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A strong food safety culture is not dependent on one element.

Food safety auditors and practitioners play an essential role in ensuring food safety.

The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, awarded 15 outstanding food safety scholars with the...

Starting October 4, 2021, SQFI has introduced four code amendments to be  implemented and audited with the applicable Edition 9 codes.

The definition of Food Safety Culture: Shared values, beliefs, and norms affect mindset and behavior toward food safety in, across and throughout an organization.

Labeling food correctly and in accordance with national regulations is essential in order to meet SQF Edition 9 requirements. A failure to meet mandatory requirements can have serious consequences...

Root Cause Analysis, or RCA, is a method of problem-solving to identify and resolve the core issues that cause a non-conformity or other adverse food safety or quality event.

Risk assessments are the backbone to any functioning food safety management system. They are inherently part of many of the system elements of SQF.

Corrective actions are those actions taken to eliminate non-conformances, deviations or other undesirable situations that have already occurred. Preventative actions are those actions taken...

Internal audits have benefits for any type of site, regardless of the product. They aren’t just about ticking the boxes on a checklist. An effective internal audit program can drive continuous...

Suppliers of materials, inputs and services to sites are integral partners in the site’s ability to consistently produce products that meet food safety expectations in the marketplace.

Even before it became an official GFSI benchmarking requirement in 2020, the importance of a food safety culture was recognized by as well as food safety experts and third-party auditors.

Globalization has revolutionized the food supply chain. This globalization has brought many companies a whole world of opportunities but also more risks.

SQF certification is relatively new to the New Zealand produce sector, but with the release of the SQF Food Safety Code: Primary Plant Production Code.

It's my pleasure to have spent all of my professional career in the food safety field.

Food safety is straightforward and easy to implement in comparison to food quality. What constitutes as “safe” food can be outlined objectively and monitored.

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.

Food Safety Culture is one of the SQF Edition 9 major changes.

The food we eat is kept safe through the dedicated efforts of everyone who grows, processes, transports, stores, sells, prepares, and serves it.

SQFI released Edition 9 of the SQF Food Safety and Quality Codes.

The complimentary Edition 9 Guidance Documents are now available for download.