There is a similarly confused semi-duplicate thread here -
https://www.ifsqn.co...anual-examples/
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Back to Basics -
From SQF8 Quality Code -
2.2.1.1 - A quality manual shall be documented and maintained in either electronic and/or hard copy form. It shall outline the methods the site uses to meet the requirements of the SQF Quality Code, be made available to staff, and include:
i. A summary of the organization’s quality policies and the methods it will apply to meet the requirements of the SQF Quality Code;
ii. The policy statement and site organization chart;
iii. A list of the products covered under the scope of certification;
iv. Finished product specifications agreed with customers’ or corporate quality requirements where applicable;
v. Statistical process control methods and other quality tools that are used to control and reduce process variation.
(Perhaps rather strangely, there is no mention in the SQF Manufacturing Code of a "Safety Manual", only a Policy manual.)
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To my understanding, the above is not content-wise analogous to the SQF Food Quality Plan (or the SQF Food safety Plan)
To my understanding, the above is nominally/conceptually the same as an iso9001 quality manual.
Here is an example of an iso9001 quality manual -
iso sample-quality-manual-service.doc 218.5KB
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In truth GFSI recognised FS Codes further tend to corrupt/confuse the situation by also using "quality manual" in various ways. For example, from BRC8-
3.1.1 - The site’s procedures, working methods and practices shall be collated in the form of a printed or electronic quality manual.
3.1.2 The food safety and quality manual shall be fully implemented and the manual or relevant components shall be readily available to relevant staff.
The Result - Confusion reigns !
@ Catalina - perhaps you could clarify what you are actually seeking by referencing the relevant clause in the relevant SQF Standard Code
For an old sample of SQF Safety Manual, see this post but note it is for a much older SQF Code 2000 (see defs in PS below) -
https://www.ifsqn.co...ual/#entry42836
PS - JF(retrospective)I here were the, then, definitions of Safety and Quality Manuals for SQF2000 -
4.1.3.2 A Food Safety Manual shall be documented, maintained, made available to relevant staff and include or reference the written procedures, Pre-requisite Programs, Food Safety Plans and other documentation necessary to support the development and the implementation, maintenance and control of the SQF 2000 System.
4.1.3.3 A Quality Manual shall be documented, maintained, made available to relevant staff and include or reference the written procedures, standard operating practices, work instructions, and Food Quality Plans and other documentation necessary to support the development and the implementation, maintenance and control of the SQF 2000 System.
(Note that the Quality Manual is only specifically referenced in schematic diagram of Pg10 of sample file.)
