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    What does SQF require for documents and records?

    Section 2.2 of the Food Manufacturing code (Edition 10) requires document control (staff can access the current version and changes are communicated) and records that show the system is implemented and improving: legible, accessible, retrievable and securely stored, kept at least for the product's shelf life or longer if customers or the law require it.

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