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Canadian Approach to On-farm
Food Safety – A World Leader
Showcasing Risk Management
Innovations
13 September 2006
Ottawa
Albert Chambers, Consultant
COFFS Working Group
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A World Leader?
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National Programs
Commodity-specific
HACCP-based
Auditable
Producer-led
Government recognized
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Presentation Outline
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National & Commodity-specific
HACCP-based Development
Official Recognition
Collaborative Initiatives
Future Challenges
Conclusion
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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
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Creating an On-Farm Food Safety
Program
• Four Phase Process
• Phase 1 - National Strategy
• Phase 2 – Program Development
• Phase 3 – Implementation
• Phase 4 – Recognition
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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)
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Phase 2 – Results
• Commodity-specific Programs that are:
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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
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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
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Essential Program Components
National Producer
Organization
On-farm
Requirements
Conformity
Assessment
Governance
Resources
Auditor
Training
Program
Management
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Official
Recognition
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
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Recognition - Technical Reviews
• Part 1- Technical soundness
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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
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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
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RECOGNITION CYCLE
5 years cycle
Recognition
Implementation
Assessment
Internal
Audit
Management
Review
Government
Review
Internal
Audit
Management
Review
On-Going Monitoring
Government
Review
Internal
Audit
Management
Review
Implementation
Assessment
Internal
Audit
Management
Review
Audit by
Accredited
3rd Party
Audit by
Accredited
3rd Party
Pre-Recognition
Recognition
Maintained
Post - Recognition
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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.
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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)
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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)
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Collaboration along the Supply Chain
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Feed mills
Grain elevators
Trucking
Railways
Food distribution &
storage
• Fresh produce
packers & distributors
• Bottled Water
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• Ice making
• Packaging materials
• Grocery warehouse/
distribution
• Grocery stores
• Foodservice (volume
feeding)
• Importers
An Integrated Canadian Approach
Grain Farm
Feed Mill
Further
Processor
Hatching
Egg Farm
Hatchery
Processor
Broiler
Farm
Retailer
Consumer
Trucker
Distribution
Centre
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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.)
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Producer Objectives for On-Farm
Food Safety Programs
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National & accessible
Commodity-specific programs
HACCP-based & auditable
Consistent, modular & expandable
Recognized in Canada
Internationally accepted
Affordable
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Canadian Approach to On-Farm
Food Safety
• A Producer-led Initiative
• A Successful Industry/Government
Partnership
• A World Leader
www.onfarmfoodsafety.ca
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