Facilities preparing for an SQF Edition 10 audit are quickly discovering that minor gaps can lead to major audit findings. Areas that may have received limited scrutiny in previous editions,
The release of SQF Edition 10 marked a new era in the food safety certification industry. As you and your team navigate this new era, it is critical to have a clear understanding of the new edition. We are
As more food manufacturing facilities continue to implement and comply with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Audit Schemes, they are also required to conduct Internal Audits of their Foods
In October 2020, SQF released the final version of their updated food safety standards, edition 9.0. You may recall that when edition 8.0 was released, the changes were somewhat minor.
In recent years you’ve almost certainly heard the term “food safety culture” used. The only caveat, however, is that for many of us, it’s not clear how the term applies
Written by Kim Ray and Sam Greenlee Do you know what fees are included in your Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit program? Is your company new to the world
So you’ve started the process of becoming GFSI certified. You’ve chosen your platform and taken the training course. Now you are setting up your system and realize that you need
One of the most common gaps identified in GFSI audits and one of the most preventable is when a new edition of the SQF standard is issued, and companies don’t
Wow, there are so many audit schemes out there these days. I know what you are thinking, “Why would a company even submit themselves to an audit?” Reality is that
Did you know that in 2018 there were about 6000 SQF audits globally? When I read that, I was struck by how many sites are audited to the standard. You