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May 18, 2017
” 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
SQF Fundamentals Program Launches in Brazil
Jan 12, 2020
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...
Announcing the 2020 SQFI Select Sites
Jan 12, 2020
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...
Introducing the NEW SQF Edition 9 Guidance Documents
Apr 19, 2021
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 ...
Tell us your story…be apart of SQFI history!
Sep 22, 2017
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...
SQF Edition 9 Code Amendments Update
Oct 27, 2021
Starting October 4, 2021, SQFI has introduced four code amendments to be implemented and audited with the applicable Edition 9 codes:
Achieve Sustainable and Overall Improvement with SQF Practitioner Training Program: Root Cause Analysis Course
Sep 10, 2021
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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 ...
SQF Code Edition 9 Free Recorded Webinar Series Available
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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.
WE’RE HIRING!! Manager, SQFI Sales
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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...
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Sep 10, 2021
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Spring is a Time for Growth and New Developments at SQFI!
Mar 14, 2019
Spring is coming and that means new and fresh things are popping up and starting to grow. This is also true at SQFI! This month we’re introducing in our newsletter a new section that will cover SQFI de...
Another Successful and Valuable SQF International Conference in the books!
Nov 22, 2017
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...
Risk Assessment Clarification for SQF Audit Extensions during COVID-19
Apr 30, 2020
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...
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SQF Code Edition 9 Continues to Embody One World, One Standard
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SQF Excellence Awards 2022: Coming Together to Recognize Food Safety Leaders
Jun 1, 2022
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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SQFI Develops Preventative Controls Audit Checklist and Guidance
Aug 31, 2016
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...
Announcing the Release of the New SQF Fundamentals Program
Jun 18, 2018
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...
SQFI Achieves FSC 25 and 26 GFSI Benchmarking
Dec 18, 2014
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...
SQF Level 2 Certification gets you ready to be FSMA Compliant
Nov 2, 2015
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SQFI Monthly Newsletter: June 2017 – A Safer World. A Smarter You.
Jun 20, 2017
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Free SQF Guidance, Tip Sheets and Checklists
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SQF Edition 9 Public Comment Period: Open thru July 31
Jul 1, 2020
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The SQF Program Isn’t Just for North and South America
Aug 22, 2018
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...
Food Safety Audits During COVID19: Tips to Minimize Exposure During an SQF Audit Pt. 2
Sep 21, 2020
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...
Flipping The Traditional Business Model
Jun 13, 2019
Site compliance is not about documents in a set of dusty folders that have not seen the light of day since last year for the annual internal audits. Compliance is living, breathing, growing, and consta...
SQFI : Rendre vos aliments salubres et durables.
Mar 7, 2019
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...
SQFI: Making your Food Safe and Sustainable
Feb 16, 2017
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 ...
Maintaining Your SQF Registration During COVID-19
Apr 17, 2020
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...
SQF Quality Systems for Manufacturing Course – 30 Days to Understanding Quality
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COVID-19 Update for SQF Certified Sites
Mar 6, 2020
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...
SQFI Expands Quality Certification Eligibility Requirements to Include Additional Food Safety Certified Sites
Apr 6, 2021
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...
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The SQF Food Safety Code for Foodservice is now open for Public comment!
Mar 12, 2019
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...
SQFI and the National Restaurant Association Partner to Support New Layer of Food Safety Protection for Consumers
Oct 3, 2019
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...
Wondering What SQF Is Doing About Cannabis in Food??
Sep 25, 2019
Various geographical jurisdictions have or will be creating regulations that enable the use of Cannabis and Cannabis related compounds to be introduced as ingredients or as concentrates into foods, bev...
2019 SQF Conference Focuses on SQF 2020 and Beyond
Nov 20, 2019
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...
GFSI Knowledge Exam – No Longer a Requirement
Jun 7, 2020
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...
“Audit Ready All the Time” – What it means to become an SQF Select Site
Aug 17, 2017
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 ...
SQFI Announces SQF Quality Achievement Award Winners
Nov 3, 2014
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...
Showcase your SQF Pride and Publicize your SQF Certification
Jul 13, 2020
By Seton Talty, Marketing & Customer Service Assistant Whether you’re receiving your first SQF certification, highlighting your employee’s commitment to food safety, or writing an email, there is a...
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Sep 10, 2021
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Food Safety Has No Borders
Oct 17, 2017
With the 2017 SQF International Conference right around the corner this is a good time to reflect on the fact that food safety has no borders. In today’s world people are migrating rapidly, requiring ...
Prevent and Manage Risk with the SQF Practitioner Training Program: Approved Supplier Program Course
Sep 10, 2021
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Revisiting The 2018 SQF International Conference | A Crisis Hits: Are You Ready?
