By LeAnn Chuboff, VP of Technical Affairs The complimentary Edition 9 Guidance Documents are now available for download. We structured the Edition 9 Guidance Documents so you and your team can have an ...
By LeAnn Chuboff, VP of Technical Affairs See full article here at SafetyChain. If your facility isn’t yet fully prepared for SQF Edition 9, you’re not alone. According to a SafetyChain poll, just 3% o...
So, you decided to get certified to the Safe Quality Food standard, the rigorous food safety and quality program recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and retailers, CPGs and foodservi...
Food safety is a critical component of a successful supplier/buyer trading partnership, and SQFI has created an approach for small to medium size food producers who don’t have a robust food safety prog...
Food safety auditors and practitioners are essential to the global food industry, as businesses expect their trading partners to keep food safety top of mind. Consumers trust quality and safety to just...
The public comment period for the SQF Codes Edition 9 has begun. Your feedback is important to us and to the continuous improvement of the SQF Program.
The ongoing globalization of our food supply chain requires us to regularly review and update the SQF Code so we can continue to evolve alongside the global marketplace.
Globalization has revolutionized the food supply chain and brought with it a whole new world of opportunities for businesses. However, along with these opportunities also comes more risks. Consumers an...
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...
Fifty Industry leaders from Japan’s retail, manufacturing and supply chain industries attended the launch of SQF’s Tokyo Sustainability Addendum (TSA) In Shinagawa on Friday 5th April. The purpose of ...
Free SQF Guidance, Tip Sheets and Checklists The SQF family of food safety and quality Codes are designed to meet industry, customer and regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain...
Seize this unique opportunity to help shape the SQF Code, Edition 9 at the 2019 SQF Conference! Participate in a 2-part interactive forum to get program updates, hear results of the 2019 stakeholder su...
SQFI has been working for some months on developing the SQF Food Safety Code for Foodservice. With the help of our Foodservice Technical Working Group, Technical Advisory Committee, Certification Bodi...
PARIS and ARLINGTON, USA, 9th December 2021 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and Safe Quality Food Institute, a division of FM...
Mar 28, 2019 ARLINGTON, VA—Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gigi Vita as the vice president of sales for the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). Vita will be res...
SQF Code Edition 9 The ongoing globalization of our food supply chain requires us to regularly review and update the SQF Code so we can continue to evolve alongside the global marketplace.
By: Adam Friedlander, MS, Manager, Food Safety and Technical Services, FMI Amidst old friends and new colleagues, SQFI, a division of FMI, proudly hosted over 850 food safety professionals, including o...
Dear SQF Stakeholder, During these extraordinary times, SQFI has strived to meet the needs of our clients granting over 600 certificate extensions to date. I’d like to reiterate that those extensions a...
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is a dynamic national trade association, representing the grocery retail industry on the cutting-edge of food and consumer trends. We are seeking a Manager, SQFI Sale...
The SQFI Quality Achievement Awards recognize the commitment, support, and performance of outstanding individuals who uphold the integrity and performance of the SQF Program. Help us recognize the achi...
Arlington, VA– The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) is proud to announce that the SQF Food Safety Code for Primary Production has been recognized as a procurement standard for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic ...
We understand that with COVID-19 impacting many business operations, the ability to conduct audits has been heavily influenced by the need to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus. Therefore,...
Safe Quality Food Institute Sponsors and Exhibits at 2015 Global Food Safety Conference SQFI to unveil multilingual website during the week of conference
“Lo único peor que capacitar a sus empleados y que se vayan es no capacitar a sus empleados y que se queden”. – Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company En el SQFI, creemos que para tener un suministro de alimen...
By Tammie Van Buren, SQFI Compliance Manager In October 2020, SQFI released Edition 9 of the SQF Food Safety and Quality Codes. Several significant changes were included in the new edition, including a...
Arlington, Virginia – El Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) anunció recientemente a los ganadores de los Premios al Desempeño en Calidad de SQF en la edición 2014 de la Conferencia Internacional en Orl...
Arlington VA – Le Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) a récemment annoncé les Prix d’excellence qualité SQF à sa Conférence internationale de 2014 à Orlando en Floride. Ces sept prix récompensent les in...
June 22, 2017 – ARLINGTON, VA – Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), will participate at the Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show and discu...
SQF training plays an important role in the implementation and ultimate success of an SQF System. In addition, The SQF Trainer plays a vital role in practitioners seeking food safety management knowled...
ARLINGTON, VA–The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), in partnership with the National Restaurant Association, today announces the release of the SQF Food Safety Code for Food Service. The code is a un...
By: Kathy Chiao, Marketing Specialist, SQFI Has your company set food safety resolutions for the new year? Well, it all starts with building and nurturing a culture of food safety. Food safety doesn’t ...
SQFI Select Site Program “Being audit ready all the time.” An SQFI Select Site is a site that forgo the three-year certification cycle requirement and voluntarily elects to have annual unannounced re...
Leslie Sarasin President and CEO FMI When I assumed the leadership of FMI more than a decade ago, there were several key positions and staff vacancies I needed to fill. One particular opening, the lead...
Safe Quality Food Institute Announces Ethical Sourcing Standard First food safety program to offer responsible sourcing certification ARLINGTON, VA – March 19, 2015 – The Safe Quality Food Institute ...
Arlington, VA– The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) recently announced the SQF Quality Achievement Awards at their 2014 International Conference in Orlando, Florida. These seven awards recognize indi...
