Canadian Supply ChainFood Safety Coalition

Food Safety – Global & Canadian Trends

Quebec Farmers’ Association - Farm Food Forum

23 February 2012

Low, Quebec

Albert Chambers, CSCFSC Executive Director

Presentation Outline

• Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition• Global Trends• Industry/Government Collaboration in Canada• What’s next

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

• Established – December 2000, incorporated August 2007

• Our Vision: Canada’s agriculture, fisheries and food industry will have a world-class reputation for producing and selling safe food.

• Our Mission: To facilitate, through dialogue within the food industry and with all levels of government, the development and implementation of a national, coordinated approach to food safety to ensure credibility in domestic and international marketplaces.

CSCFSC Membership & Activities

• Membership• Open to national, provincial & regional or local

associations• Represents all segments -- input suppliers through to

final marketers

• Allied members – service providers

• Activities• Policy development • Advocacy• Pandemic/Emergency/Critical Infrastructure Planning

Coalition Members

National Organizations  (27)

• CropLife Canada

• Canadian Animal Health Institute

• Canadian Trucking Alliance

• Canadian Federation of Agriculture

• Canadian Hatching Egg Producers Association

• Turkey Farmers of Canada

• Chicken Farmers of Canada

• Egg Farmers of Canada

• Canadian Pork Council

• Canadian Cattlemen’s Association /Canada Beef Inc.

• National Cattle Feeders Association

• Dairy Farmers of Canada

• Canadian Horticultural Council 

• Canadian Produce Marketing Association

• Canadian Meat Council

• Canadian Poultry & Egg Processors Council

• Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada

• Dairy Processors Association of Canada

• Fisheries Council of Canada

• Food and Consumer Products Canada

• Food Processors of Canada

• Canadian National Millers Association

• Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters

• Canadian Association of Regulated Importers 

• Retail Council of Canada

• Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers

• Canadian Restaurant & Food Service Association

 Provincial/Territorial Groups (3)

• Alberta Egg Producers Council

• Ontario Produce Marketing Association

• Small Scale Food Processors Association

Allied Members (5)

• QMI-SAI Global

• Guelph Food Technology Centre

• NSFI Canada

• Jackie Crichton Consulting

• AIB International

Global Trends Driving Food Safety

• Consumer Concerns/Reaction

• Media Attention

• Customer Demands

• Government Legislation

• Global industry schemes & benchmarking

Consumer Reaction

• Late summer - 200 ill in 26 states, 4 deaths• Spinach sales collapse in September 2006• Problem developed on 1 farm• Industry lost - $100 million or more

Customer Demands

Customers’ Reactions

Customers’ Reactions

• Following the Maple Leaf Foods listeria incident – Maple Lodge Farms installed high pressure processing (HPP) &

started labelling

Marketers’ Demands

• All vendors supplying ready-to-eat foods (cheese, deli and salads) were certified to a GSFI-recognized standard by 31/12/2010

• All private label brand vendors were compliant by 31/12/2011

• Metro, Sobeys, etc following this lead

Is this what the world is coming to?

• Launched in EU in March 2009 by Eosta (wholesaler in Holland) & Magrabi Agriculture (producer in Egypt)

• Meets EU Food Law Requirements

• 18 Certifications on or behind the label

On the Label!

• Valencia - not a PDO (protected destination of origin) product

• Egypt – country of origin• Climate Neutral – certification owned by TUV-

Nord• Organic – 6 certificates (SKAL, US NOP,

BioSuisse, Demeter & Canada Organic)• Fairtrade (IFLO)• Nature & More – Eosta’s own brand

Behind the Label!

• Environment - LEAF (UK program – NSF/CMi)• OHSAS 18001 (SGS) • Social Responsibility – SEDEK (Intertek)• Food safety:

• on farm to GlobalGAP (SAI Global/ EFSIS) & Tesco Nurture (NSF/CMi)

• upstream to BRC & IFS (SAI Global/EFSIS), ISO 22000 (SGS), Marks and Spencer, McDonalds, etc

Legislative Initiatives (1)

• First Wave –1990’s to early 2000’s• Introduction of HACCP & Codex Endorsement• Establishment of independent Food Safety

Agencies (e.g. CFIA, EU, UK, NZ, Australia)• New Laws (e.g. US – MegaReg (1996),

Australia (2001), EU – Food Law (2003), Japan (2003))

• Some include HACCP/HACCP-based• Some are full supply chain (farm to fork)

Legislative Initiatives (2)

• Second Wave – mid 2000’s to now• India (2006)• Peru (2008)• Mexico (2008 & 2009)• China (2009)• Turkey (2010)• US – Food Safety Modernization Act (2011)

• All based on a full supply chain (farm to fork) approach

• Most involve HACCP or HACCP-based requirements

New US Legislation (1)

• Canadian exporters will have to:• Register as they do now under the Bio-terrorism

Act, but update that registration every two years starting in 2012;

• Provide written consent permitting inspection of their facilities by the US FDA or its agent;

• Develop, maintain and implement food safety plans based on a hazard analysis (prerequisite programs and HACCP);

• Meet new requirements for food defence plans based again on a hazard analysis;

• Implement enhanced traceability capacity;

New US Legislation (2)

• Canadian exporters will have to:• Participate in the mandatory Foreign Supplier

Verification Program by working with their customer (importer) in the US by permitting:

• monitoring records of shipments, • providing prior notice of shipments,• lot-by-lot certification of compliance, • annual on-site inspections, • checking of their hazard analysis and risk based preventive

control plan, and • periodically testing and sampling shipments.

