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Canadian Approach to On-farm
Food Safety
Its Evolution, Current Success & Future Challenges
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
37th World Farmer's Congress
60 years of empowering farmers
Seoul, South Korea
19 May 2006
Albert Chambers, Consultant
Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Working Group
IFAP – 37th World Congress
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19 May 2006
Presentation Outline
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Why on-farm food safety
Basic elements of the Canadian approach
Developing a commodity-specific program
Official Recognition
Collaborative Initiatives
Current Status
Future Challenges
Conclusion
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19 May 2006
Why On-farm Food Safety?
• Four major drivers
• Consumer concerns
• Government initiatives
• Customer demands
• Competitor’s actions
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Canadian Producers’ Options
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Do nothing
Wait for governments to regulate
Let the downstream food industry dictate
Be proactive
• 1990/95 – various commodity based
initiatives
• 1996 - national consensus achieved
• 1997 - producers & government establish
Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Program
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Producer Objectives for On-Farm
Food Safety Programs
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Producer-led, national & accessible
Commodity-specific programs
HACCP-based & auditable
Consistent, modular & expandable
Recognized in Canada
Internationally accepted
Affordable
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Creating an On-Farm Food Safety
Program
• Government & Producer cost shared
(some recognition of “public benefit”)
• 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
• Adopt Codex HACCP Principles & approach
• Assemble HACCP team (producers, experts &
stakeholders)
• Conduct hazard analysis
• Create the tools farmers need
• On-going Communications with stakeholders
• Pilot Projects
• Generic GPP’s & CPP’s & Record Keeping
requirements
• 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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HACCP-based On-Farm Programs
• 29 Commodity-specific programs covering 99%
of primary production
• Livestock (8) - hogs, cattle, dairy, sheep, bison,
cervids (deer/elk), veal & goats
• Poultry (5) - hatching eggs, hatcheries, table eggs,
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 vegetables,
tree & vine fruit, small fruit, fruiting vegetables, other vegetables, greenhouse
production
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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
Risk
Management
Official
Recognition
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Recognition - Technical Reviews
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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 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 checklists
• FSSSFSSS
• Many programs exceed the minimum
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Recognition – Oversight Requirements
• Of the Program
• Meet government requirements
• Internal & 3rd party audits prior to official
recognition
• Cycle of internal audits & management
reviews by NPO with reports to & reviews
by CFIA (years 1 to 4)
• 3rd party audit & CFIA review prior to
decision on continued recognition (year 5)
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COFFS Working Group - Results
• Establishing common infrastructure to ensure
program sustainability
• Negotiation of Official Recognition
• National Training Module for Auditors (completed 2002
& to be revised in 2006)
• Insurance for On-Farm Auditors (completed)
• Templates for Program Management Systems
(completed)
• Risk Management Planning Guide for NPOs
(completed)
• Medicated Feeds Module to meet proposed regulations
(in progress)
• National Certification Body Business Plan (completed)
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Other HACCP or HACCP-based Industry
Programs – Following On-Farm Lead
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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
Producer Involvement in Supply Chain
Initiatives
• A lead role for primary producers along with input
suppliers, processors, manufacturers, distributors &
final marketers in:
• Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety
Education (consumer education)
• ATQ, CCIA & CLIA (developing animal ID &
traceability initiatives)
• CAN-TRACE (developing a national traceability data
standard)
• Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition
(liaison with governments on policy & regulations)
• Canadian stakeholder group on ISO 22000 series of
standards (ensuring HACCP-based programs fit)
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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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Preliminary International Lessons
• Farm organization leadership is critical
• Foundation based on internationally accepted
approaches (e.g. Codex HACCP, ISO, etc)
• Generic, national programs, accessible to all
sizes of farms
• Industry/government partnership & acceptance
as “public good”
• Supply chain collaboration
• Ready when market requires
• Drive costs out of the system – use what is
needed
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Canadian Approach to Food Safety
More Information in French and English on:
• Canadian On-Farm Food Safety Working Group
• www.onfarmfoodsafety.ca
• Canadian Food Safety & Quality Program
• www.agr.ca/fd_al_e.phb
• CFIA led Official Recognition
• www.inspection.gc.ca (under food safety)
• Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition
• www.foodsafetycoalition.ca
• Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education
• www.canfightbac.org
• Canadian Traceability Initiative
• www.can-trace.org
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Canadian Approach to On-Farm
Food Safety
• A Producer-led Initiative
• A Successful Industry/Government
Partnership
• A World Leader
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