TÜV SUD America Inc.
10 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960 USA
Tel 978-573-2575
Fax: 978-977-0182
www.TUVamerica.com
SQF & Food Safety
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This application helps us to quote and prepare for an audit. Please complete each field or mark
as NA.
Address for Audit
Billing Address
Company
Address
City
St./Prov./code
Internet URL:
Is this a multi-site operation?
yes
no
If yes, complete Multi-site section below
Company Rep.
Telephone
Extension
Fax
E-Mail
SQF Practitioner Name:
When do you plan to select a certification body?
Requested date for a Pre-audit? (Optional)
Requested date for a Certification audit?
Number of employees?
Total Facility Square Footage (excluding
administration offices)
Check applicable code and level:
SQF 1000
Level 1
SQF 2000
Level 2
Level 3
In addition to SQF we request information on the following: (check all that apply)
Non Certified PRE AUDIT
SQF GAP
Non Certified GMP audit
Non Certified Animal
Welfare Audit
Non Certified GAP (good
agricultural practices audit)
Non Certified HACCP audit
Animal Welfare
BRC
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ISO22000
Social Responsibility
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SQF Food Category, Products and processes.
Refer to the appendix 1 at the end of this document.
In the spaces below indicate Food Categories, Products /Processes.
Use additional pages if necessary. Please chose only from this list.
PLEASE INCLUDE A CURRENT COPY OF YOUR FLOW CHART FOR PROCESSING
REVIEW
PLEASE ensure you offer details on your what you do at this facility (example, harvest fruits
and vegetables, wash, pack and warehouse for distribution), and list all the products handled –
choose from the list in the appendix.
For more information refer to the list of food categories on the SQFI web site.
http://www.sqfi.com/Food_Sector_Categories.pdf
Food Categories
(1 per line)
Products/Processes (choose from the list in the
appendix)
How many HACCP plans do you have this categoy
Tell us about your customers
Do you Supply to McDonalds
yes
no
Do you Supply to Wal-Mart
yes
no
Do you Supply to Sysco
yes
no
Do you Supply to Whole Foods
yes
no
Do you Supply to Panera Bread
yes
no
Do you Supply to HEB
yes
no
Do you Supply to USFoodservice
yes
no
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The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) administers the SQF certification program via a web based
application called Quickfire. The first step of the process is for a supplier to register the locations to
be certified on the Quickfire database.
Please logon to the SQFI website:
http://www.sqfi.com/#
Click on the Supplier link and follow the instructions to register on Quickfire. Be advised that Quickfire
requires an annual registration and an annual fee. The fee must be paid at the time of the site
registration, otherwise the database will not allow a second attempt at registration. Once registered
on Quickfire you must also select TUV SUD America as your Certification Body.
Registration in Quickfire must be done before the audit can be scheduled. (Registration in Quickfire is
not required during the inquiry phase)
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Multi- Site Considerations
Are the sub-sites eligible for certification to SQF 1000 code?
yes
no
Do the sub-sites carry out essentially similar activities?
yes
no
Is there legal or contractual link between the Central site and the sub sites?
yes
no
Are the sub-sites subject to continuous surveillance by the Central Site?
yes
no
Does the Central site have the authority to implement corrective action when
needed at the sub sites?
yes
no
Is the Central Sites management system administered under a centrally
controlled plan and subject to central management review?
yes
no
Are the sub-sites and the central administration function all subjected to the
Central Sites internal audit program? (Note: all internal audits must be
conducted prior to initial assessment.)
yes
no
Does the Central Site control the following:

System documentation and system changes
yes
no

Management?
yes
no

Complaints?
yes
no

Evaluation of corrective actions?
yes
no

Internal audit planning and evaluation of results?
yes
no
Note: if the answer to any of the above question is no, the organization does not meet the
minimum requirements for multi-site.
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Approximate
Size and # of
employees
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Category #
Products and/or services
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Is the scope of your operations
yes
no
seasonal?
If yes, please explain:
Do you utilize seasonal and/or
temporary employees?
yes
no
If yes, please explain:
Are you currently certified by
another certification body?
yes
no
If yes, please attach copy of certificate.
Are you using a consultant?
yes
no
If yes, what company ?
