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Accreditation Scheme

Sub-programs

Safe Quality Food Initiative

We are the only internationally recognized accreditation body in Canada offering the Safe Quality Food Initiative Sub-program, which is based on the SQF Code and ISO/IEC 17065. As a pre-requisite, certification bodies must also be accredited to and ISO/IEC 17065, the international standard for providing product, process and services certification. 


Businesses looking to satisfy their retailers’ and buyers’ Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) requirements often turn to SCC-accredited certification bodies for SQF certification and third-party oversight. This program includes 13 codes that are designed to meet industry, customer, and regulatory requirements from all sectors of the food supply chain.


We are signatories to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for ISO/IEC 17065. This means that certification by SCC-accredited certification bodies in this program is widely accepted internationally. 


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Accreditation Bulletins

Bulletins (technical updates)

Bulletin number Title
2024-17 Application of IAF MD 25 for the evaluation of conformity assessment schemes
2024-15 CETA Protocol – Canada/EU – New product categories
2024-14 Overhauled Accreditation Program Overview
2024-11 Trade Continuity Agreement Protocol Between Canada and the United Kingdom
2024-10 Criteria for SQF Certification Bodies (Edition 9.1) was reissued with revisions effective April 1
2024-02 Announcing new IAF MD 25 Criteria for evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes
2024-01 IAF MD 7:2023 Harmonization of Sanctions and Dealing with Fraudulent Behaviour
2023-10 Trade Continuity Agreement Protocol between Canada and the UK
2023-03 Updated Accreditation Services Program Overview
2023-01 Update on resuming on-site activities
2022-24 Recognition of CE Marking Extended in Great Britain
2022-23 Updated Accreditation Services Program Overview
2022-21 Streamlining the Accreditation Process
2022-18 Update on UKCA marking
2022-14 Updated Accreditation Services Program Overview
2022-13 Resuming on-site activities
2022-12 Updated Accreditation Services Program Overview
2022-09 MD 4:2022 Information and Communication Technology for Auditing
2022-06 Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement and conformity assessments
2021-18 Revised Edition of the SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Certification Body Accreditation…
2021-08 “c” identifier – certification mark
2021-05 SQFI publishes SQF Edition 9 and FSSC publishes FSSC 22000 Version 5.1
2020-39 Response to COVID-19
2020-35 IAF Resolution 2018-13
2020-27 Revised Edition of the Accreditation Services Program Overview

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