Stoughton Food Safety Consultant

Helping Stoughton Food Businesses Pass Audits and Inspections From Downtown Stoughton to Kegonsa and across Dane County, food and beverage businesses face challenging demands from big buyers like Costco, Walmart, and Whole Foods—as well as federal regulators. As your Stoughton Food Safety Consultant, FoodReady helps you put compliance into practice with audit-ready systems that work every day. Our services include HACCP and Preventive Controls plans, GMP and prerequisite programs, documentation systems, and mock audits. We support HACCP, SQF, GMP, FSMA, USDA, and FDA certifications—helping Stoughton facilities prepare for customer audits and FDA inspections.

Leading Companies Trust FoodReady

Engage with an expedient process that is more than traditional consulting. Supported by a unique combination of veteran food safety experts and software intelligence, we get your Food Safety / HACCP programs ready to stay ready for any GFSI, BRC, SQF, or Retail Audit, in addition to State, USDA, or FDA inspections.

Hear It From Real People

See how FoodReady’s Food Safety Plans and Management Solutions has positively impacted and helped hundreds of businesses just like yours.

“The people at FoodReady are excellent to work with and care to get involved with your company and make it as best as it can be. FoodReady staff also helped provide training to our QA team.”

“We like the customizable options and ease of use. The support that comes with it. We would not have been able to pass our audit without the support staff of FoodReady.”

“Peace of mind, safety, and accountability. With all of these things and the FoodReady team (especially Dustin!), we felt confident and ready for the USDA and about our product safety.”

Meet the Expert Behind Your Food Safety Consulting

Your project is led by Dave Seddon, FoodReady’s Chief Food Safety Officer. With 500+ SQF and GMP audits completed and a finalist for SQF Auditor of the Year, Dave brings an auditor’s perspective to your facility. He ensures your hazard analysis, documentation, and programs stand up to certification audits and USDA or FDA inspections—while being practical for operators to run daily.

End-to-End Compliance
Support for Your Facility

We work with food businesses across Stoughton and Dane County, from dairy and cheese producers to breweries and ready-to-eat facilities. Our consulting includes HACCP and Preventive Controls plan development, GMP and prerequisite programs such as sanitation, allergen control, pest management, supplier approval and recall/traceability, documentation systems with logs, forms, and version control. We also do gap assessments, mock audits, and certification prep. Each program is aligned with HACCP, SQF, GMP, GFSI schemes, FSMA Preventive Controls, FSMA 204, USDA programs, and FDA food safety consulting standards—giving you one integrated framework for compliance.

Systems That Pass Audits and Inspections

FoodReady AI builds programs that protect your brand and withstand regulatory and certification scrutiny:

Consistent product quality and food safety
Alignment with HACCP, SQF, FSMA, USDA, and FDA requirements
Fewer findings, non-compliance, and fines
Better hazard control and risk management across your processes
Programs tailored to your team, products, and budget
Faster customer approvals with credible documentation

Keeping Your Facility Audit-Ready Every Day

Food safety has to work on the floor, not just in binders. We partner with QA, operations, and management teams to make compliance part of daily work. FoodReady’s digital tools simplify this with floor checks and records capture, checklist management, document control, environmental monitoring, trending, and traceability tracking. This approach helps Stoughton facilities prepare year-round for customer requirements and FDA or USDA inspections.

How Can Our AI Food Safety Management Software Help You?

Our AI-Powered Food Safety Management System is more than just a compliance tool – it’s an intelligent system designed to streamline and strengthen your food safety and operational processes. The AI gives you great suggestions, and it’s all built-in with food safety smart tips from experts tailored for different kinds of food industries.

Rapid AI HACCP Plan Creation

FoodReady’s AI HACCP Builder offers pre-built templates, cutting HACCP plan development from hours to minutes.

AI-Generated SOPs & Checklists

FoodReady’s AI Assistant creates and automates SOPs and checklists, detecting missed tasks and ensuring protocol compliance

Unified Batch & Inventory Management

Our AI Assistant offers real-time tracking of production, inventory, and costs, enhancing efficiency and reducing compliance problems

Complete Traceability & Recall Readiness

FoodReady’s AI provides full traceability by linking ingredients to final products, facilitating rapid recalls and efficient audits

Automated Supplier Compliance

Reduce manual effort and increase transparency with AI-powered automatic management and updates of supplier documents

Live Monitoring & Instant Alerts

AI-powered dashboards offer real-time KPI monitoring and safety incident alerts for timely intervention.

Our Path to Certification in Stoughton

We follow a structured process to guide Stoughton facilities to certification and inspection readiness:

Gap Assessment On-site or virtual review of flows, zoning, controls, and documentation. Deliverable: prioritized action plan with critical-path items.

Food Safety Document Development

Digital logs, forms, and version control support HACCP and FSMA Preventive Controls plans, SOPs, and prerequisite programs, such as allergen control, supplier approval, and recall/traceability.

Environmental Monitoring Program For ready-to-eat and high-risk facilities, we design EMPs with zone mapping, swab schedules, and pathogen strategies—supported by digital scheduling and trending for audit readiness.

We Can Help You Develop Your
Food Safety Documentation

Our Team Members

We will deliver the best job with the best team.

Dave Seddon MBA RDN LDN, is a co-founder of FoodReady and has conducted over 500 GFSI audits across the United States.

Luke has extensive SQF, BRC, USDA, and FSQA leadership experience at multiple large food manufacturers.

Denice is a HACCP, PCQI, GFSI SQF Practitioner/Internal Auditor with a strong background in food manufacturing.

Maggie is a certified food safety consultant and SQF practitioner.

Sam, a lean six sigma black belt, has been a Plant Manager and also a sanitation expert at several large food companies.

Danielle has worked as QA Director at several large companies including Bolthouse Farms, Bumblee Tuna, Chiquita Banana and is a GFSI and FSMA expert.

Stoughton Food Safety Consulting

Here are a few of our valuable customers’ most frequently asked questions about Stoughton Food Safety Consulting Services.

Do you provide food safety consulting in Stoughton and Dane County?

Yes. We offer on-site and hybrid consulting options to support Stoughton, Kegonsa, Madison, and Dane County facilities.

What certifications do you support?

HACCP, SQF, GMP, GFSI schemes, FSMA Preventive Controls, and USDA certifications while ensuring FDA compliance.

How long does it take to become audit-ready?

The timeframe depends on your current programs and gap assessment. Most facilities are ready in a few months, but others may take longer.

Can you help us recover from a failed audit?

Of course. We’ll review your nonconformances, determine the root causes, implement corrective actions, and run a mock audit before you try for certification again.

Do you support us during audits/inspections?

Yes. We prepare the document room, evidence management, and staff coaching during certification audits and regulatory inspections.

Do you handle FDA consulting and inspections in Stoughton?

Yes. We prepare facilities for FDA inspections in Stoughton, FSMA Preventive Controls, FSMA 204 traceability, and GMP compliance.

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