The definition of Food Safety Culture Shared values, beliefs, and norms affect mindset and behavior toward food safety in, across and throughout an organization. Elements of food safety culture are tho...
Ensuring Food Safety and Quality with SQF and HACCP HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and SQF (Safe Quality Food) are both systems designed to ensure the safety of food production. W...
Consuming safe food is a basic human right we all have and being in the food safety industry gives us all the opportunity to contribute to the strengthening of food safety requirements. According to th...
Food safety has always been a passion and concern of the professionals whose jobs center on the protection of the food manufactured or grown for consumer consumption. As we reflect on our experiences f...
SQFI has exclusively partnered with Alchemy to develop the Implementing SQF Fundamentals Code for Manufacturing eLearning Course. This interactive course is designed to help small and medium-sized prod...
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is a dynamic national trade association, representing the supermarket industry on the cutting-edge of food and consumer trends. We are looking for a Vice President, ...
In the latest report of the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2017, when asked the question: Where do shoppers believe food safety problems are most likely to occur along the...
By LeAnn Chuboff, SQFI VP of Technical Affairs You and your colleagues have put a lot of time and hard work into becoming SQF certified. Congratulations, this is no small feat. Now that your site has p...
By Carey Allen, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy Pests, whether they be insects or animals, fungus, molds and bacteria, or weeds, carry disease, cause damage and losses. Exposure of ...
Culture can be defined as the “personality of an organization” and measuring a personality is not an easy task. Obtaining management commitment and establishing a positive food safety culture within a...
This past spring, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) hosted a stakeholder consultation on a proposed plan to phase out the GFSI Knowledge Exam. Based on the feedback they received, GFSI will proc...
By Tammie Van Buren, SQFI Compliance Manager Allowing visitors in 2020 has extra heightened concerns, but it is very possible. Whether or not your site will have 10, 25, or 50 percent of the audit cond...
Offre d’une approche fondée sur un système de gestion du contrôle sans gluten Arlington, VA, le 17 juin 2016 Le Programme Safe Quality Food (SQF), reconnu mondialement par les détaillants et les fourni...
By Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI A strong food safety culture is not dependent on one element. An individual, an event or a policy and procedures a...
” The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training your employees and having them stay.” – Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company
Years ago, when things were a little simpler, our food came right from the land we lived on or from our neighbors down the road. You knew exactly where things came from and what you were getting. As ...
It’s essential to be audit ready. Hence the phrase: “Being audit ready all the time.” In fact, good food safety and quality practices should be adhered to and practiced on a consistent basis. Not just ...
Food safety is evolving. With the passing of the Food Safety Modernization Act, progressing technology, and more people developing food allergies, staying informed and trained on the latest trends and...
Ofrecemos un enfoque de sistema de gestión para controlar el gluten Arlington, VA, 17 de junio de 2016 El Programa Safe Quality Food (SQF), reconocido a nivel mundial por los vendedores minoristas y lo...
In today’s world people are migrating rapidly, requiring more diverse products in their diet, and obtaining their food through a variety of different vehicles. Protecting the supply chain has never be...
Our commitment to food safety and quality assurance governs every decision we make. Though food safety has always been priority, increasing regulation has made food safety a legal issue and the respon...
ARLINGTON, VA – Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today announces the recent promotions of four managerial staff members who embody the organization’s strategic emphasis on the food safety and regulatory ...
Food fraud costs the global food industry approximately $49 billion per year. But what is food fraud and how can you protect your business from it? Food fraud is a collective term encompassing the inte...
Llegó el 2018… y nos gustaría aprovechar esta oportunidad para desearles oficialmente a todas nuestras partes interesadas un feliz y próspero año nuevo. Es un nuevo año, y el momento perfecto para un n...
The 2019 SQF Conference kicked off with a BANG! With thrilling performances, rousing breakout sessions, and plenty of coffee breaks, this year’s SQF Conference was truly the premier food safety educati...
Last week, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb issued a press statement indicating FDA has finalized guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled “Public Warning and Notification of Recalls.” Although FDA recog...
Dear SQF Stakeholder: We are deeply concerned by the impact of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, and its potential effect on our SQF community. We understand that continuing restrictions on trav...
A Safer World. A Smarter You. SQFI is dedicating the June edition of our newsletter to the 2017 SQF International Conference. In the next few pages we’ll introduce to you to our program schedule, t...
By Kathy Chiao, Specialist, Marketing, SQFI News headlines that include words such as “recall,” “foodborne illness,” and “contamination” get the attention of consumers. That’s why it is crucial for ret...
A food safety plan is paramount to creating, developing, or maintaining any successful supplier/buyer trading partnership, which leads to the creation of the SQF Fundamentals Program by SQFI.
Home / Voice of The Food Industry Blog By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI Shoppers continue to see food safety as a collective responsibility com...
It’s essential to be audit ready. Hence the phrase: “Being audit ready all the time.” In fact, good food safety and quality practices should be adhered to and practiced on a consistent basis. Not just ...
At SQFI, we are constantly improving and evolving. Not only are we keeping a watchful eye on the safety and quality in the industry, we are always updating our program. Our reach – and outreach – are...
Un monde plus salubre. Un jeu plus intelligent. SQFI consacre l’édition de juin de notre bulletin d’information à la Conférence internationale SQF 2017. Dans les pages suivantes, nous vous présente...
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