TQF Certification Program

Preparation for Certification

Initial Certification Process

The Scope of TQF Certification

The TQF Program covers food safety management (at TQF L1) and quality (at TQF L2) requirements in the manufacturing of four (4) types of processed food:

• the processing of perishable animal products;
• the processing of perishable plant products;
• the processing of perishable animal and plant products (mixed products), and
• the processing of products stable at room temperature.

The TQF Program applies only to processed with packaged food products and B2B products, TQFA has identified twenty-eight (28) food sector categories. The categories are listed below in the table: