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SERVICE LIST - SQF & FSSC 22000 CERTIFICATION

 

SQF emphasizes the application of HACCP for control of food quality hazards as well as food safety. The implementation of SQF addresses a buyer’s food safety and quality requirements and also provides a food safety management solution for businesses supplying local and global food markets.

 

The SQF Program used to have two worldwide standards based on the type of food supplier: SQF 1000 for primary producers and SQF 2000 for manufacturers and distributors. These two codes were combined into a single SQF code (Edition 7), effective July 1, 2012.

 

SQF is a benchmarked certification standard under the Global Food Safety Initiative. GFSI’s governing principle is “Once Certified, Accepted Everywhere.”

​SQF Certification Audit

 

What is SQF?

 

SQF Code Edition 7.1 or commonly known as the SQF audit scheme has been benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative (the Global Food Safety Initiative sets requirements for food safety schemes through a benchmarking process in order to improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply). There are several audit schemes with the Global Food Safety Initiative besides an SQF audit. Pre-assessments and SQF Certification Audits. SQF audits are based on HACCP and require management commitment to food safety. Like the other standards that are part of GFSI, corrective action follow-up to every non-conformance is required. Transitioning from a GMP level through the SQF Certification Process will typically take 3 to 6 months. This timeline will allow your facility to accumulate the documentation necessary to gain SQF Certification.

 

Our expert SQF food safety consultants provide affordable in-house expertise without having staff internal resources. They will adapt our proven turnkey approach to SQF certification to satisfy your unique requirements.

 

We provide onsite training with minimal disruption of ongoing operations. Our consultants work closely with your personnel to prepare necessary documentation, procedures and quality systems that ensure compliance with SQF food safety regulations and supplier requirements. In the process, we will assist you in streamlining existing procedures to conform to SQF standard requirements and help you in develop required new ones. We even perform internal audits to confirm your readiness for the Register Audits.

 

Moreover, we will help you to quickly overcome any Registrar audit discrepancies and work with you to ensure preparedness for subsequent audits. In short, our food safety consultants take the worry out of becoming – and retaining – SQF certification.

​SQF Certification Pre-Assessments

Pre-Assessments for an SQF audit are optional and will be included on the quote. Each facility going through the SQF Certification process has the option of having an SQF Pre-Assessment. An SQF auditor can conduct this pre-assessment to identify the deficiencies between your programs and the desired level of SQF Certification. Only your organization can determine if a pre-assessment is beneficial during the SQF Certification process. The pre-assessment is not a formal part of the SQF Certification process. The SQF audit is conducted but no grade is given and the results are not reported to SQFI or anyone other than your facility. Even though the SQF pre-assessments is not part of the SQF Certification Process, many companies chose this option prior to gaining SQF Certification the initial time; when changing from SQF Audit  level 2 to SQF Audit level 3; or when changing the scope of the SQF Certification.

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