Skip to main content

SQF Edition 10 audits start January 2027. Is your program ready? Learn more →

The Platform

Meet Beacon

The food safety and quality compliance AI platform

Explore platform
Audit-Ready AI

Every AI action, on the record

The audit trail writes itself.

  • Drafts SOPs and CAPAs from your data
  • Cites the exact SQF element
  • Logs every step for the auditor
Explore Audit-Ready AI

See it on your process

Book a demo
Expert Services

Consulting & Training

SQF certification, audit prep, and expert-led training

Advised by certified SQF lead auditors and HACCP Alliance instructors, from first certification through Edition 10.

Explore services
SQF Edition 10

Built in from day one

A structural update, not a refresh. The templates, records, and review workflows are already here.

Explore Edition 10

Not sure where to start?

Talk to an expert
Insights

All articles

The whole archive, newest first.

RSS feed

Filtered by tag: SQF

Clear
The Brief

The Brief: Week of August 31, 2026

A ready-to-eat Listeria recall expands, FDA warning letters focus on sanitation verification, and SQFI holds the line on...

Jeffrey Strout · Sep 04, 2026 · 2 min read

The Brief

The Brief: Week of August 24, 2026

An undeclared milk recall in chocolate, the FSMA 204 records clock, and a BRCGS clarification on trend review.

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 28, 2026 · 1 min read

The Brief

The Brief: Week of August 17, 2026

Metal in snack products, the FSIS Salmonella framework moves, and GFSI puts culture in the benchmark.

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 21, 2026 · 1 min read

The Brief

The Brief: Week of August 10, 2026

A leafy greens traceback, FDA reorganization lands on inspections, and Edition 10 scoring math worth memorizing.

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Guides

SQF Edition 10: What Actually Changes and How to Get Ready

Edition 10 is a structural update, not a refresh. The five changes that take real work, in the order to start them, from...

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 09, 2026 · 2 min read

The Brief

The Brief: Week of August 3, 2026

Listeria sampling in frozen vegetables, sesame enforcement matures, and the culture clause needs the longest runway.

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 07, 2026 · 2 min read

Field Notes

What 7,500 Audits Taught Me About the First Ten Minutes

By the time the opening meeting ends, an experienced auditor has usually formed the hypothesis the rest of the audit wil...

Jeffrey Strout · Aug 04, 2026 · 2 min read

The Brief

The Brief: Week of July 27, 2026

Ethylene oxide in imported spice, remote regulatory assessments continue, and change management gets a clause of its own...

Jeffrey Strout · Jul 31, 2026 · 1 min read

Run a food safety program? See how Beacon keeps it audit-ready.

See Beacon in 20 minutes