• Work within the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program by providing evidence of the certification of their food safety and food defence plans by an accredited third party

Private Benchmarking Schemes (1)

• Developed in Europe in late 1990’s

• GlobalGAP:• Primary production certification scheme • Benchmarks other schemes for equivalence• Benchmarked to GFSI (2009)

• Fruit and Vegetables: 3.0-2_Sep07;• Livestock Base: 3.0-4_Mar10; and,• Aquaculture - V1.02_March10.

Private Benchmarking Schemes (2)

• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)• EU retailers started to reduce duplication from

national schemes (e.g. BRC, IFS, Dutch HACCP)

• Originally covered branded product & primary agriculture

• Expanded in 2011 to cover full supply chain• Growing acceptance/use globally, especially

in North America but also Asia (China) & South America

Monachus Consulting

Assisting Canada’s Agri-food Industry to Adapt and Prosper

Industry-led Food Safety in Canada

• Development started in mid-1990’s• Collaborative effort initially between national farm

organizations & federal government• Evolved to include full supply chain & provincial

governments after 2000• Major Principles/Objectives

• National HACCP-based programs (Codex principles & a common tool-kit/approach)

• Industry-led, commodity or segment specific

• Technically sound & administratively effective

• Market driven implementation

• Government recognized & Internationally Accepted

Result: 34 Food Safety Schemes

• On-farm: 21 commodity-based programs• Livestock (8), Poultry (6), Horticulture (3), Grains,

oilseeds, pulses & special crops (1), Honey (1), Aquaculture (2)

• Off-farm (13):• Inputs (1): Feed mills• Food Products (5): Bottled water, Brewers, Ice,

Vintners, Spices• Distribution (4): Fresh produce repackers &

wholesalers, Retail distribution centres, Retail stores, Food banks,

• Services (3): Trucking (10 modules), Packaging (6 modules), Water & wastewater

Produce supply chain integration

Produce Farm

RepackerPacker

ProcessorDistribution

Centre

RetailerConsumer

Packaging

Caterer

- Site specific HACCP (red)

- HACCP-based Program (green)

Wholesaler

Trucker

Scheme Development

• National Strategy• Stakeholder commitment

• Technical Requirements• Generic Hazard Analysis (HACCP model)• Prerequisite Programs (GAPs, GHPs, GTPs, etc)• CCPs & other requirements

• Implementation Tools/Training for Users

• Scheme Management System

Essential Scheme Components

National Industry Organization

National Industry Organization

ResourcesGovernance

ProgramManagement

ConformityAssessment

TrainingPrograms

RiskManagement

Recognition Benchmarking

Food SafetyRequirements

Government Recognition - 1

• Canadian Programs a World’s First• Two Programs

• National On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program• National Post-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program

• Based on a Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministerial Agreement (2001)

• Designed by Industry & Government• Consistent with Codex & ISO concepts• Lead by Canadian Food Inspection Agency

(CFIA) with Provincial & Territorial Participation

Government Recognition - 2

• Step-wise Process• Detailed Program Manuals & Requirements• Clear timeframes for process• Technical Reviews: Part 1 – Technical Soundness &

Part 2 – Administrative Effectiveness• Application• Screening• Team Selection (CFIA leader/FPT experts)• Desktop Review by Team Members• Team Input & Comment Compilation• Face-to-Face Meeting (Team & Applicant)• Industry Response to adjustment requests• Team Recommendation• Letter of Completion

Government Recognition - 3

• Step-wise Process continued• 3rd Party Audit of National Program/Scheme

Implementation• Final Government Assessment• Letter of Recognition – provided by CFIA• On-going Monitoring

• Regular updating of technical requirements• Scheme audit cycle

Looking Ahead to Growing Forward II

• Food Safety is even more important in 2012 • New customer demands for 3rd party certification• New regulatory requirements in key export

markets particularly the US with the Food Safety Modernization Act

• Competitors in export markets moving “forward” (e.g. NZ, Australia, Chile, China, India, Turkey, etc)

A new Canada Food Act

• Consultations should start in 2012

• Bill before Parliament in 2012

• Food will be removed from the Food & Drugs Act

• Scope uncertain – but Canada will probably try to re-establish itself with the world leaders in Food Safety

Questions

Website: www.foodsafetycoalition.ca

Albert ChambersExecutive Director

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalitoin

613-233-7175

cscfsc@monachus.com