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Welcome to SQF Familiarization Training – Week 3!
In this session, we cover an important requirement of the SQF Food Safety Code: the Blackout Dates Policy. This policy ensures your facility properly manages and communicates dates when your certification body (CB) cannot conduct audits. Establishing a clear and compliant blackout dates procedure supports uninterrupted audit scheduling and protects your SQF certification status.

This training is part of our weekly series on TrainingAce.pro, your on-demand learning platform for food safety, compliance, and certification readiness — powered by Consultare Inc. Group.
Whether you’re new to SQF or preparing for SQF Edition 9/10 audits, this Week 3 session helps you understand how blackout dates affect certification, audit scheduling, and your annual audit cycle.

What You'll Learn in Week 3
✔ SQF requirements for declaring blackout dates
✔ What qualifies as valid blackout dates under SQFI
✔ How to justify, document, and submit blackout dates to your CB
✔ How improper blackout dates can lead to nonconformances
✔ How to build a compliant Blackout Dates Policy
✔ How to manage holidays, shutdowns, and maintenance periods
✔ How blackout dates integrate with FoodSafetySystems.pro
✔ Real-world examples and audit-ready implementation strategies

Topics Covered
SQF Code: Audit Scheduling & Blackout Date Requirements
Leadership responsibility in managing blackout dates
Purpose and scope of a Blackout Dates Policy
Valid blackout dates: planned shutdowns, major maintenance, national holidays, emergencies
Invalid blackout dates: staffing issues, audit readiness, leadership travel
Annual submission of blackout dates to the certification body
Documentation & recordkeeping (SQF-required)
Risk of misuse of blackout dates
Integrating blackout date planning with FoodSafetySystems.pro


Who Should Attend?
Ideal for all food safety and quality professionals:
SQF Practitioners & Alternates
QA / QC / FSQA Managers
Production & Operations Managers
Compliance Officers
HACCP & PCQI Teams
Food manufacturing leadership
Teams preparing for SQF certification or recertification


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