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Showcasing Risk Management InnovationsOttawa 13 September 2006

Canadian Approach to On-farm Food Safety – A World Leader

Showcasing Risk Management Innovations13 September 2006

Ottawa

Albert Chambers, Consultant

COFFS Working Group


A World Leader?

• National Programs

• Commodity-specific

• HACCP-based

• Auditable

• Producer-led

• Government recognized


Presentation Outline

• National & Commodity-specific

• HACCP-based Development

• Official Recognition

• Collaborative Initiatives

• Future Challenges

• Conclusion


National & Commodity-specific• 30 National, Commodity-specific programs

in development or being implemented• Livestock (8) - hogs, cattle, dairy, sheep, bison, cervids

(deer/elk), veal & goats• Poultry (6) - hatching eggs, hatcheries, table eggs (2),

chickens & turkeys• Horticulture (12) - fresh fruits/vegetables*, sprouts,

mushrooms & herbs/spices• Grains, oilseeds, pulses & special crops (1)• Honey• Aquaculture (2) – finfish & shellfish

*Horticulture subprograms: general; potatoes; bulb & root; leafy vegetable; tree & vine fruit; small fruit; fruiting vegetables; asparagus, sweet corn

& legumes; greenhouse production


Creating an On-Farm Food Safety Program

• Four Phase Process

• Phase 1 - National Strategy

• Phase 2 – Program Development

• Phase 3 – Implementation

• Phase 4 – Recognition


Phase 2 – Development Process• Follow the Codex HACCP approach

• Assemble HACCP team (producers, experts & stakeholders)

• Conduct hazard analysis• Outputs

• Generic Model & Producer Manual (Generic GPP’s & CPP’s, record, etc)

• Pilot Projects• Pre-assessment guides & Audit checklists• Training materials (Producers & Auditors)


Phase 2 – Results

• Commodity-specific Programs that are:• Rigorous & Technically Sound• HACCP-based & science-based• Designed with up & downstream input • Subject to peer & expert reviews • Transparent & open to information sharing

(successes & failures)• “Producer friendly”, practical & consistent

one to another• Auditable


Official Recognition• World’s First• Designed by Producers & Government• Based on a Federal/Provincial/Territorial

Ministerial Agreement (2001)• Consistent with Codex concepts• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

leadership with Provincial & Territorial Participation

• Stepwise Process assesses• Technical Soundness• Administrative Effectiveness


Essential Program Components

National Producer Organization

National Producer Organization

ResourcesGovernance

ProgramManagement

On-farmRequirements

ConformityAssessment

AuditorTraining

OfficialRecognition


National On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program

• Pre-Recognition (application & screening)• Stage 1 – Technical Review (Generic Model +

Program Requirements & Management System)• Stage 2 – Program & Farm Implementation & 3rd

Party Audits• Stage 3 – Government Assessment of

Implemented System• Recognition by Government• On-going Assessments


Recognition - Technical Reviews• Part 1- Technical soundness

• Rigorous Review of Hazard Analysis & Documents• Face to Face Meeting • Adjustments Requested & Resolved• Letter of Completion Issued by CFIA

• Part 2 - Administrative Effectiveness • Considers Program management system &

documentation, auditor training materials, conformity assessment system, etc

• Face to Face Meeting• Adjustments requested & made• Letter of Non-Objection issued by CFIA


Recognition – Oversight Requirements

• Of the Farm• Meet FPT governments requirements

based on their assessment of on-farm risks• Provides what is needed not some “ideal”• Minimum requirement of 8 year certification

periods drive down costs with cycles of • Full systems audits• Supplier declaration & submission of self

evaluation checklist• FSSSFSSS


Management Review

Implementation Assessment

Recognition Maintained

Recognition

Pre-Recognition Post - Recognition

Implementation Assessment

Internal Audit

RECOGNITION CYCLE

On-Going Monitoring

Management Review

Internal Audit

Audit by Accredited 3rd Party

Management Review

Internal Audit

Audit by Accredited 3rd Party

5 years cycle

Management Review

Internal Audit

GovernmentReview

GovernmentReview


Collaborative Action amongst farm groups - COFFS Working Group

• Established in 1998 to focus on common issues & facilitate collaboration

• Membership – National Commodity Groups, General Farm Organizations, Other Stakeholders (including CFIA and AAFC)

• Meets 4 to 5 times per year• 2006/7 Activities include: monitoring,

communication, promotion, liaison with governments, developing common elements, research, etc.


COFFS Working Group - Activities• Negotiation of Official Recognition (to be

completed in 2007)• Producer Risk Management Project (starting

fall 2006)• Delivery Options – Costing Analysis (to be

completed fall 2006)• Promotion at Farm and Food Industry Events

(started summer 2006 – ongoing)• On-Farm Feed Mixing Module (to be

completed 2007)


COFFS Working Group - Results

• National Training Module for Auditors (completed 2002 & to be revised in 2006)

• Templates for National Program Management Systems (completed)

• Risk Management Planning Guide (completed)

• National Certification Body Business Plan (completed)


Collaboration along the Supply Chain

• Feed mills• Grain elevators• Trucking• Railways• Food distribution &

storage• Fresh produce

packers & distributors• Bottled Water

• Ice making• Packaging materials• Grocery warehouse/

distribution• Grocery stores• Foodservice (volume

feeding)• Importers


An Integrated Canadian Approach

Grain Farm Feed Mill HatcheryHatching

Egg Farm

BroilerFarm

ProcessorFurther

Processor

DistributionCentre

Retailer Consumer

Trucker


Future Challenges• Implementation

• 200,000+ farms on one or more programs• Infrastructure

• Sustainable & affordable mechanisms• Full acceptance as “public good”

• International Recognition• Customers, Governments, ISO 22000, etc

• Adaptation & Expansion• Other management systems (environment,

animal welfare, etc.)


Producer Objectives for On-Farm Food Safety Programs

• National & accessible

• Commodity-specific programs

• HACCP-based & auditable

• Consistent, modular & expandable

• Recognized in Canada

• Internationally accepted

• Affordable


Canadian Approach to On-Farm Food Safety

• A Producer-led Initiative

• A Successful Industry/Government Partnership

• A World Leader

www.onfarmfoodsafety.ca