Packaging Standards and their

Impact on the Food Industry

Presented by NSF International

February 16, 2012

2

NSF International

The Public Health and Safety Company™

NSF International is an independent, non-governmental public

health and safety organization. Our core purpose is to protect and

improve human health.

3

NSF International Commitment to Food Safety

• The North American leader in providing certification to GFSI benchmarked schemes - SQF, BRC, IFS, GAA, FSSC 22K, and GLOBALG.A.P.

• Working to promote food safety since 1944

• Long history of working closely with the Packaging Industry

• Developed over 70 public health standards (food equipment, bottled water, plumbing)

• With over 700 auditors globally, a leading provider of food safety audits for the food industry from primary producers to processing to retail

• Steadfast ties with Industry associations and govt. agencies

• A Collaborating Center for the World Health Organization

4

NSF Food Safety Services – Global Footprint

Service provider to over 12,000 companies in 100 countries

NSF International Offices

Global Partners

Evolution of the GFSI

Packaging Standard:

A Manufacturer’s Perspective

Tod F Eberle

16 February, 2012

5

6

Speakers

Tod F. Eberle, VP, Quality & Engineering, Amcor Rigid Plastics,

USA

Marc Cwikowski, Director, Food Safety & Supplier Quality, The

Coca-Cola Company, Belgium (representing FSSC 22000)

Joanna Griffiths, Technical Packaging Manager, BRC Global

Standards, UK

LeAnn Chuboff, Senior Technical Director, SQFI, USA

George Gansner, Director, Marketing & Business Development,

IFS, US

7

GFSI Strategy for the Future

Independence Trust Acceptance in the market place Aid in defense of a product liability action

Build Confidence in 3rd Party

Certification

GFSI

8

Building Confidence in Certification…

Through Sector Focus Areas

2011

• Packaging (scope M)

• Animal Conversion (scope C)

• Feed (scope F)

2012

• Transport and Distribution (scope J)

• Equipment Manufacturing (scope K)

• Food Broker/Agents (scope N)

2013

• Retail/Wholesale Outlets (scope H)

• Catering (scope G)

• Food Safety Services (scope I)

2014 • Revision of Scopes A, B, C, D, E and L

2015 • Issue Guidance Document 7th Edition

9

GFSI Packaging Working Group

The food supply

chain as defined by

the GFSI Supply

Chain Working

Group for the GFSI

Guidance Document

Sixth Edition.

10

GFSI Packaging Working Group Mandate

The GFSI Packaging Technical Working Group has been mandated to:

Review current best practice in relation to the manufacture of food packaging

Define and develop the scope(s) of recognition

Define the key elements that shall be in place for the recognition of food packaging manufacturing schemes in the GFSI Guidance Document.

Review and define the competence of auditors required to be in place for schemes applying for recognition

Review and define the duration of audits

Provide technical recommendations and advice to the GFSI Board

11

GFSI Packaging Scope

Aim

To ensure the manufacture and

provision of “Food-safe

Packaging Materials”

Scope

Manufacture of packaging,

packaging materials, packaging

components in the form of raw

materials, part processed, semi

converted, converted or fully

finished packaging materials and

products.

Plastic

- Rigid

- Flexible

Paper & Board

- Paper

- Carton Board

- Corrugated Board

Metal

- Steel Containers - Aluminum Containers

Glass

Natural Materials

- Wood

- Natural Fibers

Materials

12

GFSI Packaging Working Group

Key elements for the recognition of food safety requirements released 18th

August 2011 and integrated into the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth

Edition Version 6.1 for:

Production of Food Packaging (GFSI Guidance Document scope M)

2 working group meetings (February and May 2011)

4-week global consultation (June 2011)

GFSI Board approval and publication (August 2011)

Food safety management schemes that cover this

scope can now submit their schemes to GFSI for

benchmarking.

