Content Director, HACCP Certified / SQF Practitioner
Saro Loucks is the Director of Content and a Food Safety Advisor for FoodReady. Saro is certified in HACCP and a trained SQF Practitioner. When Saro is not editing, writing, or advising new customers on what food safety goals they should pursue, she enjoys spending time with her family, baking gluten-free sourdough bread, and playing Mahjong.

Posts by Saro Loucks

In the intricate world of food production and distribution, hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) stands as a powerful food safety superhero, ensuring ...

Do you have a bakery business and need help to optimize your inventory management? Try bakery inventory management software to help you control stock ...
Tracking critical control points is one of the most demanding parts of a HACCP plan. However, software with CCP monitoring features can simplify and ...
Are you a food manufacturer tired of controlling numerous recipes and ingredients to keep your product safe and production processes running smoothly? Make things ...

The food journey from farm to fork has become significantly more complex, making food safety more challenging. The need for food transparency has surged; ...

Preventive controls are part of a robust food safety management program that allows for a properly trained team to protect the food supply and ...

The FSVP Stands for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). It is an FDA regulation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that ensures imported ...

Adherence to stringent food safety protocols isn’t new for those within the food industry. However, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a relatively ...

Do you still use sticky notes for your checklist or to do list making? In this tech-savvy era, maintain and manage your food production ...
Choosing the right commissary software can influence the efficiency and progress of a facility, so it’s a rather challenging and responsible task. Here’s our ...

Food is culture, tradition, and necessity, but above all, food must be safe. On June 7, 2025, the world comes together once again to ...

As a food manufacturer, you must ensure safe food for consumers to protect them from food contamination and foodborne diseases. If this sounds daunting, ...

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are the bedrock of producing safe, high-quality foods and ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates. While the specifics of GMP can ...

When it comes to food safety, you’ve probably heard of ‘cGMP’ – it’s everywhere in the industry.  But what exactly is it, and why ...

In the global marketplace, where food safety and quality are of prime importance, British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards have stood as a gold-standard framework ...