Description Don’t get caught by one of the biggest areas of non-compliance – risk management. Introducing the new SQF Food Safety Risk Management course collection! Created by SQF and designed for cross-functional teams, not just the SQF practitioner, these seven courses dive deep into the most critical areas of risk . . .

Description Allergens continue to be a leading cause of FDA and USDA recalls, as well as trips to the doctor’s office for mild to life-threatening reactions from consumers. SQF aims at minimizing allergen risk by requiring sites to identify all allergenic ingredients at receipt, stored separately from non-allergenic materials, and . . .

Description Risk assessments are the backbone to any functioning food safety system. SQF defines a risk assessment as the identification, evaluation, and estimation of the levels of risk involved in a process to determine an appropriate control method. Whether you are the SQF practitioner or a delegated resource this . . .

Description The SQF Code focuses on documenting your food safety program. In this course, an SQF Practitioner will review the SQF Code requirements step-by-step. Learn precisely what must be documented, why document control is vital, and how to manage critical documents and records adequately to move your food safety . . .

Description Food defense, the effort to prevent intentional contamination of food products, is a major part of the SQF Program. In this course learn the crucial role of food defense in keeping products safe. Understand the steps in building a robust food defense program, testing that program, and integrating . . .

Description The SQF Food Safety Code requires a food fraud mitigation plan that identifies food safety vulnerabilities from ingredients and materials. This is to include a site’s susceptibility to product substitution, mislabeling, dilution, counterfeiting, or stolen goods which may adversely impact food safety. All of which must be documented, . . .

Description How will you know what to produce unless it is defined? How will your suppliers know what ingredients or raw materials to provide unless you tell them? The SQF Code requires sites to develop and keep current specifications for all finished products, raw materials, agricultural inputs, and packaging. Register . . .

Description Failure to recall or withdrawal a product can lead to serious consequences for public health and safety. It can also damage a company’s reputation if done incorrectly. The SQF Code requires sites to have a recall and withdrawal program and to regularly test their program for its effectiveness. Taught . . .

Description The SQF Risk Management exam assesses the knowledge of the food industry professional of risk and risk management in the food industry. The content of the examination addresses the best practices and procedures used to identify and mitigate the top areas of risk at a food site. The . . .

Description The Advanced SQF Practitioner examination is intended to assess the knowledge of the experienced SQF practitioner, and evaluates the following topic areas: Developing SMART food safety and quality objectives to identify and prioritize areas of improvement Analyzing food safety and quality data to identify areas for SQF System improvement . . .