Dave Garforth– Technical Director IFQC GLOBAL
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Review the definition and terminology of
Standards
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Review Standards choices with respect to
your requirements and the available options
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The inch is a standard of measurement
Money is a standard of exchange
Words are standards of communication
Octane numbers of gasoline are quality
standards
 "No more than 1% shrinkage" is a
performance standard
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"A prescribed set of rules, conditions, or
requirements concerning definitions of terms;
classification of components; specification of
materials, performance, or operations;
delineation of procedures; or measurement of
quantity and quality in describing materials,
products, systems, services, or practices."
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A standard is a requirement that is
determined by a consensus of opinion of
users
prescribes the accepted and (theoretically)
the best criteria for a product, process, test,
or procedure.
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Principles and Objectives
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Protocols and Criteria
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Indicators of performance
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Minimum Standards (the bar) for indicators
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Measurement criteria
Principle ‘ deliver a safe product to the consumer’
Criteria ‘ Products shall not contain levels of natural
contaminants that are harmful to human health
 Indicator - natural toxin levels
 Assessment Protocol- Every harvest batch?, Every week?,
according to legal reference
 Controlled to what Standard- Legal limit e.g. 0.6ug/g (MRL)
 To What Standard/method- testing by an approved
laboratory
 Approval- accredited method and/or government appointed
reference laboratory and method?
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Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA BAP)
GlobalGAP
Certified Quality Aquaculture Standards (eg CQS / CQM)
Friend of the Sea
Organic Standards
ISO 14000
Safe Quality Food (SQF)
BRC Global Food Standard
Emerging
 WWF Standards
 IFFO Feed Material Standards
GlobalGAP
Integrity
Certified
ISO14000
Quality
Pick
From
FOS
Organic
WWF
SQF
GAA
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Product /Process differentiation
Organic
Natural (additive free)
Welfare
Chemical Free
Eco-label
Provenance-National/Regional
Brand awareness
Know your Standards.....
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What is expected?
Of Management Systems?
Of workforce?
Documentation?
Record keeping?
Audit inspection ? External and Internal
Level of compliance
Non conformances and corrective actions?
Frequency of audit
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Formality -Implemented and documented
Defined organisational roles and reporting
Quality Policy
Quality Objectives
Formal measurement and reporting structure
Internal audit function
Non conformance and corrective actions
Competent workforce – training policy
Quality
Management
System
• Global Gap
• CQA
• GAA
• Organic
• SQF
• ISO 9000
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Documented Food Safety Program based on
legal requirements
Pre-requisite Program
Hygiene/Sanitation (structural)
HACCP Systems
Formal Review Process
Competent staff
Internal audit process
Verification/Validation program
Documentation and record keeping
Food
Safety
System
• Global Gap
• GAA
• CQA
• BRC GFS
• SQF
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Legal Requirement in food businesses
A component of Product Recall (legal)
Important for delivering trust
Integral part of Provenance
Often a major component of Chain of
Custody
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Traceability
SQF
GAA
CQA
Organic
Global GAP
Product
Recall
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SQF
GAA (mention)
CQA
Global GAP
Chain of
Custody
• FoS
• CQA
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Documented Fish Health and Welfare Plan
Protocols for key husbandry operations with
welfare implications
Protocols for fish treatment and
administrations
Documentation and record keeping
Risk assessment for contaminants and
residues
Fish Health Plan
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GAA
Global GAP
CQA
SQF
FoS/Organic (treatments recorded)
Welfare Plan
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GAA
Global GAP
CQA
Organic (part of Organic Plan)
Risk
Assessment
and residue
testing
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GAA
Global GAP
SQF
Organic
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Audit is the key tool for measuring
compliance (both internal and external)
Length of audit is site specific- size and
complexity
Scope of audit may vary from entire to
specific area of application
Auditors seek objective evidence
Not intended to ‘catch out’ the applicant
Positive experience to demonstrate
compliance
Audit
Inspection
• Global Gap - annual
• GAA- annual
• SQF- bi-annual
• CQS- annual/bi-annual
• FoS – annual (sample)
• Organic- annual
• ISO 14000- annual (focus)
• BRC- annual
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Scoring or rating systems
100% compliance
Most raise non conformances
 Critical
 Major
 Minor
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Most seek corrective actions within a
specified timeframe
Scoring System
Critical
Major
Minor
Recommended
Corrective Action
timeframe
• BRC
• CQS Eco
• Global GAP
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Global GAP
GAA
CQA
FoS
ISO 14000
Organic
• Global GAP
• GAA
• CQA
• ISO 14000
• Organic
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Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Policy
Specific competences
Baseline/Periodic Review
Setting of objectives
Formal reporting of performance
Internal audit
Non conformance and corrective actions
Environmental
Management
System
• ISO 14000
• CQA Eco Standards
• Organic (developing)
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Benthic assessment
Effluent discharge assessment
Waste Reduction, Re-cycling
Chemical Containment
Emergency Response
Prevention of Escapes
Feed Sustainability
Energy Management
EIA
• FoS
• CQS
Energy
• FoS
• CQS
• ISO 14000
Benthic
• GAA
• CQS
• Global GAP
Chemical
