Canadian Supply Chain
Food 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
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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)
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CropLife Canada
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Canadian Animal Health Institute
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Canadian Trucking Alliance
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture
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Canadian Hatching Egg Producers
Association
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Turkey Farmers of Canada
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Chicken Farmers of Canada
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Egg Farmers of Canada
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Canadian Pork Council
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Canadian Cattlemen’s Association /Canada
Beef Inc.
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National Cattle Feeders Association
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Dairy Farmers of Canada
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Canadian Horticultural Council
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Canadian Produce Marketing Association
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Canadian Meat Council
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Canadian Poultry & Egg Processors Council
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Further Poultry Processors Association of
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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)
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Alberta Egg Producers Council
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Ontario Produce Marketing Association
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Small Scale Food Processors Association
Allied Members (5)
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QMI-SAI Global
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Guelph Food Technology Centre
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NSFI Canada
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Jackie Crichton Consulting
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AIB International
Global Trends Driving Food Safety
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Consumer Concerns/Reaction
Media Attention
Customer Demands
Government Legislation
Global industry schemes & benchmarking
Consumer Reaction
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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 GSFIrecognized 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 TUVNord
• Organic – 6 certificates (SKAL, US NOP,
BioSuisse, Demeter & Canada Organic)
• Fairtrade (IFLO)
• Nature & More – Eosta’s own brand
Behind the Label!
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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
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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:
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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
Packer
Repacker
Trucker
Processor
Wholesaler
Packaging
Distribution
Centre
Retailer
Caterer
- Site specific HACCP (red)
- HACCP-based Program (green)
Consumer
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
Food Safety
Requirements
Conformity
Assessment
Governance
Resources
Training
Programs
Program
Management
Risk
Management
Recognition
Benchmarking
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
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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 Chambers
Executive Director
Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalitoin
613-233-7175
cscfsc@monachus.com