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++TECH CORNER: ARE YOUR WORKFLOWS WORKING?++
Many SharePoint compliance management systems incorporate automated processes powered by workflows to streamline repetitive business processes and keep operations moving. Workflows help streamline manual tasks to maximize resources and increase efficiency. When these workflows break, companies can experience stalled approvals, missed communications, and shift back to manual workarounds. Recently, many workflows in SharePoint stopped working. So, what happened?
https://goktl.com/tech-corner-are-your-workflows-working/

In April 2026, ASSP published ANSI/ASSP Z310.1-2026, the first U.S.-based standard that provides guidelines for assessing and managing risk across an organization. It establishes principles, a framework, and a process to help organizations develop a structured approach to risk management that builds on concepts published in ISO 31000:2019, Risk Management Principles and Guidelines. https://goktl.com/new-assp-guidelines-for-assessing-and-managing-risks/

On January 23, 2026, FDA released its 2026 priority deliverables to further advance the Human Foods Program’s (HFP) vision and mission. Food inspection coverage is a critical deliverable under the Microbiological Food Safety, and the Better Regulatory Inspections for Dynamic Government Efficiency (BRIDGE) Project is central to achieving this goal. BRIDGE represents a significant step in FDA's vision for a more integrated, data-driven, and risk-based food safety oversight system. So what does this mean, and how does it change facility inspections?
https://goktl.com/the-future-of-food-safety-inspections-under-bridge/

The Food Safety Summit is next week, and KTL will be there discussing food safety, compliance management solutions, and supplier management. Visit us at booth 501, and don't miss our Tech Tent presentation on May 14 at 10:45 a.m. https://goktl.com/ktl-talks-food-safety-it-supplier-programs-at-the-food-safety-summit/

KTL Senior Associate April Greene, CSP, CHMM, was recently invited to join the Board of Directors for Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB), an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. KNIB is an environmental resource center that aims to inspire and educate citizens to take action to improve and beautify their community and environment through waste reduction, recycling, and resource conservation. https://goktl.com/community-involvement-in-action-april-greene-joins-knib-board/

As food companies continue to expand their networks of co-manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and packaging partners, the ability to identify and address supply chain weaknesses has never been more important. Check out some of the most common nonconformances KTL routinely observes when conducting supplier audits and recommendations for how to mitigate them. https://goktl.com/top-food-supplier-audit-findings-how-to-mitigate-them/

++TECH CORNER: SUPPLIER MANAGMENT TOOLS FOR BETTER RESULTS++
Effectively managing supplier data, documents and records, and performance across a large supplier network requires consistent processes and data management practices to effectively verify food safety compliance and mitigate associated risks. Integrating standardized tools and information management solutions can significantly improve supplier program efficiency and streamline supplier management.

Join KTL at the 2026 Food Safety Summit in the Tech Tent on May 14 at 10:30 a.m. to learn more about the various tools that can improve Supplier Program efficiency and streamline supplier management.

https://goktl.com/tech-corner-supplier-management-tools-for-better-results/

Starting the day talking about EHS, food safety, and data management at the North American Association of Wardens & Superintendents (NAAWS) Annual Conference in Daytona Beach. Stop by to chat!

The ISO 14001 international standard for EMS serves as a management tool to help organizations improve environmental performance and minimize environmental risks following a plan-do-check-act approach. The forthcoming ISO 14001:2026 revision—expected in April 2026—marks the first major update to the ISO 14001 standard since 2015. The updates refine, strengthen, and modernize EMS requirements to align the standard with growing environmental and sustainability pressures and increasing stakeholder expectations. https://goktl.com/iso-140012026what-you-need-to-know/

Building a compliance management system doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, especially when most companies already have the software they need at their fingertips. With the right strategy and expertise, Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform can be configured into a dynamic compliance management system that collects and centralizes data, streamlines processes, and strengthens compliance performance. Here are KTL’s top 10 tips to guide development... https://goktl.com/tech-corner-top-10-tips-to-use-the-software-you-have/