SQF PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL ANSWERS
CORRECT
Which of the following is to be done as part of SQF System development?
- ANSWER Appoint an SQF practitioner.
What is mentioned in the scope of certification of the site?
- ANSWER Site and products processed.
How often must the site register in the SQF database?
- ANSWER Once a year
Which of the following is true for SQF auditors? - ANSWER They are
employed by or contracted to a licensed SQFI certification body.
Within what timeframe should the site address any non-conformities that were
found during a desk audit? - ANSWER Any time before conducting the site
audit.
Independent desk audits are conducted as part of _______. - ANSWER initial
certification
In how many calendar days must a site close down all major non-conformances
from the date of end of the certification audit? - ANSWER 30 days
For which audit grade, on issue following the closure of a certification or re-
certification audit, will a site be requested to go for a surveillance audit? -
ANSWER C--Complies
In how many calendar days from the closing date of the audit must a
certification body deliver the audit report to the site? - ANSWER Ten (10)
, In how many days following the final day of the site audit should a certification
body make a certification decision? - ANSWER Forty-five (45)
What can not be changed once an audit has begun? - ANSWER The scope of
audit
What are the two steps required to achieve SQF food safety certification? -
ANSWER Document and successfully implement the SQF food safety code.
What must be implemented as part of the site's SQF food safety System and
cannot be marked as "not applicable" or "exempt"? - ANSWER Mandatory
elements
What is the minimum score a site will have to obtain on an SQF certification (or
re-certification) audit to qualify for an "E-excellent" rating? - ANSWER 96
When should a surveillance audit be required for sites that receive a "C-
complies" rating on a certification or re-certification audit? - ANSWER six (6)
months
When a site undergoes change of ownership, what is the time period within
which the site must inform their certification body? - ANSWER thirty (30)
days
How many consecutive certification cycles are an auditor rotated out for
performing site audits? - ANSWER three (3)
On suspension, for how many hours should a site reply with a corrective action
plan? - ANSWER forty-eight (48) hours
For how long shall the cite be required to alert the certification body and SQFI
when noticing an incidence of a food safety needful of notice by the general
public? - ANSWER Twenty-four (24) hours
CORRECT
Which of the following is to be done as part of SQF System development?
- ANSWER Appoint an SQF practitioner.
What is mentioned in the scope of certification of the site?
- ANSWER Site and products processed.
How often must the site register in the SQF database?
- ANSWER Once a year
Which of the following is true for SQF auditors? - ANSWER They are
employed by or contracted to a licensed SQFI certification body.
Within what timeframe should the site address any non-conformities that were
found during a desk audit? - ANSWER Any time before conducting the site
audit.
Independent desk audits are conducted as part of _______. - ANSWER initial
certification
In how many calendar days must a site close down all major non-conformances
from the date of end of the certification audit? - ANSWER 30 days
For which audit grade, on issue following the closure of a certification or re-
certification audit, will a site be requested to go for a surveillance audit? -
ANSWER C--Complies
In how many calendar days from the closing date of the audit must a
certification body deliver the audit report to the site? - ANSWER Ten (10)
, In how many days following the final day of the site audit should a certification
body make a certification decision? - ANSWER Forty-five (45)
What can not be changed once an audit has begun? - ANSWER The scope of
audit
What are the two steps required to achieve SQF food safety certification? -
ANSWER Document and successfully implement the SQF food safety code.
What must be implemented as part of the site's SQF food safety System and
cannot be marked as "not applicable" or "exempt"? - ANSWER Mandatory
elements
What is the minimum score a site will have to obtain on an SQF certification (or
re-certification) audit to qualify for an "E-excellent" rating? - ANSWER 96
When should a surveillance audit be required for sites that receive a "C-
complies" rating on a certification or re-certification audit? - ANSWER six (6)
months
When a site undergoes change of ownership, what is the time period within
which the site must inform their certification body? - ANSWER thirty (30)
days
How many consecutive certification cycles are an auditor rotated out for
performing site audits? - ANSWER three (3)
On suspension, for how many hours should a site reply with a corrective action
plan? - ANSWER forty-eight (48) hours
For how long shall the cite be required to alert the certification body and SQFI
when noticing an incidence of a food safety needful of notice by the general
public? - ANSWER Twenty-four (24) hours
