Top Enterprise QMS for Food Manufacturers in 2026
Today, food and beverage manufacturers face a growing set of regulatory requirements, from FDA food safety regulations and FSMA to GFSI standards like SQF, BRC, and FSSC 22000. A quality management s [...]
Recent FDA Warning Letters Highlight Gaps in Supplier Quality
FDA has been drawing a sharp line over the past year when it comes to supplier quality. From supplier qualification issues to ongoing monitoring failures, the problems that keep showing up in FDA war [...]
Why Risk-Based Supplier Audits Are Replacing Calendar-Based Audits
In the larger organizations I worked for as a quality leader, supplier auditing was almost always calendar-driven. Sometimes supplier audits happened once a year; in others, they might happen twice. I [...]
Where Manufacturers Are Getting EHS Wrong
Part 1 of a 2 blog series Despite the critical role EHS management plays in safety, compliance and operational continuity, many manufacturers remain early in their EHS maturity curve. Rather than bei [...]
Transforming EHS Management in Modern Manufacturing White Paper
WHITE PAPER From Reactive to Resilient: Transforming EHS Management Into Modern Manufacturing In this white paper, AssurX examines why EHS management commonly breaks down, how immature practices [...]
What the Yellow Book Updates for 2025 Means for Auditing Organizations
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued the 2024 revision of Government Auditing Standards, commonly known as the Yellow Book, in February 2024. This revision introduces significant en [...]
Glossary of Professional Quality Management Terms
Quality & Compliance Glossary AssurX provides a practical, industry-proven glossary of Quality, Regulatory, and Operational Excellence terms to help teams speak the same language across sites, s [...]
Improving the Supplier Corrective Action Request Process with the QMS
When I first started developing supplier quality management programs in pharma manufacturing, tracking supplier corrective action requests was incredibly manual. Every supplier replied in a different [...]
On-demand webcast: Corrective and Preventive Action in QMS: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
ON-DEMAND WEBCAST: Corrective and Preventive Action in QMS: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) are critical for maintaining compliance and driving contin [...]
Human Factors in CAPA Part I: How to Improve Employee Engagement
At its core, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) is about systematically evaluating problems and enacting permanent solutions that minimize risk—for both customers and the business. That’s the go [...]
