The Brief
Recalls, FDA and USDA actions, and standards changes, briefed with what each one means for your facility.
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ClearSep 22, 2026
By the Time FDA Names the Food, Your Lot Is Gone
FDA closed a 14-case E. coli O157:H7 investigation this summer. Its note says the product was already beyond shelf life by the time FDA identified romaine lettuce as the likely source, and its public table names no grower or processor. Eight more investigations are open right now with the food listed as Not Yet Identified, covering 569 confirmed cases. An outbreak can close while you read the same table as everyone else. The signals that reach you first are inside your own plant.
6 min
Jul 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
Jun 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
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