months after ByHeart's infant-botulism recall, the same supplier's milk turned up in a second formula tied to the same illness, and the supplier's customer list to FDA never showed the link. The recall isn't the lesson. The blind spot is. Shared-supplier risk hides from one-up, one-down traceability, and most supplier agreements never account for it.
5 min
Mar 10, 2026
FSMA 204 Delayed to 2028: What Food Manufacturers Should Do Now
FSMA 204 got pushed to July 2028, but the requirements didn't budge. You still need lot-level traceability data at every critical tracking event, and the FDA still expects a complete electronic file within 24 hours of asking. The facilities that use this window to prepare will be fine. The ones that wait won't be.
7 min
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