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Working documents for the programs food operations run on: HACCP, SQF, FSMA, environmental monitoring. Kept current as the requirements change.
Edition 10 Wants Every Corrective Action Traced. Most Programs Can't.
SQF Edition 10 makes corrective action a core clause and writes out the chain it expects: correction, root cause method,...
Steven Moussawer · Sep 24, 2026 · 9 min read
The Lot Code Was on the Case. You Threw the Case Away.
Open a master case and the only lot code the product ever had goes in the baler with the cardboard. Send that ingredient...
Steven Moussawer · Sep 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Edition 10 Audits Start January 2. Some Records You Can't Backfill.
Edition 10 audits arrive as early as January 2, 2027. Part of what the code asks for is time-series evidence: culture tr...
Steven Moussawer · Aug 06, 2026 · 6 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
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
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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
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
7 HACCP Plan Mistakes That Lead to Audit Failures (and How to Fix Them)
Documentation deficiencies are the most common non-conformance category in GFSI-benchmarked audits, but vague critical c...
Steven Moussawer · Mar 21, 2026 · 10 min read
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