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[GABRIELARIAS78]

I'm the SQF of my company 

I see the something is not accurate in the ingredients, and I ask the management team to corrected base on my FDA knowledge and requirements for undeclared ingredients.

My management team want me to sign documents approving this, due to the poor knowledge and poor experience on the SQF they have.

 

I am preparing a training on the SQF requirements for them. and review the management commitment to make sure they understand what the requirements are.

But anyone has any suggestions on this or previous experience on a lack of cooperation on SQF.

I really appreciated 

 

thank you

 

[SQFconsultant]

Well, actually they may not know a lot about SQF, however this is all about commiting FRAUD - tell them you will not sign off on a FRAUD.

[kfromNE]

Lack of cooperation/backing with SQF by management is considered a finding in the SQF code. SQF does this on purpose.

 

Also, I agree with SQFconsultant. Don't sign anything you don't agree with. Make one of them do it who are asking you to. 

[kfromNE]

Question, is it against the FDA regulations or SQF regulations. 

 

I don't recall them being different. If it is the FDA, then that could be a recall on their part. FDA ultimately puts the responsibility on the most senior person at the site. 

[Tony-C]

Hi GABRIELARIAS78,

 

The management sound like a bunch of dinosaurs  

 

I don’t think you need to give the management a briefing on the whole SQF Code, start with section 2.1.1 Management Responsibility (Mandatory).

 

A classic example of the repercussions of this sort of attitude is the PCA case:

The Parnell brothers were convicted by a federal jury on Sept. 19, 2014, of multiple counts of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud and the sale of misbranded food.  Stewart Parnell was also convicted of the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce.

Note that the QA Manager also got a 5 year sentence 

 

If you don’t get a positive response then polish that CV and make an exit sharpish.

 

Kind regards,

 

Tony

[Scampi]

DO NOT SIGN IT

 

You are not senior management, and legally it is their responsibility.   Create a non conformance with your name on it, and have a senior manager sign that

 

 

And as others posted, polish your resume and bale-fast