Management
• FoS
• CQS
• Global GAP
Effluent
• GAA
• Global Gap
• CQS
• FoS
Escape
Prevention
• FoS
• CQS
Feed
Sustainability
• FoS
• CQS
Emergency
Response
• FoS
• CQS
• Global GAP
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Allow IFFO members to demonstrate:
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Responsible sourcing practices
Differentiate their products from irresponsibly
produced fishmeal and fish oil
Encourage improvements in responsible
practice
Based on FAO Code of Responsible Fishing
(responsible sourcing)
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Aboriginal Certification of Environmental
Sustainability (ACES Program)
A developing framework for Certification
Human and eco-systems health is at its heart
Based on the identification of appropriate
performance indicators
Measured through a framework of tools- regulation,
Codes of Good Practice, Certification Standards
Richard Harry, (Exec Director AAA)
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The FAO guidelines on Aquaculture Certification consist of a
report of 192 aspects.
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3 pillars - environmental, consumers and communities.
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The key communication point of the guidelines is contained
in the following statement:
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“Aquaculture Industry and Markets increasingly recognize that
credible certification schemes have the potential to reassure
buyers, retailers, consumers and civil society regarding these
concerns and provide a further tool to support responsible and
sustainable aquaculture”
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Food and Feed Safety
Animal Health and Welfare
Social Accountability
Environmental
FOOD SAFETY
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Located where the risk of physical, chemical or biological food
safety hazards are minimized or where [pollution can be
controlled
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Procedure to avoid contamination of feed
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Feed prepared on the farm should contain only permitted
substances
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Veterinary Drugs and chemicals should comply with national
regulations and International Guidelines
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Water used should be of a quality which is suitable for
production of food which is safe for human consumption
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Broodstock selection should avoid carryover of hazards
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Requires Traceability of inputs e.g. medicines
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Facilities should have good hygienic conditions (HACCP)
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Monitoring Programme in Bivalve mollusc growing areas
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Trained workforce on hygienic practices
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Certification should support development in rural farming
communities and not marginalise small scale farming
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Consideration for socioeconomic issues
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Consideration on gender and generation issues
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No Child Labour and workers to be treated in accordance with
national legislation
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Workers to be paid according to national regulations
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Efforts to ensure that there is the participation of resource poor
small scale sites
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Social Requirements should facilitate market access
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Poor small scale farmers to have their concerns and interests
considered
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Private and public sectors to invest costs for small scale farmers
to enter and participate in certified market areas
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CSR to engage small scale farmers.
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Aquatic Animal Health Management Programme
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Trade To Comply With OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code
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Movement Of Live Animals
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Preference Given To Certified Healthy Species
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Health Culture Environment
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Minimal and Responsible Use of Veterinary Drugs and
Antibacterials
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Treatment of diseases immediately with minimal use
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Consideration of species in IMTA to reduce stress
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Reduce unnecessary stress during culture, Harvest,
Transport and Slaughter
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A Trained Workforce on animal health
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Minimum Requirement
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Management of most probable adverse environmental
impacts
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That an EIA is used according to national legislation, prior to
application for site
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Planning and Development practices to ensure that
environmental integrity issues are effectively addressed
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Routine monitoring, on and off site for environmental
quality ( and adequate record keeping)
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Evaluation and mitigation of impacts on the environment
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Efficient water abstraction and responsible and efficient
management
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Encourage restoration of any damages
Make an informed decision
Scope – Fitness for Purpose
Does it Define your key needs?
Does it offer the ability to differentiate?
Does it allow opportunity for further Standards
Integration?
Effectiveness Communication?
Opportunity in Adjusting Scope?
Seek support and collaborate