SQFI Blog

Resources, program developments, industry updates, and much more from SQFI. 

The Plan is Always Progress and Continuous Improvement

At SQFI our mission and vision of protecting the food supply chain from farm to fork is again exemplified with the addition of our NEW SQF Food Safety Fundamentals programs. 

The phrase “fake it ’till you make it” should hold no place in the food industry

Food fraud costs the global food industry approximately $49 billion per year.

New Year, New You! What Are Your Resolutions?

It’s a new year…this is a perfect time for a fresh start.

Don’t Count the Days – Make the Days Count

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.

Another Successful and Valuable SQF International Conference in the books!

SQF International Conference opened with a bang!

Food Safety Has No Borders

  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. 

It’s Time To Focus On Quality

Continuous improvement is not just something we preach at SQFI…it’s something we practice.

“Audit Ready All the Time” – What it means to become an SQF Select Site

It’s essential to be audit ready. Hence the phrase: “Being audit ready all the time.”

How to Send the Message you are Committed to Food Safety and Quality

Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2017 asked the question: Where do shoppers believe food safety problems are most likely to occur along the supply chain? 

SQFI Monthly Newsletter: June 2017 – A Safer World. A Smarter You.

SQFI is dedicating our newsletter to the 2017 SQF International Conference. We’ll introduce to you to our program schedule, tell you more about our keynote speakers and announce our social event.

SQFI Monthly Newsletter – May 2017 – Training for Success

At SQFI, we believe that creating a safer food supply can only be accomplished by demanding excellence at every stop along the food chain. And for us, that chain starts with training.

We’re Mad about Management Commitment and Culture this March

Obtaining management commitment and establishing a positive food safety culture within an organization can mean changing behaviors and values that have lived in your facilities’ walls for decades. 

SQFI: Making your Food Safe and Sustainable

Years ago, when things were a little simpler, our food came right from the land we lived on or from our neighbors down the road.  You knew exactly where things came from and what you were getting. 

FMI Foundation and SQFI Announce 2016 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship Recipients

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in conjunction with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) introduced 10 recipients of the 2016 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship at the SQF...

SQFI Develops Preventative Controls Audit Checklist and Guidance

Being in the food safety industry gives us all the opportunity to contribute to strengthening food safety requirements.

Safe Quality Food Institute Endorses the Gluten-Free Certification Program

The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program is proud to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with the Allergen Control Group Inc. (ACG), owners of the Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP).

SQFI Announces the 2015 SQFI Quality Achievement Award Winners

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) recently announced the SQF Quality Achievement Awards at their 2015 International Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SQFI Website Is Now Multilingual

Safe Quality Food Institute Sponsors and Exhibits at 2015 Global Food Safety Conference SQFI to unveil multilingual website during the week of conference ARLINGTON, VA – March 3, 2015 – The…

SQF Level 2 Certification gets you ready to be FSMA Compliant

We’ve done our homework…and we got an A! SQFI knows that our stakeholders have questions about how SQF Certification will prepare them to be FSMA compliant, and now we’ve answered…

The FSMA Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Food rules are now final

The FSMA Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Food rules are now final. The preventive controls final rules were announced on September 10, 2015...

SQFI Announces SQF Quality Achievement Award Winners

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) recently announced the SQF Quality Achievement Awards at their 2014 International Conference in Orlando, Florida.