The SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacture of Food Packaging can be a little overwhelming to not only understand but implement. If you are preparing for compliance, here is a guide focused solely on explaining its requirements for your training program to help you ace this part of your audit. 1 An Employee Training Program is Mandatory A well-defined and clearly documented training program designed to meet SQF’s Food Packaging guidelines isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a requirement. Your training program should outline the specific duties for all employees involved in: • Developing & applying Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) • Applying food regulatory requirements • Hazard analysis or other tasks critical to food safety • Tasks critical to implementing & maintaining the SQF system SQF also requires all food packaging companies to maintain an updated food safety plan as outlined by HACCP. To that end, HACCP training must be provided for all employees who develop and maintain food safety plans. 2 Provide Multilingual Training Instructions Because all employees do not speak the same language, all of your training cannot be in one language. To comply with SQF, all training instructions and critical tasks related to processes and/or regulations must be explained in the employee’s spoken language, whether it’s English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin, etc. Guide: SQF Food Packaging Requirements for Training