Items Tagged with 'SQF'

Which comes first: generating standard operating procedures (SOPs) to drive improvements in quality and food safety behavior, or improving behaviors and then generating the appropriate SOPs? Does the SQF/GFSI process drive the first approach or the second? The answer to both questions is: yes.

The SQF Institute (SQFI) intends to gather industry input at the upcoming SQF Unites conference to inform the creation of a new SQF edition, and has shared its process and proposed timeline for developing SQF Edition 10.

SQFI recently collaborated with McDonald’s Corporation and NSF International to develop an audit addendum for McDonald’s produce suppliers that are SQF-certified for plant production.

Whether or not a country’s food businesses have largely achieved certification against food safety standards is the second most important predictor of instances of foodborne illness, according to a recent study.

The new SQF Fundamentals Verification Assessment is not classified as a standard SQF certification program, but it introduces an innovative approach to advance food safety capabilities.

Through a voluntary pilot program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found four major third-party industry auditing standards for food safety to be in alignment with both the Preventive Controls for Human Foods Rule and the Produce Safety Rule, which are FDA regulations that were issued as part of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation.

Many of today’s food and beverage companies rely on contract manufacturers to produce their products.

ProAmpac has announced that its Auburn, Washington facility has been awarded Level 2 Food Safety Management Certification by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute.