2023 SQF365 Events


The goal of SQF365 is to bring together food safety practitioners, suppliers, and retailers to enhance food safety and business operations while encouraging dialog and discussion.

Through virtual and in-person gatherings, SQFI and partners will host Food Safety digital seminars, Roundtables, in-person Regional Focus Days, and workshops.

 

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Food Safety Trends and Challenges - Insights from SGS
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Join us for an SQF digital seminar – Food Safety Trends and Challenges – Insights from SGS
Wednesday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Dive in with us for a discussion with SGS Lead Auditor Caleb Lawrence Alcala and SGS Regional Manager, Scott Grossman as they share their insights about the trends and obstacles they see in their field and talk about how to mitigate food safety risks. SQF Compliance Manager, Tammie Van Buren will share the major non-conformances from 2022 SQF audits.

Hosted with SQF365 Premier Sponsor

Connecting the Dots from Risk Analysis to Risk Assessment
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Join us for an SQF digital seminar – Connecting the Dots from Risk Analysis to Risk Assessment
Wednesday, February 22 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Harness the power of the risk assessment, the best-kept secret to successful SQF System implementation. The risk assessment is the backbone of an effective food safety system with the power to understand the risks associated with your processes. To prevent it from becoming complicated and time-consuming, the key is keeping the process simple. We’ll show you how! This interactive roundtable will review best practices for conducting a successful risk assessment and will guide attendees through real-world examples using a risk assessment tool.

Not Your Top Non-Conformances...But Should They Be?
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Join us for an SQF digital seminar – Not Your Top Non-Conformances…But Should They Be?
Monday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Based on an analysis of hundreds of audit reports it is clear that sites and auditors alike struggle with understanding certain code elements. Join our all-star panel of SQF auditors for an interactive discussion on the most misunderstood SQF Code elements of 2022.

Strengthening Your Food Safety Culture - Insights from Eurofins
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Join us for an SQF digital seminar – Strengthening Your Food Safety Culture – Insights from Eurofins
Thursday, March 16 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (New York)

Cultivating a strong food safety culture has many benefits. Join in this free 1-hour digital seminar as Brian Neal, Technical Manager for Eurofins, shares steps to proactively strengthening your site’s food safety culture.

You will takeaway five actionable tactics, solid ideas and tips to leading your way to a healthy food safety culture and risk reduction mindset.

SQF Focus Day - Canada - Hosted by SGS
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Join us for an SQF Focus Day – Canada in Vancouver, BC     Capilano University, Lonsdale Campus                                                          Thursday, May 18 at 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Grow Your Business with SQF!

Join us in-person for a full day of food safety insights on getting started with SQF and enhancing food safety programs for the Vancouver area’s agricultural and food product innovators.

In a day filled with learning, conversations, and networking, you will learn from expert speakers as they navigate food safety topics such as SQF system elements, technology tools for managing food safety management systems, internal audits, and much more.

Insights will also include SQF Certification benefits from a retailer perspective, a panel on the certification process, and auditor observations.

Space is limited to 85 participants – Register Early to reserve your spot.

As an additional option, you can also plan to stay and register for a 1/2 day learning workshop on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. You have a choice of two optional workshops:

Workshop 1: Keys to Unlocking Success With SQF

Led by Tammie Van Buren, Compliance Manager at SQFI. In this workshop, SQFI will share 3 elements to enhance your food safety program.

Workshop 2: Sustainable Integrated Pest Management – Meeting Consumer Demand for Sustainable Practices

Led by Tamara Richardson, Owner/Principal Investigator at Cornucopia Crop Consulting

Hosted with SQF365 Premier Sponsor

Getting Started With Food Safety for Emerging Brands - Insights from DNV
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Join us for an SQF digital seminar – Getting Started With Food Safety for Emerging Brands – Insights from DNV
Thursday, June 22 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (New York)

Food safety is a critical component of a successful supplier/buyer trading partnership, and you need an approach that satisfies the retailer’s concerns.  Retailers and wholesalers require a robust food safety program to protect their retail brand and maintain consumer trust. Now to get their business, you must deliver.

  1. What must your company do to start your Food Safety Management System (FSMS)?
  2. What are the potential food safety risks? How to do a risk assessment?
  3. Will food safety help you define a path forward or curb your initiative?

Join in for all or part of a free digital event hosted by SQFI and DNV.

You will gain insights into:

  1. A GFSI-benchmarked program vs Good Manufacturing Program (GMP)
  2. The Business Case for investing in SQF or Starting with SQF Fundamentals
  3. First steps in establishing your FSMS Risk Assessment
  4. Supplier case studies and retailer perspectives

Speakers include:

  1. Kathy Wyboum, Director Food & Beverage, NA for DNV
  2. Tammie Van Buren, Compliance Manager, SQFI
  3. Carey Allen, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy

Free! Register now

See also:

  1. Free On Demand DNV recording, Moving from GMP to SQF for Business Growth
  2. Implementing the SQF Fundamentals Code for Manufacturing – Course

Agenda

1:00 p.m. Why GFSI vs. GMP

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.  First steps in establishing your FSMS – Risk Assessment  -The Business Case for SQF

2:30 – 4:00 pm Retailer & Emerging Brands Food Safety Insights Q&A

SQF Midwest Focus Day - Chicago - Hosted by Merieux NutriSciences
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Join us for an SQF Midwest Focus Day – Chicago
Wednesday, September 13 

Join us for an SQF Midwest Focus Day – Chicago on September 13.

SQFI is currently planning for this event and more information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Hosted with SQF365 Partner Level Sponsor

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