13

GFSI Packaging Working Group Members

AIB INTERNATIONAL

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS

BERRY PLASTICS

BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM

BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION

CARGILL

CRYOVAC SEALED AIR

DAWN FOODS

DELHAIZE GROUP

DNV

HAVIGS

KELLOGGS

KEYSTONE FOODS

KRAFT

LMI PACKAGING

PEPSICO INTERNATIONAL

PRINTPACK

REXAM

ROBINS PACKAGING CONSULTANTS

(CHAIRMAN)

SGS INTERNATIONAL

SMURFIT KAPPA

SYMPATICO

TETRAPAK

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

U.S. FOODSERVICE

VERBAND METALLVERPACKUNGEN

VMV

14

Company Overview

• The leading multinational packaging company

• US$12.3 billion estimated annual sales in 2011 (AUD 12.4 b)

• Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia

Sales

US$12.3 billion

Co-workers

35,000

Countries

43

Sites

300+

15

Australian Heritage, Global Markets

Sales US$5.9 billion

75% Australia and New Zealand

25% rest of World

20,000 employees

140 manufacturing sites

21 countries

Shareholders

85% Australian institutions and retail

15% international institutions

Focused

International

Packaging

Paper

Divestment

Global

Acquisitions

• Flexible

• PET

Australian

Paper &

Packaging

1995

Sales US$12.3 billion

18% Australia and New Zealand

82% rest of World

35,000 employees

300+ manufacturing sites

43 countries

Shareholders

60% Australian institutions and retail

40% international institutions

2011

Global

Packaging

Leader

16

Amcor: Largest Listed Company In The Packaging Sector

17

An Integrated Business Offering Packaging Breadth

Flexibles Europe & the

Americas

Flexibles Asia Pacific Amcor Australasia &

Packaging Distribution

Rigid Plastic Containers

& Closures

Global Tobacco

Packaging

# 1 Global Healthcare &

# 1 in European Food

Flexibles

Global leader in Rigid

Plastics

# 1 in Australasia

Packaging

& a Leading US

Packaging Distributor

World Leader in Tobacco

Packaging #1 Flexibles Asia Pacific

18

The New Amcor Rigid Plastics

• Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan

• USD 3.1 Billion Revenues

• 6,000 Employees

• 42 Plants in 12 Countries

• 32 Additional Facilities Co-Located with

Customers

26 Billion Units Produced

19

Amcor management is committed to the idea that being recognized as

its customers’ “Most Reliable, Best Organized” Supplier is a differentiator

and a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

Amcor’s Quality System has been based for 12 years on Proactive Third

Party Auditing, and according to customers already Certified to a GFSI

Benchmarked Audit Scheme, was already operating as GFSI compliant.

Amcor is currently certifying over 70 sites in the Americas to FSSC 22000 /

PAS 223, beginning in April and to be completed in calendar 2012 (!).

Amcor believes that GFSI compliant systems, GMP, and HACCP programs

apply to all sectors of its business: Beverage, Food, Care, Pharma...

August 2011 Voice of the Customer Survey highlights awareness and

Perceived Value of certifying to a GFSI Benchmarked Scheme

Supplier Perspective: Amcor Rigid Plastics

20

Awareness of GFSI Initiative

50% 50% Yes

No

Q. Are you aware of the GFSI initiative?

24 Respondents

“I’m in food safety, so we’re certified in

all the facilities. We’re working with

our suppliers on following the same

initiatives as we are.”

“First, we’re looking at ingredients.

Packaging will follow, so we’ll expect

our vendors to be certified by the end

of next year

“We’re SQF level 3 certified and

currently looking at the new

regulations to see where we need to

be in compliance.”

“We’re going through the

certification process right now.”

21

Importance of GFSI Certification

80%

20% Very Important

Not at All

Q. How important is it for your strategic suppliers to be certified to a GFSI benchmarked standard?

71%

29% Yes

No

Q. Would a supplier who has GFSI certification by 2012 have an advantage in competing for new business opportunities?

“I can’t quite speak to that contractually,

but I can say that it would most likely

make a difference in the future.”

“Our customers are asking for that.”

“For a primary packaging company like

Amcor, very important.”

