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By LeAnn Chuboff, Vice President, SQFI Technical Affairs Its my pleasure to have spent all of my professional career in the food safety field. One of the great perks are the splendidly smart and nice c...
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Feb 11, 2019
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SQFI Website Is Now Multilingual
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Surplus Milk from Ohio Dairy Farmers to be Turned into Cottage Cheese, Donated to Area Food Banks
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SQFI Achieves GFSI Benchmarking to Cover Food Sector Categories 25 and 26 SQFI is excited and pleased to announce that our Storage and Distribution of Food Products Program has received Global Food Saf...
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Private: Improving the Allocation and Consistency of COVID-19 Vaccines to Frontline Food Auditors
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FDA FASTER Act Video for Food Industry
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Apr 18, 2022
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Apr 25, 2022
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May 23, 2022
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Jun 6, 2022
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Nov 22, 2022
Food defense is an essential part of the SQF System and one that is necessary for global food supply chain security. The lack of a properly implemented food defense program can cost your company millio...
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Nov 29, 2022
Becoming a victim of food fraud can be one of the biggest fears for most companies. Every site must prepare for this possibility, so this fear doesn’t become a reality.
Be Proactive and Identify Potential Food Safety Risks With a Risk Assessment
Dec 20, 2022
Risk assessments are the backbone of any functioning food safety system and are necessary to identify potential hazards and risks in the workplace. Building a risk mindset at your site can assist you i...
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