SQF Guidance, Tip Sheets and Checklists

• Code Change Summary: Food Manufacturing
• Code Change Summary: Primary Plant Production FSC 2 – Indoor Growing and Harvesting of Fresh Produce and Sprouted Seed Crops
• Code Change Summary: Primary Plant Production FSC 3 – Growing and Production of Fresh Produce and Nuts
• Code Change Summary: Primary Plant Production FSC 4 – Fresh Produce, Grain, and Nut Packhouse Operations
• Code Change Summary: Primary Plant Production FSC 5 – Extensive Broad Acre Agricultural Operations
• Code Change Summary: Manufacture of Food Packaging
• Code Change Summary: Storage and Distribution
• Code Change Summary: Quality

• Checklist: Food Manufacturing
• Checklist: Dietary Supplement Manufacturing
• Checklist: Pet Food Manufacturing
• Checklist: Animal Product Manufacturing
• Checklist: Animal Feed Manufacturing
• Checklist: Primary Plant Production
• Checklist: Primary Animal Production
• Checklist: Aquaculture
• Checklist: Manufacture of Food Packaging
• Checklist: Storage and Distribution
• Checklist: Quality

With these new macro-enabled Word document Checklists, you’ll have an easily printable, customizable tool for internal audits, and assistance for your annual SQF audit. Purchase your Checklists today and you’ll have the tool you need to calculate your score and identify non-conformities. See a sample here before you purchase.

English

• • • • Sample Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Animal Feed Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Animal Product Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Aquaculture Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Dietary Supplements Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Primary Animal Production Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Primary Plant Production Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Quality Code Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)
      • SQF Edition 9 Primary Plant Production Macro-Enabled Checklist (English)

Spanish

• • • • SQF Edition 9 Animal Product Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)
      • SQF Edition 9 Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)
      • SQF Edition 9 Manufacture of Food Packaging Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)
      • SQF Edition 9 Pet Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)
      • SQF Edition 9 Primary Plant Production Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)
      • SQF Edition 9 Quality Code Macro-Enabled Checklists (Spanish)

French-Canadian

• • • • SQF Edition 9 Animal Product Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (French)
      • SQF Edition 9 Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (French)
      • SQF Edition 9 Storage and Distribution Macro-Enabled Checklists (French)

Japanese

• • • • SQF Edition 9 Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (Japanese)
      • SQF Edition 9 Primary Animal Production Macro-Enabled Checklist (Japanese)
      • SQF Edition 9 Quality Code Macro-Enabled Checklist (Japanese)

Portuguese

• • • • SQF Edition 9 Manufacture of Food Packaging Macro-Enabled Checklist (Portuguese)
      • SQF Edition 9 Manufacture of Food Packaging Macro-Enabled Checklist (Portuguese)
      • SQF Edition 9 Pet Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklist (Portuguese)

Chinese

• • • SQF Edition 9 Food Manufacturing Macro-Enabled Checklists (Chinese)
    • SQF Edition 9 Primary Animal Production Macro-Enabled Checklists (Chinese)
    • SQF Edition 9 Quality Code Macro-Enabled Checklists (Chinese)

• Numbering Changes: Food Manufacturing
• Numbering Changes: Primary Plant Production
• Numbering Changes: Storage and Distribution

Read our How to Guide to best utilize the new Edition 9 Guidance Documents.

• Air and Other Gases – New
• Ambient Air Testing
• Approved Supplier Program
• Contract Manufacturers
• Corrective and Preventative Actions
• Document Control – New
• Environmental Monitoring – New
• Food Defense
• Food Fraud
• Food Safety Culture
• Internal Audit
• Label Reconciliation
• Management Review – New
• Medical Screening
• Risk Assessment
• Product Identification
• Product Sampling, Inspection, and Analysis
• Product Withdrawal and Recall
• Proficiency Testing
• Records – New
• Root Cause Analysis
• SQF Practitioner and Substitute Practitioner
• Training
• Ventilation

Tip Sheet 1 – Getting Started
Tip Sheet 2 – Choosing the right SQF Certification
Tip Sheet 3 – Preventing Food Safety Risks
Tip Sheet 4 – Management Commitment
Tip Sheet 5 – The Site Audit
Tip Sheet 6 – HACCP Overview
Tip Sheet 7 – Approved Supplier Program
Tip Sheet 8 – Specifications
Tip Sheet 9 – Document Control and Records Management
Tip Sheet 10 – Legislation
Tip Sheet 11 – Correction, Corrective Action, and  Preventative Action
Tip Sheet 12 – Conducting a Risk Assessment
Tip Sheet 13 – Employee Training Program
Tip Sheet 14 – Food Defense Plan
Tip Sheet 15 – Product Identification, Traceability, Withdrawal and Recall
Tip Sheet 16 – Verification and Validation
Tip Sheet 17 – Allergen Management
Tip Sheet 18 – Internal Audit Plan
Tip Sheet 19 – Environmental Monitoring
Tip Sheet 20 – Crisis Management
Tip Sheet 21 – Pest Prevention
Tip Sheet 22 – Personal Hygiene Plan
Tip Sheet 23 – Housekeeping
Tip Sheet 24 – Cleaning
Tip Sheet 25 – Equipment Selection and Maintenance

• 8.1 Summary of Food Safety Code Changes
• 8.1 Quality Code Changes

Edición 8.1: Resumen de Cambios

• SQF Edición 8.1 Cambios al Código de Inocuidad de Alimentos
• SQF Edición 8.1 Cambios al Código de Calidad

• Edition 8.1 Checklist: The SQF Food Safety Code for Primary Production
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: The SQF Food Safety Code for Storage and Distribution
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: The SQF Food Safety Code for Food Retail
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: the SQF Food Quality Code
• Edition 8.1 Checklist: Dietary Supplements CFR 111 Compliance

• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Quality Code
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing – Module 2
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing – Module 11
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Primary Production – Module 2
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Primary Production – Module 7
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging – Module 2
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging – Module 13
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Storage and Distribution – Module 2
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Storage and Distribution – Module 12
• Guidance Documents: The SQF Food Safety Code for Retail
• Guidance Document: Dietary Supplements Manufacture

Tip Sheet 1 – Getting Started
Tip Sheet 2 – Overview of GFSI
Tip Sheet 3 – Management Commitment
Tip Sheet 4 – Internal Audit Plan
Tip Sheet 5 – Supplier Approval Program
Tip Sheet 6 – Verification and Validation
Tip Sheet 7 – Document Control and Records
Tip Sheet 8 – Personal Hygiene Plan
Tip Sheet 9 – Allergen Management
Tip Sheet 10 – Cleaning
Tip Sheet 11 – Product Identification, Trace and Recall

• SQF Fundamentals Checklist:  Basic Level for Manufacturing
• SQF Fundamentals Checklist: Intermediate Level for Manufacturing
• SQF Fundamentals Checklist: Basic Level for Primary Production
• SQF Fundamentals Checklist: Intermediate Level for Primary Production