FSSC 22000

Marc Cwikowski – Member Board of Stakeholders

February 16, 2012

22

23

Foundation

Non profit organization

Owns GFSI approved FSSC 22000 and HACCP food safety

systems certification schemes

Foundation facilitates the schemes

Maintains the licence agreements with accredited Certification

Bodies

Incorporates: 11 associated Certification Bodies for HACCP,

60 associated Certification Bodies for FSSC 22000

Independent FSSC Board of Stakeholders: responsible for

scheme content and quality of audits

23

24

Benefits of FSSC 22000

International harmonization of food safety standards

Supply chain approach

Scope: food and packaging manufacturing

Uses existing, independent, international standards:

ISO 22000, PAS 220 / ISO 22002-1, PAS 223 and ISO 22003

ISO 17021 accreditation (system & process approach)

Stakeholder approval & commitment (industry, retailers)

In depth and rigorous food safety audits

Independent scheme management

Transparency

Recognized by GFSI, the European co-operation for Accreditation

(EA), ANAB, Canadian Accreditation Board, JAB, NABCB

25

Food Packaging

FSSC 22000 Scope extended further to PAS 223 Publication

PAS 223 developed by Group composed of Global Companies

CBs can be licensed by FSSC to deliver FSSC 22000

certification of Packaging Manufacturers and licensed

CBs can deliver unaccredited FSSC 22000 certification

Packaging Manufacturers already holding an ISO 22000 AND

PAS 223 certificate: possible to upgrade to FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 applied for recognition of the extension of scope with

the Accreditation Bodies (EA, ANAB, JAZ-ANZ, JAB, NABCB etc)

After recognition by ABs: accredited FSSC 22000 certification can

be delivered by licensed CBs. Existing unaccredited FSSC 22000

certificates can be upgraded to an accredited FSSC certificate

26

Committed Organizations

27

Status

60 associated CBs from all over the world

28 with full license

32 with provisional license, working on accreditation

More CBs interested in FSSC 22000

Almost 1000 certificates in total issued in

40% Europe

30% America

20% Asia

10% other

Expansion with Packaging (PAS 223)

11 CBs with provisional licence

5 licensed training organizations

New integrity programme

28

Objectives 2012

1500 certificates by the end of 2012

Meeting 6th version GFSI guidance document

Maintaining Integrity Programme

Training Licenses

Global harmonization day for all CBs

Global representation (seminars, events) and communication

Establishing local presence

Achieving local commitment

Seek cooperation with authorities

Possible extension scheme to other food supply chain

29

Contact

More information?

Please contact us:

Office:

Mail: info@fssc22000.com

Phone: (+31)183645028

www.fssc22000.com

BRC/IoP Global Standard for

Packaging and Packaging Materials

Issue 4

Joanna Griffiths – Technical Manager

February 16, 2012

31

3,900,000,000,000

32

Background

• BRC Global Standards Scheme

Consumer

Products

Storage &

Distribution Packaging Food

33

BRC Approach

Requirements linked to hygiene

requirement of packaging application

Legality as minimum

Hygiene, quality and

safety focus

Codex alimentarius

34

Features of BRC Packaging

• Robust scheme and quality assurance programme

• Auditor competency

• Specifically developed for the needs of the Packaging industry

• Developed by Packaging industry experts

• Includes packaging across the supply chain

35

Features of Issue 4

Fundamental clauses

Grading

Interpretation guideline

36

Benefits of BRC

• Retailer / Specifier

Directory

Reduced audit

burden

Easily benchmark

suppliers

• Manufacturer

Reduced audit

burden

Expert auditors

Self-driven process

Due diligence

37

Summary

• Quality, safety and legality focus

• Benefits throughout supply chain

• Quality assurance

• Established and popular Standard

For more information contact

brcglobalstandards@brcglobalstandards.com

SQF Certification for Packaging

LeAnn Chuboff

Senior Technical Director, SQFI

February 16, 2012

39

Discussion Points

• About SQF

• SQF, Edition 7- Production of Food Packaging

• Program Highlights

• Tips for Compliance

40

SQF Active Certifications - January 2012

64%

20%

8%

3% 2% 3%

US

AU

Canada

Japan

Mexico

Other

41

Certifications by Food Sector Category - US

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Meat and Poultry

Dairy Bakery Beverage

Packaging

42

Licensed SQF CBs

• SGS

• Silliker

• NSF

• NCSI

• GFTC

• SAI Global

• Eagle

• TUV

• Steritech

• AIB

• DNV

• AUS-QUAL

• SCS

• Perry Johnson

• AsureQuality

• Cert- ID

• Intertek

• Eurofins

• Bureau Veritas

• STR – Register

• ASI

• Validus

43

The SQF Code, Edition 7

• Modularized code

addressing the supply

chain from farm to fork

• 3 levels that includes

separate requirements

for Quality

44

45

SQF

FSC

Category

(Suppliers Scope of Certification) GFSI Industry Scopes Applicable SQF Code Modules

