http://qualitymanagementsystem.com/sqf-the-key-to-safe-quality-food-programs/ With consumers becoming more aware of food safety and quality, more and more food suppliers are forced to conform to consumer expectations and raise the bar on food quality to maintain customer loyalty. In turn, food suppliers are placing higher standards on the manufacturers, growers and breeders of their food products. The end result is a higher standard of food quality, all across the food chain.

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2.  Food suppliers need to conform to consumer
expectations
 Food suppliers put higher standards:
◦ On the manufacturers
◦ On the growers
◦ On the breeders
 Result: high quality food
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3.  Time and cost efficiency
 Quality verification processes
 Higher level of consistency
 Consumers buying confidence
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4.  More businesses adopting SQF practices
 Education becomes essential
 Required for effective quality management
system
 Key l
K element: prevention
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5.  Testing at each stage of the food chain
 Highest level of safety and quality practices
 Examples:
◦ Cross-contamination prevention
◦ Proper heating or cooling
◦ Proper equipment sterilization
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6.  Avoid contaminated food products
 Avoid below SQF standard products
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7.  Rain water contaminated the finished product
 Building maintenance would have prevented
thousands of illnesses
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8.  Mexico farm had contaminated irrigation
water
 Swab testing would have indicated
contamination
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9.  Prevention is the key to implementing an
effective Safe Quality Food management
system
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