WHAT HAS HAPPENED?POST FRSC 2008 AND ISC 2009

Dr Anne AstinISC ChairJune 2010

OVERVIEW FRSC Strategic Plan

Development FRSC 2008 Stakeholder

Forum Feedback FRSC 2010/11 Key Activities ISC 2009 Stakeholder Forum

Feedback ISC Strategy 2010 Next Steps

FRSC STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT December 2006

Priority List drives 1st version of Plan March 2007

Plan approved Overarching Strategic Statement key deliverable

March 2008Comprehensive Plan based on Strategic Statement and feedback from 2008 Stakeholder Forum

March 2009Strategic Plan 2009-2014

March 2010Strategic Plan 2010-2015

FRSC Strategic Plan 20XX – 20YY

20YY Outcomes

Strategic PathwaysKey approach

1Key approach

2Key approach

3Key approach

4Key approach

5Key approach

7Key approach

8

1. Good thing strengthened

2. Even better thing improved

3. Excellent thing developed

4. Non-negotiable directive actioned

20XX Priorities

Key approach 6

High-level goal 1

High-level goal 2

High-level goal 2High-level goal 2

High-level goal 3

High-level goal 4

High-level goal 5

High-level goal 6

High-level goal 7

FEEDBACK FROM 2008 FORUMYou asked for:1. Greater involvement, better

communication, improved transparency2. Clarity in food regulatory roles and

responsibilities 3. Prioritisation of FRSC and FSANZ issues4. Improved national and international

consistency 5. Strong evidence base for standards6. Consistent interpretation and

enforcement 7. Ongoing review and evaluation of food

regulation8. Consideration of labelling issues and the

role of food regulation in public health and health promotion

FRSC Strategic Plan 2010 - 20152015 Outcomes

Most Critical Standards in Place

Robust Evidence & Evaluation BaseNational & International Harmonisation

Genuine Stakeholder Partnerships

Responsive Agencies Responsible Industry within a Risk-based

Regulatory System

Agreed Vision & Overarching Strategy

FRSC Strategic Plan 2010 - 20152010 Priorities

COAG DirectivesPriority Policies and StandardsFood Safety Management and Incident ResponseConsistency of ImplementationNational and International HarmonisationStakeholder Consultation and CommunicationEvidence Base and Evaluation Capacity

FRSC Strategic Plan 2010 - 20152015 Outcomes

Strategic PathwaysRisk Analysis

Approach Fill Gaps inEvidence

Base

ConnectStandards to

CODEX

Fix Skills and Knowledge

Gaps

Build Strategies forConsistencyMinimum

EffectiveRegulation

EvaluateEfficiency

2010 Priorities

Build on IndustrySystems

1. COAG directives actioned

2. Priority policies and standards developed

3. Food safety management and incident response guided by public health risk

4. Consistency of implementation (including interpretation of standards) improved

5. National and international harmonisation strengthened

6. Stakeholder consultation and communication improved

7. Evidence base and evaluation capability improved

FRSC Strategic Plan 2010 - 20152015 Outcomes

Strategic Pathways

Most Critical Standards in Place

Robust Evidence & Evaluation Base

National & International Harmonisation

Genuine Stakeholder Partnerships

Responsive Agencies

Responsible Industry within a Risk-based Regulatory System

Agreed Vision & Overarching Strategy

Risk AnalysisApproach

Fill Gaps inEvidence

Base

ConnectStandards to

CODEX

Fix Skills and Knowledge

Gaps

Build Strategies forConsistency

MinimumEffective

RegulationEvaluateEfficiency

2010 Priorities

Build on IndustrySystems

FRSC KEY 2010/11 ACTIVITIESPriority 1 COAG directives actioned

Priority 2 Priority policies and standards developed

Priority 4 Consistency of implementation (including interpretation of standards) improved

Priority 6 Stakeholder consultation and communication improved

WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD

ISC 2009/10 ACHIEVEMENTS National Regulatory Food Safety

Auditor Guideline Australia New Zealand

Enforcement Guideline The integrated model – Egg

Standard pilot Incident Response Protocol -

The melamine incident Surveillance systems linkages

project 2009 Stakeholder Forum

2009 STAKEHOLDER FORUM: FEEDBACK

Early stakeholder engagement

ISC Performa

nce Measure

ment

Integrated

Model

LG Tools

ISC’S RESPONSE

Stakeholder Engagement Protoc

ol

ISC KPIs

Implementat

ion Planning for new PPP

Standards LG

Toolkit

2010 -11 PRIORITIES

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROTOCOL

Comprehensive

protocol to engage stakehold

ers

General and

formal communic

ations

Formal and

informal consultati

on

Communication tools (Meeting Outcomes Summary)

CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT: LOCAL GOVERNMENT Building key relationships Tool-kit to include:

Model inspection/assessment templates for retail and food service businesses

National Framework for publicly available performance reporting (e.g. scores on doors)

A Local Government engagement and communication mechanism

IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING FOR NEW STANDARDS Egg Standard Pilot Extension to other PPP Standards

- Poultry Meat- Red Meat- Raw Milk- Sprouts (Horticulture)

Consistent approaches to significant new national standards – eg: Nutrition and Health Claims Standard

ISC’S KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Significant work ahead

in data collection, analysis

and evaluation

Performance indicators to measure improved consistency

in food standards implementation

Indicators to be applied

to entire ISC Strategy and

Workplan

ISC STRATEGY 2010 AND BEYOND

ISC Component Structure revision to allow for greater

stakeholder transparency and clear, tangible delivery Coordinated surveillance and monitoring

Tools for consistent implementation

Tools for consistent approaches to service delivery

National responses to food incidents

Stakeholder communications

Performance reporting on consistent implementation

ISC COMPONENT STRUCTURE

Component 1: Surveillance and monitoring

Component 2: Implementation planning for new standards

Component 3: Incident response

Component 4: Local Government

Component 5: Compliance planning for existing standards

Component 6: Best regulatory practice

Component 7: Communications and stakeholder relations

Component 8: Performance measurement and reporting

THE NEXT STEPS

Further progress the 2010-11 Workplans

Update on progress to be provided at the 2011 Stakeholder Forum