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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, calibrati...
Steven Moussawer · May 07, 2026 · 8 min read
What Auditors Want to See Behind Your Food Safety Culture Score
Most food safety culture surveys in use across the industry have not been validated to standards that academic reviewers...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 28, 2026 · 11 min read
Two Allergen Recalls in One Day. The Allergens Weren't the Problem.
On April 24, FDA posted two undeclared-allergen recalls. Different products, different states, different mechanisms. Bot...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Food Defense Isn't Food Safety. HiPP Just Proved It.
Austrian police seized jars of HiPP baby food this month after a suspect emailed a threat and seeded stores with rat poi...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 24, 2026 · 5 min read
New York Just Passed a GRAS Disclosure Law. Suppliers Are on the Clock.
New York's Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act passed the Assembly 106 to 32 on April 21, 2026, after clearing the S...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Raw Farm's Tests Came Back Clean. The Outbreak Still Traces to Them.
FDA tested 19 Raw Farm cheese samples. One came back positive for E. coli O157:H7, but whole-genome sequencing showed a...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 21, 2026 · 5 min read
FDA Keeps Issuing FSVP Warning Letters. Manufacturers Often Don't Know They're the Importer.
Life Plus Style Gourmet got an FDA warning letter on March 5, 2026, on the company's third FSVP inspection in four years...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Environmental Monitoring Under SQF Edition 10: What Auditors Will Expect
SQF Edition 10 turned environmental monitoring into a mandatory core clause with double the point deductions for non-con...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 13, 2026 · 12 min read
Red No. 3 Is Banned. The Rest of the Dyes Are Next.
Red No. 3 is legally banned from food products starting January 15, 2027. The remaining six petroleum-based dyes face a...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 08, 2026 · 6 min read
California AB 660 Takes Effect July 1: What Your Labels Need to Change
California AB 660 bans "Sell By" dates and requires all packaged food sold in the state to use standardized "BEST if Use...
Steven Moussawer · Apr 06, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Build a Food Safety Culture Plan That Actually Passes an Audit
Food safety culture went from a talking point to an auditable requirement in 2026. If your facility needs a documented p...
Steven Moussawer · Mar 27, 2026 · 9 min read
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