All SQF Online Courses and Exams

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 . . .

Have you ever wanted to sit down and pick the brain of an SQF Auditor? Now is your chance!   “The Inside Scoop: Auditors” is an 80 minute training recording that provides you with practical tips and specific recommendations from top SQF Auditors based on their years of experience working . . .

Have you ever wished you could sit down and gain insights directly from an SQF Certification Body? Now you can!   The Inside Scoop: Certification Bodies gives you real-world insight into the approach and operations of certification bodies and how best to use them throughout the year. In this . . .

The Inside Scoop: Consultants provides you with critical information and support for your SQF Program. In this training, you will learn how to select a registered SQF consultant that best fits your needs, discover new strategies to realign your hazard analysis, management review, and internal audit program, and gain . . .

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 . . .

Description The SQF Fundamentals Program is designed to help small to medium sites integrate robust food safety standards into existing practices, while creating a pathway to achieving globally accepted GFSI certification. The goal of the Implementing SQF Fundamentals, Intermediate Examination is to assess the knowledge of the individual responsible . . .

Description The Implementing SQF Systems – Manufacturing examination assesses the knowledge of the food industry professional of the SQF Food Safety Code. The manufacturing examination addresses topics relevant to those sites that pre-process or process product including SQF Food Sector Categories 4, 7 to 22, 25, and 31 through 34. . . .

Description The Implementing SQF Systems – Primary Production examination assesses the knowledge of the food industry professional of the SQF Food Safety Code. The primary production examination addresses topics relevant to those sites that grow or farm product such as SQF Food Sector Categories 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. . . .

Description The SQF Quality Code is designed to monitor and control food quality-related threats and is most suited for sites who have in place a successful, robust Food Safety Plan and is certified to a GFSI-recognized program, for example, one of the SQF Food Safety Codes. Developed as a . . .

Description The SQF Program is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality program. Adopting and implementing an SQF System shows consumers your site is committed to continuous improvement of food safety and quality best practices. SQFI’s course helps companies understand SQF Code methodology, changes, and requirements to achieve . . .

Description Under the SQF Code, Edition 9, professionals seeking registration as SQF food safety certification auditors must complete the Auditing SQF Food Safety Systems examination as part of their registration. Individuals will be allowed a total of 3 attempts to complete the exam. The exam must be completed within 14 . . .

Description Professionals seeking registration as SQF quality certification auditors must complete the Auditing SQF Quality Systems examination as one of the requirements for registration. Individuals will be allowed a total of 3 attempts to complete the exam. The exam must be completed within 14 days from the start of . . .