SQF Certification follows the GFSI benchmarks and delivers a comprehensive solution, ensuring the effective implementation, validation, and monitoring of food safety and quality controls.
What is SQF Certification?
SQF (Safe Quality Food) Certification is a globally recognized GFSI benchmarked food safety and quality management system. The program helps food organizations demonstrate compliance with international standards, ensuring products are safe, high-quality, and consistently produced. The SQF Program has been implemented around the globe, with over 13,000 sites certified across six continents.
Why SQF Certification Matters?
Investing in a strong food safety and quality program is not only about meeting customer or regulatory requirements, but more importantly, it is about protecting your brand, buyers, and bottom line.
SQF Certification offers a comprehensive solution that helps you verify and demonstrate that food safety and quality controls have been effectively implemented, validated, and monitored. The results of a strong SQF Program are safe products, brand confidence, and reassured customers.
Benefits of Achieving SQF Certification
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Ensures food safety and quality compliance.
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Enhances consumer confidence and brand reputation.
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Provides access to global markets and retail networks.
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Reduces risk of recalls and supply chain disruptions.
Who Needs SQF Certification?
SQF Certification is ideal for food manufacturers, processors, distributors, and retailers who want to guarantee product safety and demonstrate commitment to international quality standards.
The SQF Certification Process
The SQF certification process includes gap analysis, system implementation, employee training, internal audits, and an official audit by a certified body. Continuous monitoring ensures compliance and recertification readiness.
Let us help you on your journey to SQF Certification
As an experienced food certification body, Intertek offers you more than a certificate. We have the expertise, experience and global presence to support and guide you through the entire process, helping you to meet the challenges and maximise the benefits of SQF certification.
Intertek does not provide consulting services for the safe quality food program - SQF. Any consulting activities provided by Intertek are separate and independent from certification activities.
