SQF Foof Safety Code: Food Manufacturing
Edition 9 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Commitment
2.1.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Responsibility (MANDATORY)
2.1.1.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior Site Management Shall Prepare and Implement a
policy statement that outlines at minimum the commitment of all site managers to:
1.) Supply Safe Food
2.)Establish and maintain a food safety culture
3.)Establish and continually improve the site's food safety management.
4.)Comply with customer and regulatory requirements
Should be signed by site management and displayed.
2.1.1.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior Site Management shall lead and support a food
safety culture within the site that ensures at a minimum:
1.)The establishment, documentation, and communication to all relevant staff of food safety
objectives and performance measures.
,2.)Adequate resources and available to meet food safety objectives.
3.)Food safety practices and all applicable requirements of the SQF system are adopted and
maintained.
4.)Employees are informed and held accountable for their food safety and regulatory
responsibilities.
5.)Employees are positively encouraged and required to notify management about actual or
potential food safety issues.
6.)employees are empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within the scope of their work.
2.1.1.3 - CORRECT ANSWER - The reporting structure shall identify and describe site
personal with specific responsibilities for tasks within the food safety management system and
identify a backup for the absence of key personnel.
Job descriptions for key personnel shall be documented.
Site management shall ensure departments and operations are appropriately staffed and
organizationally aligned to meet food safety objectives.
2.1.1.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall designate a primary and
substitute SQF practitioner for each site with responsibility and authority to:
1.) Oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF system.
2.)Take appropriate action to ensure the integrity of the SQF system
,3.)Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure effective
implementation and maintenance of the SQF system.
2.1.1.5 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Primary and substitute SQF Practitioner shall:
1.) Be employed by the site
2.)Hold a position of responsibility related to the management of the site's SQF system
3.)Have a completed a HACCP training course
4.)Be competent to implement and maintain HACCP based food safety plan
5.)Have an understanding of the SQF food safety code: Food manufacturing and the
requirements to implement and maintain an SQF system relevant to the sites scope of
certification
2.1.1.6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall ensure the training needs
of the site are resourced, implemented, and meet the requirements outlined in system elements
2.9 and that site personnel meet the required competencies to carry out those functions affecting
the legality and safety of food products.
2.1.1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall designate defined blackout
periods that prevent unannounced re-certification audits from occurring out of season or when
the site is not operating for legitimate business reasons. The list of blackout dates and their
justification shall be submitted to the certification body a minimum of one month before the
sixty day re-certification window for the agreed-upon unannounced audit.
2.1.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Review (MANDATORY)
, 2.1.2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The SQF System shall be reviewed by senior site
management at least annually and include:
1.) Changes to food safety management system documentation (Policies, procedures,
specifications ,food safety plan)
2.) Food Safety Culture
3.) Food safety objectives and performance measures
4.) Corrective and preventative action and trends in findings from internal and external audits,
customer complaints, and verification and validation activities
5.) Hazard and risk management
6.) Follow-up action items from previous management reviews
Records of all management reviews and updates shall be maintained.
2.1.2.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - The SQF practitioner(s) shall update senior site
management on at least a monthly basis on matters impacting the implementation and
maintenance of the SQF System. The update and management responses shall be documented.
2.1.3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Complaint Management (MANDATORY)
2.1.3.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The method and responsibility for handling,
investigating, and resolving food safety complaints from commercial customers, consumers, and
authorities,, arising from products manufactured or handled on-site or co-manufactured, shall be
documented and implemented.
Edition 9 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Commitment
2.1.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Responsibility (MANDATORY)
2.1.1.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior Site Management Shall Prepare and Implement a
policy statement that outlines at minimum the commitment of all site managers to:
1.) Supply Safe Food
2.)Establish and maintain a food safety culture
3.)Establish and continually improve the site's food safety management.
4.)Comply with customer and regulatory requirements
Should be signed by site management and displayed.
2.1.1.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior Site Management shall lead and support a food
safety culture within the site that ensures at a minimum:
1.)The establishment, documentation, and communication to all relevant staff of food safety
objectives and performance measures.
,2.)Adequate resources and available to meet food safety objectives.
3.)Food safety practices and all applicable requirements of the SQF system are adopted and
maintained.
4.)Employees are informed and held accountable for their food safety and regulatory
responsibilities.
5.)Employees are positively encouraged and required to notify management about actual or
potential food safety issues.
6.)employees are empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within the scope of their work.
2.1.1.3 - CORRECT ANSWER - The reporting structure shall identify and describe site
personal with specific responsibilities for tasks within the food safety management system and
identify a backup for the absence of key personnel.
Job descriptions for key personnel shall be documented.
Site management shall ensure departments and operations are appropriately staffed and
organizationally aligned to meet food safety objectives.
2.1.1.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall designate a primary and
substitute SQF practitioner for each site with responsibility and authority to:
1.) Oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF system.
2.)Take appropriate action to ensure the integrity of the SQF system
,3.)Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure effective
implementation and maintenance of the SQF system.
2.1.1.5 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Primary and substitute SQF Practitioner shall:
1.) Be employed by the site
2.)Hold a position of responsibility related to the management of the site's SQF system
3.)Have a completed a HACCP training course
4.)Be competent to implement and maintain HACCP based food safety plan
5.)Have an understanding of the SQF food safety code: Food manufacturing and the
requirements to implement and maintain an SQF system relevant to the sites scope of
certification
2.1.1.6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall ensure the training needs
of the site are resourced, implemented, and meet the requirements outlined in system elements
2.9 and that site personnel meet the required competencies to carry out those functions affecting
the legality and safety of food products.
2.1.1.7 - CORRECT ANSWER - Senior site management shall designate defined blackout
periods that prevent unannounced re-certification audits from occurring out of season or when
the site is not operating for legitimate business reasons. The list of blackout dates and their
justification shall be submitted to the certification body a minimum of one month before the
sixty day re-certification window for the agreed-upon unannounced audit.
2.1.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Management Review (MANDATORY)
, 2.1.2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The SQF System shall be reviewed by senior site
management at least annually and include:
1.) Changes to food safety management system documentation (Policies, procedures,
specifications ,food safety plan)
2.) Food Safety Culture
3.) Food safety objectives and performance measures
4.) Corrective and preventative action and trends in findings from internal and external audits,
customer complaints, and verification and validation activities
5.) Hazard and risk management
6.) Follow-up action items from previous management reviews
Records of all management reviews and updates shall be maintained.
2.1.2.2 - CORRECT ANSWER - The SQF practitioner(s) shall update senior site
management on at least a monthly basis on matters impacting the implementation and
maintenance of the SQF System. The update and management responses shall be documented.
2.1.3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Complaint Management (MANDATORY)
2.1.3.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The method and responsibility for handling,
investigating, and resolving food safety complaints from commercial customers, consumers, and
authorities,, arising from products manufactured or handled on-site or co-manufactured, shall be
documented and implemented.