If applicable, what other
regulatory / industry standards
are relevant to your company?
If applicable, list any other
Management System
certifications currently held.
e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001,
ISO 22000
Dress Code is:
business (tie)
business casual (no tie)
Safety Equipment auditors
should bring:
ear plugs
steel-toed shoes
safety glasses
safety glasses with side-shields
other ______________
casual
Are there any food safety
requirements the auditor should
know about? For example, an
extra set of clothes: cannot
have visited a farm in the last
72 hours, etc.
Enclosed with this application:
advertising material
organization chart
facility layout
other information _____________
Other than English, what
languages should the auditors
speak or need translators for?
Date
Signature
Signature not required if sent by e-mail.
Type in name of person completing application.
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Appendix 1 – SQF Food Categories with related products/processes
Category
Products/Processes
1a Free Range Animal Production
1b Intensive Animal Production
1c Dairy Farming
Deer, cattle, goats, sheep, lamb, poultry, chicken, turkey, emu, ostrich, pig, eggs, buffalo,
beef, elk, antelope, wild pigs.
1d Game Animals
1e Apiculture
2 Growing and harvesting of Animal
Feeds
Corn, pasture, rice, silage, hay, wheat
3 Growing and Production of Fresh
Produce
Apples, apricots, artichoke, asparagus, avocados, bananas, beans, beets, blackberries,
blueberries, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cilantro,
coconuts, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, green leaf
lettuce, green onions, green peppers, head lettuce, herbs, honeydews, horseradish, kale,
kiwi, leeks, lemons, limes, mangos, melons, mushrooms, okra, onions, oranges, papayas,
parsley, peaches, peanuts, pears, peas, peppers, pineapple, plums, potatoes, radish,
raisins, raspberries, red leaf lettuce, rhubarb, romaine, rutabagas, spices, squash,
strawberries, sweet potato, tangerine, tomatoes, turnip, watermelon, cherries, brussel
sprouts, pumpkin, lychees, cress, nuts, sprouts, almonds, pistachios, tree nuts, olives,
zucchini, nectarines, egg fruit.
4 Fresh Produce Pack House Operations
5 Extensive Broad Acre Agricultural
Operations
Same products as Food Category 3 above.
Alfalfa, barley, corn, cotton, maize, mung beans, oats, soy beans, watercress, wheat, chia
seed, grains, pulses, oil seeds.
5a Seed Production
6 a Wild caught fish
6b Aquaculture and RTE fish
7a Slaughterhouse, Boning and Butchery
– red meat.
7b Slaughterhouse, Boning and
butchery – Poultry meat.
Abalone, aholehole, alewife, alfonsio, amberjack, anchovy, angelfish, barracuda,
barramundi, basa, bass, bigeye, bluefish, bluegill, bluenose, Bombay duck, bonito, bowfin,
bream, buffalo fish, bullhead, burbot, butterfish, capelin, carp, catfish, char, chimera,
chub, clam, cobia, cod, conch, corvina, crab, crappie, crawfish, dory, drum, eel, escolar,
flounder, flying fish, gar, gem fish, goatfish, grayling, greenling, grenadier, grouper,
grunion, grunt, haddock, hake, halibut, hamlet, herring, hind, hogfish, jack, jellyfish,
kingfish, krill, langostino, limpet, ling, lobster, mackerel, mahi-mahi, marlin, milkfish,
mullet, mussel, octopus, opal eye, Oscar, oyster, pacu, paddlefish, parrotfish, Patagonian
tooth fish, perch, pickerel, pike, Pollock, porgy, puffer, queen fish, rockfish, roughy,
salmon, sardine, sauger, scad, scallop, searobin, sea trout, shad, shark, shiner, shrimp,
silverside, skate, smelt, snail, snakehead, snapper, snook, sole, spadefish, squid,
sturgeon, sucker, sunfish, swordfish, tang, tarpon, threadfin, tilapia, tilefish, tomcod,
triggerfish, trout, tuna, wahoo, walleye, whelk, whitefish, whiting, yellowtail
Antelope, beef, buffalo, cattle, chicken, deer, eggs, elk, emu, goats, lamb, ostrich, pig,
poultry, sheep, turkey, horse.
