Hello everyone,
New to the forum here so I apologize if this is posted in the wrong section. We are currently in the process of reviewing SQF standards. We had a QA person who has recently left so I am trying to pick up some of the pieces. Under 2.3.2.4 it says that Raw materials, packaging, and ingredients shall be validated to ensure product safety is not compromised and the material is fit for its intended purpose. Could someone explain what would fit that standard? The interpretation was that we need a CoA for all raw ingredient shipments which poses a problem as one of our suppliers will only give us a Certificate of conformity. Is it overkill to get a CoA for each shipment? Thank you everyone.