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Safe Quality Food Code
SQFI / FMI — GFSI benchmarked · Food manufacturing, storage & distribution, primary production
The SQF Code is a GFSI-benchmarked certification scheme built around a documented food safety management system. Edition 9 splits requirements into System Elements (Module 2) and Good Manufacturing Practices for the relevant food sector category, and adds an explicit Food Safety Culture requirement under senior management commitment.
- Module 2 — SQF Food Safety System Elements22
- Module 11 — GMPs for Food Manufacturing9
HACCPNACMCF 1997 / Codex Rev. 2020
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
NACMCF / Codex Alimentarius CXC 1-1969 · Universal preventive food safety methodology
HACCP is a systematic preventive approach that identifies biological, chemical and physical hazards and controls them at critical points rather than relying on finished-product testing. It rests on five preliminary tasks and seven principles, and it presumes effective prerequisite programs are already in place.
- Five Preliminary Tasks5
- The Seven Principles7
MSCFisheries Standard v3.0 / Chain of Custody v5.1
Marine Stewardship Council Standards
Marine Stewardship Council · Wild-capture fisheries and seafood supply chain
MSC operates two standards: the Fisheries Standard, which assesses whether a wild-capture fishery is sustainable, and the Chain of Custody Standard, which ensures certified seafood is traceable and segregated from non-certified product through every step of the supply chain. Only certified organizations may use the blue MSC ecolabel.
- Chain of Custody Standard (Default Version)5
- Fisheries Standard — Three Principles3
CODEXGeneral Principles of Food Hygiene CXC 1-1969, Rev. 2022
Codex Alimentarius
FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission · International food standards, guidelines and codes of practice
Codex Alimentarius is the international reference collection of food standards recognized by the WTO SPS Agreement. The General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) provides the global baseline for Good Hygiene Practices and HACCP, and is supported by codes of practice, maximum residue limits, contaminant standards and labeling standards.
- CXC 1-1969 Chapter One — Good Hygiene Practices9
- Key Codex Standards & Codes5
FDA21 CFR / FSMA / Food Code 2022
FDA Food Regulations
U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Most human food other than meat, poultry and processed egg products
FDA regulates food facilities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act. The core operational rule is 21 CFR Part 117 (Preventive Controls for Human Food), supplemented by commodity-specific rules for juice and seafood HACCP, produce safety, intentional adulteration, sanitary transportation, and foreign supplier verification.
- 21 CFR Part 117 — Preventive Controls for Human Food9
- Other Key FDA Rules9
USDA Regulations (FSIS & AMS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture · Meat, poultry, processed egg products, and voluntary grading/organic programs
USDA FSIS regulates meat, poultry and processed egg products under the FMIA, PPIA and EPIA, requiring continuous inspection, written Sanitation SOPs, HACCP plans, and pathogen reduction performance standards. USDA AMS operates voluntary programs such as grading, the National Organic Program, and process verified programs.
- FSIS — 9 CFR Requirements8
- AMS — Voluntary Programs3
ISO 90012015 (Amd 1:2024)
Quality Management Systems — Requirements
International Organization for Standardization · Any industry, any size — products or services
The general-purpose quality management standard used across every industry, from electronics to clothing to services. It is built on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and risk-based thinking, and it is the backbone most sector standards (including food schemes) borrow their document control, audit, training and corrective action requirements from.
- Clauses 4-5 — Context & Leadership2
- Clauses 7-8 — Support & Operation4
- Clauses 9-10 — Performance & Improvement2
Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
ISO / IEC · In-house and third-party testing, inspection and calibration labs
The standard behind accredited laboratory results — used for micro and chemistry labs, materials testing, electrical safety testing and calibration houses. It covers impartiality, method validation, measurement uncertainty, sample handling and reporting.
- Clause 7 — Process requirements3
GAP / Produce21 CFR 112 (current) / USDA GAP-GHP
Good Agricultural Practices & Produce Safety Rule
USDA AMS audit programs; FDA 21 CFR 112 · Crop production, harvest, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables
Requirements for growing operations: worker health and hygiene, agricultural water quality, biological soil amendments, wildlife and domesticated animal controls, and equipment and harvest sanitation — plus the traceability records buyers ask for.
Feed / AAFCO21 CFR 507 / 21 CFR 225 (current)
Animal Food & Feed Manufacturing Requirements
FDA 21 CFR 507 (CGMP & Preventive Controls for Animal Food); AAFCO model labelling · Livestock feed, pet food, feed mills and medicated feed
Animal food carries its own public rulebook: current good manufacturing practice for feed, hazard analysis and preventive controls, medicated feed controls including drug carry-over and flushing, and AAFCO's model label format used by state feed control officials.
- Feed manufacturing controls3
LivestockCurrent federal regulations
Livestock Care, Treatment & Humane Handling Records
USDA FSIS 9 CFR 313 (humane handling); FDA 21 CFR 530 (extralabel drug use); FSIS residue program · Animal production, transport and pre-harvest handling
Public requirements covering how animals are handled and how treatments are recorded: humane handling and slaughter provisions, veterinary drug use and withdrawal periods, and the residue testing programme that verifies withdrawal was respected.
- Handling and treatment controls2
ElectronicsIPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 current revisions
Electronic Assembly Acceptability & Reliability Practice
IPC (public standard summaries); ANSI/ESD S20.20; ISO 2859-1 sampling · PCB assembly, cable harnesses, electronic manufacturing services
Electronics quality rests on three public pillars: workmanship acceptability classes for solder joints and assemblies, electrostatic discharge control programmes, and statistical sampling plans for lot acceptance. Class 1, 2 and 3 define how strict the acceptance criteria are for consumer, service and high-reliability product.
- Assembly quality controls3
TextilesCurrent federal regulations
Apparel & Textile Quality, Labelling and Safety Rules
US FTC Textile & Care Labeling Rules (16 CFR 303, 423); CPSC 16 CFR 1610 flammability; AATCC/ASTM test methods · Clothing, home textiles, footwear and soft goods
Clothing and textile quality combines mandatory public labelling and flammability rules with industry test methods for colourfastness, shrinkage and seam strength, plus AQL sampling for finished-garment inspection.
- Labelling, safety and inspection3