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Products/Processes
8 Processing of manufactured Meats and
Poultry
Bacon, beef, bologna, bratwurst, braunschweiger, brisket, butt, Canadian bacon, chicken,
chicken breasts, chicken wings, chops, corn dogs, cube steak, cutlets, deer, drumsticks,
fajitas, franks, from legs, fryers, goat, ground beef, ground turkey, gyro, ham, hot dogs,
hot wings, jerky, lamb, liver, luncheon meats, nuggets, pastrami, pepperoni, pork, riblets,
ribs, roast, sandwich, sausage, steaks, tenderloins, turkey, turkey legs, venison, wieners,
chicken products.
9a Raw fish and fishery products
processing
9b Uncooked RTE Fish Processing
Same as food category 6 above.
9c Cooked RTE Fish Processing
10 Dairy Food Processing
Aerosol cream, butter, butter substitute, buttermilk, cheese, cheese dip, chocolate milk,
coffee creamer, cottage cheese, cream, cream cheese, dried milk, half and half, heavy
cream, ice cream, infant formula, milk, novelty ice cream, powdered milk, pudding, sour
cream, soymilk, string cheese, tofu, veggie dip, whipped cream, yogurt.
11 Honey Processing
Honeycomb, honey, pollen, royal jelly
12 Egg Processing
Shell Eggs, liquid eggs, powdered eggs, pasteurized in shell eggs, pasteurized eggs ,egg
albumen, egg pulp, egg white, egg yolk, fresh shell eggs, pavolova, pickled egg, salted
egg, scrambled egg, sugared egg, sugared egg yolk.
13 Bakery and Snack Food processing
Bagels, biscuit mix, biscuits, bread, breadsticks, breakfast bars, cake mix, cakes, cheese
curls, chips, cookies, corn chips, crackers, croissants, croutons, donuts, English muffin,
graham crackers, melba toast, noodles, pastry, pies, pizza crusts, popcorn, potato chips,
pretzels, rice cakes, rolls, saltines, snack crackers, snack mix, taco shells, toast, tortilla
chips, tortillas, trail mix, wafers, pancakes.
14 Fruit and Vegetable Processing
Frozen beans, apple butter, apple chips, applesauce, bean salad, bruschetta, coleslaw,
corn meal, deli salad, egg rolls, French fried onions, French fries, frozen corn, frozen
mixed vegetables, frozen okra, fruit cup, fruit salad, guacamole, mush, pickles, pico de
gallo, pie filling, potato salad, prepared salad, pumpkin, rice, salsa, sauerkraut, soy
burgers, spaghetti, vegetable burgers, kimchi, salted vegetable, seasoned vegetable,
tofu, vegetable mix, vegetable powder, vegetable salad, vegetable soup, dried tomato,
dried fruit, frozen fruit, sliced vegetables, sliced fruit, mushrooms, onion rings, glazed fruit,
salad mix, spring mix, ripening of fruit
15 a Canning Operations
Aseptic fruit juice, beans, canned vegetable juice, chicken, chili, condensed milk, crab,
creamed corn, lasagna, mushrooms, olives, , peaches, peppers, ravioli, salmon,
sauerkraut, soups, tomatoes, tuna, vegetables, water chestnuts, canned nut meat,
canned nuts, canned pet food, canned sauces, canned silkworm pupa, UHT fruit juice,
UHT soy milk, UHT vegetable juice, peas, corn
15 b Pasteurizing and UHT Operations
16 Ice, Drink and Beverage Processing
Beer, coffee, distilled liquor, drink mixes, egg nog, flavored drink, fruit juice, instant coffee,
lemonade, mineral water, nutritional drink, soda pop, sport drink, tea, tea bags,
vegetable juice, water, wine, wine coolers, ice, soy milk, rice mil
17 Confectionary Manufacturing
Candy bars, carmels, chocolates, cotton candy, creams, gum, gumi products, hard
candies, jello, licorice, marshmallows, mints, nut candies, peanut brittle, peanut candies,
popsicles, suckers, syrup.
