HACCP CertificationModule 4

International HACCP Standards – Relevance to Food Trade

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International HACCP Standards - Relevance to Food Trade

• HACCP and International Trade

• Codex and Other Relevant Committees

•Legislative Requirements

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A Shift In Responsibility

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From Shared Responsibility to Partnership

Government

Industry (primary

production, processing and manufacturing, transport and distribution)

Consumers Media

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Food was one of the earliest goods to be traded

Today global food trade is driven by:

• Consumers demand year round supply of reasonably priced produced, organic, and ethnic foods• Industries need access to innovation but also need productivity advantages through low cost land

and labor

Global Trade is Not New

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Supply Chain Complexity

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Global Food Safety Issues Include…

• Microbiology contamination• Presence of heavy metals• Undeclared allergens• Foreign material• Economic adulteration

Food Safety

• Economic adulterations• Avian Flu

• Biotechnology• Non-permitted pesticides

Consumer and Regulatory (may not be true food

safety issues)

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Non-Compliance

• Melamine• Sudan Red

•Diethylene glycol (Anti-Freeze)

Deliberate

• Unintended cross-contamination

•Improper metering equipment

Unintentional

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Strategic Level

Global Food Safety Standards are Evolving:

• Codex (Hygiene and HACCP)• GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative)• Changing National Regulations, e.g.

• China Nitrites• US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

• Safe Food for Canadians Act

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Food Safety Management…

• Testing is Inadequate

• Reactive Approach Evident

• Preventive Approach Needed

• Focused Food Safety Management Strategies…

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Questions