Jun 26, 2019
A major food safety outbreak has occurred, your product has been recalled, or some other crisis situation has happened. How do you recover? Using effective communications and crisis management strateg...
SQF Conference 2019: Embracing Difficult Food Safety Conversations
Dec 12, 2019
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...
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Food Safety Resolutions with SQF Fundamentals Program
Jan 5, 2020
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 ...
Be A Leader…Not A Follower! Present at the 2017 SQF International Conference
Apr 6, 2017
2017 SQF International Conference Hyatt Regency November 7-9, 2017 Call for Proposals Deadline: April 10, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST We are accepting your presentation ideas to share insights, best practices...
What Food Safety Culture Looks Like: SQF Featured Site
Mar 4, 2021
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...
Let your voice be heard: Help shape the SQF Code, Edition 9!
Jul 12, 2019
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...
‘We Are Resilient’: Industry Confident Supply Challenges Can Be Met Amid COVID-19 Crisis
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SQFI Announces 2022 Recipients of Excellence Awards at SQF Unites Conference
Nov 14, 2022
Winners selected for exemplary performance in Auditing and Practitioner Leadership
Nominate an Exceptional Individual for the 2019 SQFI Quality Achievement Awards
Apr 5, 2019
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...
Don’t Count the Days – Make the Days Count
Dec 14, 2017
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...
Document, document, document! If it is not documented, it is not done!
Jul 19, 2018
There are several key reasons why documentation is essential. Well-written programs help to ensure continuity of best practices, which in turn, lead to a safe and consistent product. In addition, accur...
FMI Welcomes Gigi Vita as Vice President of SQFI Sales
Mar 28, 2019
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...
Reduce Costs While Increasing Customer Loyalty with SQF Quality Certification
Apr 6, 2021
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...
Food Safety Audits During COVID19: Mitigating Exposure During an SQF Audit Pt. 1
Sep 14, 2020
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...
2018: Reflecting on a year of Shaping the Future of Food Safety Together
Dec 10, 2018
Today, consumers’ tastes change very rapidly. They require more diverse products and seek to obtain their food through a variety of vehicles. These days, protecting the supply chain has never been more...
SQFI Website Is Now Multilingual
Mar 3, 2015
Safe Quality Food Institute Sponsors and Exhibits at 2015 Global Food Safety Conference SQFI to unveil multilingual website during the week of conference
Le Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) nomme ReposiTrak comme fer de lance de la nouvelle base de données
Mar 7, 2019
Pour diffusion immédiate 24 octobre 2016 Contact média Sarah Malenich, Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) 202-220-0660 – smal...
SQF Code Recognized as a Procurement Standard for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
Feb 11, 2019
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 ...
SQF 資訊日，10 月 1 日在加州薩利納斯
Mar 7, 2019
It’s Time To Focus On Quality
Sep 15, 2017
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
SQFI Announces the 2015 SQFI Quality Achievement Award Winners
Nov 16, 2015
Sarah Malenich Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) 202-220-0660 smalenich@sqfi.com
El Programa SQF no es solo para Norteamérica y Sudamérica
Mar 7, 2019
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...
How Is the Grocery Supply Chain Responding to Coronavirus?
Mar 11, 2020
How Is the Grocery Supply Chain Responding to Coronavirus? By Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, FMI We live in a global economy, which is evident every day in the aisles of a grocery stor...
Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) Names ReposiTrak to Spearhead Database Facelift
Oct 24, 2016
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Oct 16, 2019
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Nov 29, 2021
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 ...
We’re Mad about Management Commitment and Culture this March
Mar 17, 2017
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...
Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices Critical Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19
Apr 9, 2020
US Center for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) To ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, CDC advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permi...
Demonstrating a Commitment to Food Safety through Innovation
Nov 5, 2021
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...
Conformance, Consistency and Cost:The 3 C’s of SQF Quality
Jun 21, 2021
By LeAnn Chuboff, SQFI VP of Technical Affairs
One World. One Standard. One Email…well kind of!
Jan 24, 2017
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...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting
Apr 27, 2020
FEMA Fact Sheet Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting This guidance summarizes how organizations should consider and manage their personal protective equipm...
Introducing the 2021 SQF Excellence Awards Finalists
Oct 13, 2021
by Gigi Vita,Chief Food Safety Assessment Officer & Senior Vice President, FMI – The Food Industry Association
Getting Started with Your SQF Food Safety Program
Feb 26, 2020
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 ...
4 Ways a Food Safety Labeling Service Can Meet SQF Edition 9 Requirements
Sep 14, 2021
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Food Safety Culture Guidance
Nov 1, 2021
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...
The Power of Communities Inspiring Positive Change.
Sep 10, 2018
The power of communities inspiring positive change. Together, we can shape the future of food safety by engaging in dialogue and identifying our individual challenges. SQFI is looking to you to help u...
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