Feb 16 2021

By: Ashley Eisenbeiser, MS, CFS, Senior Director, Food and Product Safety Programs, FMI  (Originally Published on FMI.org) Emerging markets and technologies, as well as increasingly complex supply chains, drives the…

Feb 09 2021

Food safety holds a critical role in a mutually successful buyer/seller partnership. Securing consumer confidence and loyalty are foundational pillars for retailers as they assess supply chain practices and strategies to…

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 always an…

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…

Oct 18 2019

By: Rick Stein, Vice President, Fresh, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute Achieving fresh food safety can sometimes feel like a game of whack-a-mole. That’s because retailers and suppliers are often…

Oct 11 2018

Putting together a successful food safety and quality program can seem like you’re preparing for the Olympics.  It takes commitment, dedication, resources and skills.  Whether you’re training for an individual…

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…

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,…

Jan 23 2018

It’s 2018…and we’d like to take this opportunity to officially wish all of our stakeholders a Happy and Prosperous New Year! It’s a new year…this is a perfect time for…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

Jun 23 2017

June 22, 2017 – ARLINGTON, VA – Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), will participate at the Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show…

Jun 20 2017

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…