Intro to Safe Quality Foods
This course is an overview of the requirements set for companies that desire to obtain their SQF certification. By the end of the class you will understand the regulatory, safety, and quality standards that must be followed as well as auditing policies and procedures for the certification body and your company. This is an internationally recognized certification that allows your company to reach a wider range of customers.
Outline
1. SQF auditing introduction
2. Continuous improvement, government regulations
3. Types of audits
4. Accreditation: Criteria that certification bodies need to meet. Outlined by ISO
5. Certification: The CB issues a certification to a site
6. GFSI
7. Accredited third party audit
8. What is a good auditor addressed by ISO 19011
10. Major minor and critical non-conformance
11. Documenting audit findings
12. Report Writing
13. SQF Compliance Program
14. Food safety incident and product recall tracking
15. Cert body monitoring and report
16. Exemptions
17. Initial Certification
18. Recertification
19. Audit entire site and also the specific element that is or is going to be SQF certified
20. Data Management: SQFI must be documented and implemented in full, audited without preference and bias, all mandatory must be covered, objective review of compliance, food safety number 1