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18 Preserved Foods and Manufacture
Alfredo sauce, barbecue sauce, dips, French onion dip, horseradish, hot sauce, jam, jelly,
ketchup, marinades, mayonnaise, miracle whip, mustards, peanut butter, pickled beets,
pickled onions, queso dip, salad dressing, tartar sauce, teriyaki, Worcestershire sauce,
soy sauce, soybean paste, syrup, pickles.
19 Food ingredient Manufacturing
Chili mix, food coloring, gravy mix, instant potatoes, pepper, salt, spices, sauce mix, soup
mixes, sugar, vanilla, vinegar, yeast, enzyme, flavoring, gelatin, genu, genugel,
genulacta, GeNutsine, genuvisco, gluten, grindsted, hydrocolloid, mixed ingredients,
mixed spices, oil based ingredients, soy sauce, spice mix, starch, refined sugar, liquid
sugar, syrup, breadcrumbs, chia seed, bread crumbs, chia seed, mustard.
20 Recipe Meals Manufacture
Beef Stew, burritos, chicken salad, egg salad, frozen soup, ham salad, lasagna, macaroni
and cheese, macaroni salad, meal replacements, pancake mix, pasta, pizza, prepared
meals, protein salads, sous vides, stir fry, tuna salad,
21 Oils, Fats, and the manufacture of oil
or fat-based spreads
Lard, margarine, oil, oil spread, shortening, spray butter, spreads.
22 Processing of Cereal, Grains and
Nuts
Barley, farfalle, breakfast cereal, cashews, chopped nuts, corn, fettucini, lasagna,
macaroni, millet, mixed nuts, nut powder, oatmeal, oats, pasta, peanut butter, peanuts,
pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, raisin bran, rice, soy nuts spaghetti, sunflowers, walnuts,
wheat, flour, husk powder, non-dairy cream, chia seed.
23 Food Catering and Food Service
Operations
Bar, canteens, catering, central kitchen, deli, hospital, hotel, motel, restaurant, school,
chilled meals, dehydrated meals, desserts, freeze dried meals, frozen meals, RTE meals,
sauces, soups.
24 Food retailing
25 Fresh Produce Wholesaling and
Distribution
26 Food Wholesaling and distribution
27 Manufacture of Food Sector Packing
materials
Grocery store, vending machine, convenience store, gas station, alcoholic beverage,
canned foods, chilled foods, dried foods, frozen foods, non-alcoholic beverage
Warehouse, distribution center, repacking, merge in transit, controlled storage, frozen
storage, transportation, fruit, fungi, herbs and spices, nut, vegetable.
Warehouse, distribution center, repacking, merge in transient, controlled storage, frozen
storage, transportation, alcoholic beverage, canned foods, carbonated soft drinks, chilled
foods, confectionary, dairy products, dried foods, frozen foods, fruit juice, non-alcoholic
beverages, prepared salads, shelf stable foods.
Flexible film, flexible pouches, food-grade packing materials, glass containers, metal
containers, paperboard based containers, plastic containers, single-use food service
products, Styrofoam containers, waxed fiberboard containers, ice cream sticks
28 Provision of Crop Spray Services
Applicators, ferticides, pesticides, fertilizers
29 Provision of Field Harvest Services
Harvest crew, picker, supervisor, fodder, fruit, grain, table grapes, wine grapes, irrigation
equipment, nut, rice, silage, vegetable,
30 Provision of Sanitation and Hygiene
Services
Chemical application, chemicals, cleaning, clothing, detergents, food safety audits, foot
baths, hand washing stations, laboratory equipment, laboratory services, pest control
services, portable lavatories, protective clothing, sanitizers, thermometer, training
materials.
31 Manufacture of dietary supplements
Herbal supplements, nutritional supplements, probiotics, supplements, vitamins, weight
loss.
32 Fertilizer Manufacture
Chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers, soil conditioners
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33 Manufacture of Agricultural
Chemicals and Food Processing Aides
Products/Processes
Chemicals for clean-in-place systems, food grade lubricants, post-harvest spray
treatments, post-harvest waxes
34 Manufacture of animal feeds
Dog food, cat food, fish food, cattle food, horse food, poultry food, wild game food,
compounded animal feeds, medicated animal feeds
35 Broker or Agent
Exporter, broker, merchandiser, all foods and beverages, non-foods, pet foods
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