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SQF Unites 2026 Sets Record Attendance and Advances the Future of Food Safety

More than 800 food safety professionals from around the world gathered in St. Louis this week for SQF Unites 2026, marking the largest attendance in the event’s history.

SQFI Announces 2026 Excellence Awards Recipients

SQFI announces EAGLE Certification Group's Brian Shelton and Landmark Snacks' Emily Wagner as recipients of the 2026 SQF Excellence Awards at the 2026 SQF Unites conference in St. Louis.

How to Get Your Site Ready for SQF Edition 10 Before the 2027 Deadline

With Edition 10 audits arriving as early as Jan. 2, 2027, sites that start closing gaps today will walk into their audit with far more confidence than those scrambling at the end of 2026.

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SQFI Appoints Brian Updegraff as Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI—The Food Industry Association, today announced the appointment of Brian Updegraff as director of financial planning and analysis.

SQFI Appoints Rachel Anderson as Vice President of Business Development

Arlington, VA – The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, proudly announces the appointment of Rachel Anderson as its new vice president of business development.

SQFI Announces 2025 Excellence Awards Finalists

Finalists were selected in the categories of SQF Auditing and SQF Practitioner Leadership.