With SQF Edition 10 approaching, many Australian SQF practitioners are working through what the changes will mean for their site and the practical questions are already emerging.
This live Q&A panel brings SQF and SGS experts together in one session to answer the questions Australian practitioners are asking as they prepare for Edition 10.
If you support your site’s SQF food safety system or food safety culture, this is a valuable opportunity to get practical guidance directly from the experts, all in one place.
Objective
To provide Australian SQF practitioners and food safety teams with direct access to SQF and SGS experts through a dedicated live Q&A session, helping them clarify key questions, understand what SQF Edition 10 means for their site and prepare with confidence.
Agenda
- Expert-led Q&A panel addressing common questions and concerns from Australian SQF practitioners, with practical guidance from SQF and SGS specialists
- Next steps to help Australian sites prepare for SQF Edition 10
Target Audience
This webinar is designed for Australian SQF practitioners and food safety professionals responsible for developing, aligning, verifying, maintaining and supporting their site’s SQF food safety system and food safety culture.
Watch the webinar on demand or scroll down for key takeaways.
Key takeaways
1. Change Management Muscle: SQF Edition 10 strengthens change management by requiring food safety impacts to be assessed before changes are made, so QA teams should get a seat at the table before the forklift is already moving.
2. Culture Gets Measured: Food safety culture is now more measurable, with sites expected to assess whether their actions, training, reporting, and leadership behaviors are actually improving safe food outcomes.
3. Guidance Beats Surprises: Updated guidance documents and Edition 9-to-10 checklists are available on SQF website and should be used now to interpret requirements, run gap assessments, and avoid audit-day “surprise confetti.”
4. Implementation Hurdles Ahead: Key implementation challenges include food safety culture assessment, change management, environmental monitoring risk assessments, and adapting to the recalibrated scoring system.
5. Audit Timeline Set: SQF Edition 10 audits are expected to begin in January 2027, while downloadable PDFs, translated codes, guidance documents, checklists, and glossary resources are already available online.
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.
SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN SW).