Gasper LaRocca

Internal audits are more than a requirement. When done well, they can drive SQF compliance, strengthen food safety culture, and set your site up for audit success. Our latest blog shares 10 strategies to make your audit program a powerful tool for continuous improvement. Read the full article and contact Sirocco Consulting today to prepare with confidence. https://lnkd.in/gHMTm77i #SQFCompliance #FoodSafety #InternalAudits #FoodManufacturing #SiroccoConsulting

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Product recalls aren’t just expensive, they’re avoidable. At SCS, we believe true food safety starts upstream, and this blog from SQF Institute (SQFI) captures exactly why embedding food safety across supplier management, environmental monitoring programs, and allergen controls can be the difference between producing a safe product and ending up in a public recall. In this blog, SQFI’s Tammie Van Buren and our very own Denise Webster dive into real-world prevention strategies. Their message resonates: if you wait for a crisis to access food safety systems, the risk is higher. Instead, make prevention part of your operational DNA. Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/4iwLHjj Whether you’re a brand owner, supplier, or auditor, this blog offers actionable insights you can apply today. #FoodSafety #RecallPrevention

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Awareness is one of the most effective tools in reducing foodborne illness risk. Steritech’s food safety resource library offers practical guidance, posters, and expert insights to help teams stay informed and prepared. Explore the full library of foodborne illness resources today. https://hubs.ly/Q040mvv90

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🗣 “If you need a HACCP plan, need to pass an audit, or are just getting started, they’re very helpful.” Samantha Smith, founder of EverSmith Organics, trusted FoodReady to digitize her food safety systems and guide her through USDA certification. Now, her products are market-ready, and her team runs more efficiently using: 📋 Pre-op checklists 📦 Batch monitoring 📊 Inventory management Get inspired by their journey. Read the full case study: https://lnkd.in/dSuADTpN #FoodSafetySoftware #USDACertified #OrganicCPG #DigitalTransformation

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As we kick off 2026, it’s worth paying attention to where food safety risk and opportunity intersect — especially around data and compliance. This recent piece from The Packer highlights key food safety challenges ahead and reinforces why digitization and connected data flows are no longer optional. Insights from Frank Yiannas are a powerful reminder of what’s at stake. “You have it on a piece of paper; it’s a dead end. You can’t automate anything. You can’t trend and compare. You can’t evaluate it in totality with other data, but food safety data in digital form is the beginning of what I call meaningful action,” he says. “You can trend and compare long-term. You can trend and compare with other data sources that might be relevant.” While the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule does not go into effect until 2028, Yiannas says that is way too long to wait to become compliant. Whether it’s a potential issue with onions or beef, or spinach or other leafy greens, traceability will help prevent food waste and minimize the harm caused to the commodities involved, he says. “Let’s minimize the damage as opposed to destroying the livelihood of all romaine growers, of all onion growers, of all spinach growers,” Yiannas says. “It pays to have food traceability now.” At Starfish, we believe food safety and compliance start with data that moves automatically. We help companies break down silos, reduce manual effort, and connect systems so critical information flows where it’s needed—when it’s needed. #foodsafety #digitization #traceability #supplychain #FSMA, #foodsafetyculture #data

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