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The safety of your favorite foods benefits from SQF audits and the measures manufacturers take to ensure safe food supplies–such as through independent testing of their compressed air.<\/p><\/div>\n

On January 6, the Safe Quality Food Institute<\/a><\/strong> (SQFI) announced the incorporation of an unannounced audit protocol to be included in the next revision of the SQF Code (SQF). This means SQF will become the first internationally accredited third-party assessment program to require unannounced audits.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Robert Garfield, senior vice president, SQFI, noted that the program update will be introduced in February 2014 and implemented in July 2014. One out of every three SQF audits will be unannounced.<\/p>\n

“We made the decision to enhance the rigor of the SQFI program after consulting with numerous stakeholders,” said Garfield. “We understand that the food industry must respond to and meet the nation\u2019s food safety challenges more rapidly and effectively, which requires a more nimble approach to our program.”<\/p>\n

Learn more in the release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nABOUT SQF & COMPRESSED AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n

SQF Compressed air purity is essential to many manufacturing, food processing, bottling and packaging operations.\u00a0 High-quality compressed air provides energy for pneumatic conveyer and handling systems that transport liquids and powders during the production cycle. Compressed air influences the safety of wrapping, sealing, labeling and palletizing these products for shipping or storage.\u00a0SQF Compressed Air Purity<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is critical for providing food products and packaging that are not only cost effective to process but safe to eat or drink.<\/p>\n

\"Compressed<\/a>

Food & Beverage companies utilize TRI Air Testing’s kits to collect compressed air samples. Results on nearly all standard tests are available within 24 hours of the kit’s return to TRI. Secure, round-the-clock, online access to reports ensures the most timely delivery of results possible.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Food and Beverage manufacturing industry can apply principles of the\u00a0HACCP<\/a>\u00a0(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) system and a risk analysis. \u00a0The seven HACCP principles are included in the international standard ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System (FSMS<\/a>). This standard is a food safety and quality\u00a0management system incorporating the elements of prerequisite programs (GMP & SSOP),\u00a0HACCP and the quality management system, which together form an organization\u2019s Total Quality Management system.\u00a0For\u00a0FDA<\/a>\u00a0regulated operations in the United States,\u00a0HACCP\u00a0compliance is currently regulated by 21\u00a0CFR part 120 & 123. \u00a0Additional food safety resources \u00a0include the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI<\/a>), International Organization for Standardization (ISO<\/a>), British Compressed Air Society Limited (BCAS<\/a>), Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA<\/a>),\u00a0Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA<\/acronym><\/a>) and the\u00a0Safe Quality Food Program (SQF<\/a>). \u00a0The SQF Code states that compressed air used in the manufacturing process shall be clean and present no risk to food safety and compressed air used in the manufacturing process shall be regularly monitored for purity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compressed air is a Critical Control Point (CCP) and includes direct contact or indirect contact with a food or beverage product. \u00a0TRI Air Testing suggests performing a baseline, no specification comparison, testing on new or untested systems\u00a0to help determine the appropriate specification requirements. \u00a0We can also provide\u00a0compressed air purity\u00a0<\/a>for\u00a0your own custom specifications.<\/p>\n

Food, beverage and packaging facilities must develop a careful understanding of their products and testing protocol to ensure the compressed air that is critical to their food manufacturing operations is used consistently and responsibly.<\/p>\n

TRI Air Testing<\/strong> provides independent laboratory support for many food, beverage and packaging companies. \u00a0We offer 24-hour turnaround time and\u00a0online laboratory reports via MYAIR . SQF Managers use compressed air testing equipment provided by TRI to collect compressed air samples as part of their facilities\u2019 air quality compliance, safety and SQF food safety programs.<\/p>\n

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