SQF (Safe Quality Food) Certification provides an independent and an external validation that produce and other foods, their production and manufacturing processes, and related service complies with food regulations and other specified standards such as the SQF 1000 Code or the SQF 2000 Code. Certification enables a food supplier to give assurances that the food they supply has been produced, prepared, and handled according to the highest possible standards, which is also known as food safety regulations.