Category: Food Safety
Mar 31, 2023
The food quality industry is responsible for ensuring that food products meet the necessary standards to be safe and suitable for consumption. Risk mitigatio...
Mar 21, 2023
Risk mitigation is crucial in the food quality industry to ensure the safety and quality of food products.
Mar 7, 2023
A hallmark of this young decade is challenge, wrought by the pandemic, divisions, global conflict, and supply chain problems. And while we like to – and righ...
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 ...
Dec 13, 2022
A recall and withdrawal program is a measure that no site hopes they must use. However, every site will be thankful to have one if they find themselves in a ...
Dec 6, 2022
How will you know what to produce unless it is defined?
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...
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 ...
Nov 15, 2022
In the food industry, keeping your site well-maintained and organized is crucial. However, a well-managed facility can still fall victim to poor document and...
Nov 8, 2022
Every SQF food safety practitioner needs to stay up to speed with allergen management. Allergens are the leading cause of FDA and USDA recalls, and can also ...
Oct 2, 2022
By Anthony Camperone, Technical Development Manager, SGS North America, Inc.
Jul 12, 2022
By Carey Allen, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy USDA Announces Financial Assistance for Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Pro...
Jun 13, 2022
By Carey Allen, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy Pests, whether they be insects or animals, fungus, molds and bacteria, or weeds, carry di...
May 23, 2022
by Carey Allen, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI, partnered with Intact, the ...
May 6, 2022
Accelerated by the stay-at-home trends of the pandemic, the market for pet food products continues to grow. According to Alltech’s 2022 Agri-Food Outlook, gl...
Apr 25, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the theme for the 2022 World Food Safety Day, “Safer food, better health,” and launched the campaign t...
Feb 3, 2022
January 31, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new video that provides an overview of the 2021 Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Educa...
Dec 27, 2021
What's on your company's list of business resolutions for 2022? A strong food safety and the quality program should be a perennial part of such lists, but th...
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...
Oct 27, 2021
Starting October 4, 2021, SQFI has introduced four code amendments to be implemented and audited with the applicable Edition 9 codes:
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021 ARLINGTON, VA — The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association...
Sep 8, 2021
By Kristie A. Grzywinski, MS, MLIS
May 14, 2021
The food we eat is kept safe through the dedicated efforts of everyone who grows, processes, transports, stores, sells, prepares, and serves it. FMI and SQFI...
Feb 12, 2021
By: Mark Baum, FMI Chief Collaboration Officer and Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, FMI
Dec 5, 2020
Both retailers and customer shoppers have more options than ever when it comes to where they purchase their food, whether it’s to distribute or to consume. A...
Nov 5, 2020
Globalization has revolutionized the food supply chain and brought with it a whole new world of opportunities for businesses. However, along with these oppor...
Oct 30, 2020
By: Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS, Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and SVP Food Safety, FMI At the recent SQF Global virtual event, Dr. Donald A. Prater...
Oct 29, 2020
By Colin Christmas, Managing Director, EAGLE Certification Group Recently at the SQF Global event, I teamed up with Kendra Lunt, Technical Services Director,...
Oct 23, 2020
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 al...
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 appr...
Jul 10, 2020
Originally published by Food Safety News, available online here. By Dan Flynn Plant-based diet advocates known as the Physicians Committee for Responsible M...
Jul 1, 2020
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.
Jun 2, 2020
Join us on Sunday, June 7, 2020 as we celebrate the profession with global colleagues.
Apr 27, 2020
FEMA Fact Sheet Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting This guidance summarizes how organizations should consider...
Apr 5, 2020
We have an important update for you on the Use of Face Coverings in Food Production and Retail Food Establishments
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 und...
Mar 5, 2020
Coronavirus Resources and Preparedness Resources CDC is working across the Department of Health and Human Services and across the U.S. government in the publ...
Mar 2, 2020
SQFI has created a Quality Program for those sites who desire to go above and beyond food safety. The Quality Program is designed to monitor and control food...
Mar 2, 2020
SQFI has developed the Fundamentals Program for Food Manufacturing and the Fundamentals Program for Primary Producers, just for business owners like yourself...
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 ...
Feb 26, 2020
Watch the Video After long months, you have carefully crafted a product you are certain customers will love; next is the ultimate goal: to see your product o...
Feb 20, 2020
SQFI has exclusively partnered with Alchemy to develop the Implementing SQF Fundamentals Code for Manufacturing eLearning Course.
Feb 20, 2020
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...
Aug 12, 2019
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is a dynamic national trade association, representing the grocery retail industry on the cutting-edge of food and consumer...