Guidance & Checklists

Our guidance documents, tip sheets and checklists are designed to help you get started with the SQF Programs.

Guidance Documents

The following guidance documents have been aligned to Edition 10 and dive into specific topic areas to explain the why behind some important sections of our Codes.

Air and Other Gases
Ambient Air Testing
Approved Supplier Program
Change Management
Contract Manufacturers
Correction, Corrective Action, and Preventative Action
Document Control
Environmental Monitoring
Food Defense
Food Fraud
Food Safety Culture
Food Safety Culture Assessment Plan
Internal Audits & Inspections
Label Reconciliation
Management Review
Medical Screening
Practitioner & Substitute Practitioner
Product Identification
Product Sampling, Inspection, and Analysis
Product Withdrawal & Recall
Proficiency Testing
Records
Risk Assessments in Pre-requisite Programs
Root Cause Analysis
Training
Ventilation/Positive Air Pressure

Tip Sheets

The following tip sheets are designed to support our Fundamentals Program and explain specific sections in detail.

Tip Sheet 01 - Getting Started: Steps to SQF Certification
Tip Sheet 02 - Choosing the Right SQF Certification
Tip Sheet 03 - Preventing Food Safety Risks
Tip Sheet 04 - Management Commitment
Tip Sheet 05 - The Site Audit
Tip Sheet 06 - HACCP Overview
Tip Sheet 07 - Approved Supplier Program
Tip Sheet 08 - Specifications
Tip Sheet 09 - Document Control and Records
Tip Sheet 10 - Meeting Legislation in Manufacturing
Tip Sheet 11 - Correction, Corrective Action and Preventive 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, and Withdraw and Recall
Tip Sheet 16 - Verification Schedule
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

Checklists

These Excel checklists can help you implement SQF Food Safety Program Codes.

SQF Edition 10

SQF Food Safety Code Animal Product Manufacturing, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Aquaculture, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Dietary Supplements Manufacturing, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Food Manufacturing, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Manufacture of Food Sector Packaging, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Pet Food Manufacturing, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Primary Animal Production, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Primary Plant Production, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Quality Code, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Animal Feed Manufacturing, Edition 10 Checklist
SQF Food Safety Code Storage and Distribution, Edition 10 Checklist

SQF Edition 9, 8.1, or 1.1

Food Safety Services Checklist Edition 9
Agents & Brokers Checklist Edition 9
Environmental Monitoring Checklist Edition 9
Environmental Monitoring Checklist PetFood Sites Edition 9
SQF Fundamentals for Manufacturing Intermediate
SQF Fundamentals for Manufacturing Basic
SQF Fundamentals for Primary Production Intermediate
SQF Fundamentals for Primary Production Basic
Primary Plant Production Checklist Edition 9
Aquaculture Checklist Edition 9
Animal Product Manufacture Checklist edition 9
Food Manufacturing Checklist Edition 9
Pet Food Manufacturing Checklist Edition 9
Animal Feed Manufacturing Checklist Edition 9
Dietary Supplements Manufacturing Checklist Edition 9
Storage and Distribution Checklist Edition 9 2
Manufacture of Food Packaging Checklist Edition 9
Quality Checklist Edition 9
Primary Animal Production Checklist Edition 9