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In today’s “prosumer” world, consumers are placing greater pressure on suppliers and retailers to raise their standards and performance with…

On July 02, 2019, SQFI published the newest edition of the SQF Code – Edition 8.1. While the announcement of a code update may sound intimidating, we assure you that…

A major food safety outbreak has occurred, your product has been recalled, or some other crisis situation has happened. How do you recover? Using effective communications and crisis management strategies…

Transparency is the new black. Meaning, everyone wants to look good in it! However, being transparent about your food safety and quality processes isn’t something that is achieved overnight. If…

Romaine lettuce might bring several images to mind. It might remind you of a delicious Caesar Salad, it might remind you of a beautiful display of food on the family table, or it might remind you...

Site compliance is not about documents in a set of dusty folders that have not seen the light of day since last year for the annual internal audits. Compliance is…

With the passing of the Food Safety Modernization Act, food safety is evolving.

Good food safety and quality practices should be adhered to and practiced on a consistent basis.

Food safety has always been priority and increasing regulation has made food safety a legal issue.

Fifty Industry leaders from Japan’s retail, manufacturing and supply chain industries attended the launch of SQF’s Tokyo Sustainability Addendum (TSA) In Shinagawa on Friday 5th April. 

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gigi Vita as the vice president of sales for the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). Vita will be responsible for managing the entire sales division of SQFI.

We put together our FSMA Resource page to help you understand the legal and regulatory complexities of FSMA.

Accurate labeling and management of labels are key components of a successful food safety program. Failure to follow Federal food labeling regulations can lead to negative consequences.

FDA Commissioner issued a press statement entitled “Public Warning and Notification of Recalls.” 

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) is proud to announce that the SQF Food Safety Code for Primary Production has been recognized as a procurement standard for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

SQFI has partnered with Alchemy to develop this course.

These days, protecting the supply chain has never been more crucial. 

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.

In today’s world people are migrating rapidly, requiring more diverse products in their diet, and obtaining their food through a variety of different vehicles. 

Food safety is a critical component of a successful supplier/buyer trading partnership.

With the release of the SQF Code Edition 8, we made some important changes to strengthen and improve our program. One of the major changes we made was to the environmental monitoring requirement.