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 ...
El Safe Quality Food Institute patrocina y expone en la Conferencia Mundial de Inocuidad de los Alimentos de 2015 SQFI presentará su sitio web multilingüe durante la semana de la conferencia
Killer Brownie, an SQF certified site in Ohio, recently shared a video describing their food safety program. Their Food Safety Manager, Polly Tartaro, and President, Chimene Mayne Ross, explain why the...
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...
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...
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 Tammie Van Buren, Manager, Compliance Simply put, a correction is an immediate action taken to fix an issue identified during an audit or while monitoring and corrective action works to resolve the ...
Starting in January of 2017, SQFI is changing the way we communicate with our stakeholders! Instead of sending multiple emails each month advertising individual events and updates, we will now be send...
“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 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...
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...
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...
The 2017 SQF International Conference opened with a bang! With a record attendance of 862, the next few days were an engaging experience that sharpened skills and gave the attendees tools and resources...
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...
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...
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...
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...
To aid in implementing your program, SQFI has many accessible resources. Training is an excellent resource and depending on your learning preference, budget and time, there are online and face-to-face ...
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 ...
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 ...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
An extraordinary event known as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many sites to adapt operations. Sites are thinking outside the box and taking different approaches to protect both their staff and the g...
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...
GFSI is delivering on their commitment to explore options in non-standard auditing as a result of COVID-19. Released as part of their initial position on March 16th, GFSI and the their Stakeholder Advi...
During these extraordinary times, SQFI has strived to meet the needs of our clients by granting over 600 certificate extensions to date. As our industry continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Le Safe Quality Food Institute parraine et expose à la Conférence mondiale 2015 sur la salubrité des aliments Le SQFI inaugurera son site Web multilingue pendant la semaine de conférence
« La seule chose qui soit pire que de former vos employés et de les voir partir c’est de ne pas former vos employés et les garder ». – Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company À SQFI, nous pensons que la créatio...
Hace años, cuando las cosas eran un poco más simples, nuestros alimentos venían de la tierra en que vivíamos o de nuestros vecinos. Sabíamos exactamente de dónde venían las cosas y qué estábamos comie...
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...
Transparency is the new black. Meaning, everyone wants to look good in it! However, being transparent about your food safety and quality processes isn’t something that is achieved overnight. If trut...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
À SQFI, nous nous améliorons et évoluons constamment. Non seulement nous surveillons la salubrité et la qualité dans l’industrie, mais nous mettons constamment à jour notre programme. Notre portée – ...
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...
「唯一比訓練了員工他們卻離開更糟糕的是,留下的員工沒有訓練。」 – 福特汽車公司 Henry Ford 在 SQFI 我們相信,只有在食物鏈的每一站都要求卓越,才能創造更安全的食品供應。」 對我們來說,食物鏈的起頭是訓練。無論您是食品設施的生產線員工、跨國食品公司的企業決策者、協助設施準備稽核的顧問、還是稽核機構的成員,訓練都是管理成功食品安全系統的重要第一步。 本月,我們邀請您加入我們的行列,探討...
El SQFI obtiene la homologación de la GFSI para las categorías 25 y 26 del sector de alimentos A SQFI le complace anunciar que nuestro Programa de Almacenamiento y Distribución de Productos Alimentar...
Estar preparado para la auditoría es esencial. De allí surge la frase: “Estar siempre preparados para las auditorías”. Más aún, las prácticas recomendadas de calidad e inocuidad de los alimentos deberí...
Il y a quelques années, lorsque la situation était un peu plus simple, notre nourriture provenait directement de la terre où nous vivions ou auprès nos voisins plus tard. Vous saviez exactement d’où v...
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 ...
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...
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...
By Kathy Chiao, Marketing Specialist Through 2020 Q1 and Q2, we have experienced the challenges brought on the COVID-19 pandemic. Our industry adapted to continue to uphold our food safety promise to t...
Depuis janvier 2017, le SQFI change la façon dont nous communiquons avec nos parties prenantes! Au lieu d’envoyer, chaque mois, plusieurs courriels de publicité d’événements et de mises à jour particu...
Getting SQF-certified is, of course, an accomplishment. Sustaining the high commitment to quality and food safety is crucial, not only to pass regular audits but to continue to improve the efficacy of ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Safe Quality Food Institute Sponsors and Exhibits at 2015 Global Food Safety Conference SQFI to unveil multilingual website during the week of conference
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...
S’alimenter salubrement est un droit humain fondamental que nous possédons tous et faire partie d’une industrie alimentaire salubre nous donne l’occasion de contribuer au renforcement des exigences en ...
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...
La salubrité des aliments est un élément essentiel d’un partenariat commercial réussi entre le fournisseur et l’acheteur. Le SQFI a créé une approche pour les producteurs de denrées alimentaires de pet...
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...
En el mundo actual, las personas migran rápidamente, requieren productos más diversos en su dieta y obtienen sus alimentos a través vehículos diferentes. Proteger la cadena de suministro nunca ha sido...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
” 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
Consumir alimentos inocuos es un derecho humano básico que todos tenemos, y el hecho de ser parte de la industria de inocuidad de los alimentos nos brinda la oportunidad de contribuir para consolidar l...
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...
Dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, les gens migrent rapidement, ont besoin de produits plus diversifiés dans leur régime alimentaire et se nourrissent à travers une variété de mécanismes différents. La prot...
As we spend the last couple weeks of 2019 celebrating our successes and counting our achievements, it’s time to look towards the future. Let’s review our accomplishments and evaluate them – and I mean ...
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...
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...
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...
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