Safe Quality Food (SQF)

The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized food safety certification covering all stages of the food supply chain through industry-specific codes ranging from primary production through to food manufacturing, distribution, food packaging and retail.

The SQF Code has been recently revised to Edition 9. As the SQF Codes comprehensively cover all sectors of the food supply chain, you have the flexibility to select the most appropriate certification criteria from the following:

• Primary Codes
  • Animal Production
  • Plant Production
  • Aquaculture

• Other Codes
  • Storage and Distribution
  • Food Packaging          
  • Quality

• Manufacturing Codes
  • Animal Product
  • Food
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Pet Food
  • Animal Feed

There are clear benefits associated with certification to the SQF program:

• Enables you to demonstrate a commitment to food safety 
• Conveys a degree of confidence required by consumers, retailers and buyers within the food industry 
• Provides buyers, consumers, government enforcement and trade agencies with justified assurance that control systems are in place to assure the safe production of food 
• Regular assessments help you to continually monitor your food safety system

BSI is an SQF Institute (SQFi) licensed (approved) certification body to deliver assessments against SQF. We are a recognized leader and provider of SQF certification in the USA and Australian markets. In Australia, the leading supermarket retailer, Coles Group Limited (Coles), will only permit house-brand products in store that meet their Coles SQF criteria. We are recognized by Coles to deliver audits against this code of practice.

In the USA, the leading retailer, Wal-Mart, has recognized us as an approved certification body for its house-brand products.

BSI believes the world should be supplied safe, high-quality food. We offer a broad range of food safety certification and risk management services.

BSI can conduct integrated audits for a wide range of food safety standards across the entire food and beverage supply chain – including GFSI-recognized food safety standards.