25 Fresh Produce Wholesaling

and Distribution

Jl: Provision of Transport

and Storage Services –

Perishable Food and

Feed(available 2012)

Module 2: System elements

Module 12: GMP for transport and distribution

of food products

26 Food Wholesaling and

Distribution

Jll: Provision of Transport

and Storage Services –

Ambient Stable Food and

Feed

Module 2: System elements

Module 12: GMP for transport and distribution

of food products

27 Manufacture of Food Sector

Packaging Materials

M: Production of Food

Packaging

Module 2: System elements

Module 13: GMP for production of food

packaging

28 Provision of Crop Spray

Services

I: Provision of Food Safety

Services

Not applicable at this time

29 Provision of Field Harvest

Services

I: Provision of Food Safety

Services

Not applicable at this time

30 Provision of Sanitation and

Hygiene Services

I: Provision of Food Safety

Services

Not applicable at this time

31 Manufacture of Dietary

Supplements

L: Production of Bio-

chemicals

Module 2: System elements

Module 11: GMP for processing of food

products

32 Fertilizer Manufacture N/A Not applicable at this time

33 Manufacture of Agricultural

Chemicals and Food

Processing Aides

L: Production of Bio-

chemicals

Module 2: System elements

Module 11: GMP for processing of food

products

46

System Elements

Technical Elements

Module 13

SQF System Requirements (Module 2) Management Commitment

Documentation and Records

Specification and Product Development

Attaining Food Safety

Verification

ID/Trace/Recall

Site Security

Identity Preserved Foods (Quality)

Training

Technical Elements (Packaging)

Site Requirements and Approval

Product Handling and Storage Areas

Personnel Hygiene and Welfare

Personnel Practices

Water and Air Supply

Storage and Transport

Control of Foreign Matter Contamination

Waste Disposal

Exterior

Integrating Food Safety

47

SQF Program Highlights

• Packaging specific technical elements

• Auditor Criteria

• Database

• Supplier dashboard for reporting and monitoring

• Quality Component

• ROI for implementation

48

Tips for Compliance

• How can a facility improve their audit performance?

– Conduct internal audits

– Implement effective training programs

– Maintain records

– Conduct validation activities

49

Summary

Do What

you say

Say What

you do

Prove it

Review it

50

Summary

SQF Implementation:

• Reduced withdrawals/recalls

• Facilities programs are more robust and detailed

• Process in place to monitor product checks during production

• Higher level of compliance to programs GAP, GMPs and SOPs

• Quality checks are more detailed

• Product specification are clearly defined

• Increase in plant and manufacturing division profits

• Reduction in customer complaints

• Improve Traceability

• Reduced Recalls and Withdrawals

51

Thank You

For more information:

LeAnn Chuboff Kristie Grzywinski

Senior Technical Director Technical Manager

Lchuboff@sqfi.com kgrzywinski@sqfi.com

Bill McBride General Information:

SQF – Australia info@sqfi.com

bmcbride@sqfi.com.au

IFS Packaging Standard

George Gansner

Director, Marketing & Business Development

IFS

53

NSF Would Like To Thank Our Panel!

Tod F. Eberle, VP, Quality & Engineering, Amcor Rigid Plastics,

USA

Marc Cwikowski, Director, Food Safety & Supplier Quality, The

Coca-Cola Company, Belgium (representing FSSC 22000)

Joanna Griffiths, Technical Packaging Manager, BRC Global

Standards, UK

LeAnn Chuboff, Senior Technical Director, SQFI, USA

George Gansner, Director, Marketing & Business Development,

IFS, US

54

The NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards Program

• Recognize a deserving

colleague in the food

industry for this prestigious

awards program

• Nomination deadline

Feb. 24, 2012

• Stop by the NSF booth for

more information