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NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
DIRECTORATE FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY
ASSURANCE
SA OFFICIAL EXPORT FOOD SAFETY
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REGULATED
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF
PLANT ORIGIN
CONTENTS
Why food safety control systems
Current situation
Current mandates
EU Food safety requirements
Proposed food safety system
Registration
Traceability
Official control & fees
Proposed changes to export standards &
requirements
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Why must export Food
Safety Control Systems
be in place?
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
EUROPEAN UNION – Proposed
EC Regulatory requirement - 1 January
2004
Require:
•GAP, GMP, GDP
•Hygiene
•HACCP principles
From FARM to FORK - safe
To be audited by EU Commission
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
COUNTRIES OF THE EU
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
UK
New accession countries
from 1 May 2004
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta,
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
CURRENT SITUATION
APS Act
Limited to:
– residue monitoring programme
(chemical)
– aflatoxin on groundnuts
– physical hazards
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
CURRENT MANDATES
1.NDA
• National level
• Export certification mandate
• Responsible for food safety and quality
assurance wrt export
• Amendment in 1998 to provide for
– Management Control Systems
– including Food Safety
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CURRENT MANDATES
2.Department of Health
• Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act
(R908/2003)
• Health Act (R918/1999)
• Three levels
– National - policy
– Provincial and local authorities - operational
• No export certification mandate
• Constitutional responsibility
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
CURRENT MANDATES
3. PPECB
Assignee in terms of APS Act
Delegated export certification mandate
PPECB Act – regulate cold chain
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
EU FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Implementation of—
• GAP
• Hygiene practices
• Food Safety programmes
No commercial certification of GAP or
HACCP required
HACCP principles required for off farm
pack houses – compliance certificate
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
LEGISLATION HISTORY
Draft was distributed during July 2002 for
comments
Industry meetings were held
Comments were addressed
Industry concerns:
• Cost
• Recognition of private systems
• Duplication between Agriculture and Health
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
SCOPE OF FS LEGISLATION
Regulated Agricultural Products of Plant
Origin
Terms of the APS Act
Exported to EU
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
REGULATED PLANT PRODUCTS
• All fresh fruit and vegetables
• All canned fruit and vegetables
• All frozen fruit and vegetables
• Dried fruit
• Groundnuts and grain
• Rooibos and Honeybush
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
“Standard Regarding Food Hygiene and Food Safety
of Regulated Agricultural Food Products of Plant
Origin Intended for Export”
Legislation - Outcome based
Relates only to food safety
Provides for
• Hygiene requirements at all stages & where
necessary a food safety programme
• Guides to good practices may be developed
• Application of HACCP principles
• Record keeping & recalls
Reference local legislation and include GAP
requirements
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION CONT.
Farm to fork principle
EU specific - mandatory by 1 Jan 2004
Nationally applied on product country basis
• Reason:
– Certification not required
– If food safety problem occurs - country’s
export for specific product will be
prohibited to EU, not individuals
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL
SYSTEMS
Systems level
• Primary production up to harvesting
- GAP compliance
• Handling/processing/packing
- GMP + Food safety programme compliance
(if hazard exist)
• Distribution
– GDP + Food safety programme compliance
(if hazard exist)
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED OFFICIAL FOOD SAFETY
CONTROL SYSTEMS
Product/packaging/marking
•Covered in current export standards
and requirements
•Export prohibited unless it comply
•Samples taken on auditing basis on risk
•Need to extend testing to importing country
requirements eg. micro, heavy metals,
mycotoxins
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED DRAFT LEGISLATION
Definitions
Scope
General obligation
Hygiene requirements
Food safety programmes
Guides to good practices and guides to
application of HACCP
Registration of food business for specific
destinations
Withdrawal of products/traceability
Official control and fees
Appeals
Offence and penalties
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
GENERAL OBLIGATION
Food business operators shall ensure that all
stages of handling for which they are
responsible, from and including primary
production up to and including the export of
food products are carried out in a hygienic
way in accordance with the prescribed
requirements of this Standard.
FBO’s – producers, packhouses, transporters,
cold stores, i.e. everyone in supply chain
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS (GAP)
1. Primary production level
Primary production shall be carried out in
accordance to good practices and managed in such
a way that hazards are monitored and where
necessary eliminated or reduced to an acceptable
level.
This includes where appropriate a) adopting practices and measures – hygienic
b) adopting measures to control environmental
hazards
c) controlling contaminants, pests & diseases
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Methods to control hazards – guides
Don’t produce where environment – threat to safety of
food products
Adopt appropriate methods for production, harvesting,
handling, storage & transportation – industry specific
Avoid contamination with biological, chemical, physical
hazards
Use water of suitable quality
Correct use and storage of chemicals and fertilizers
Adopt measures to ensure acceptable personal hygiene
Maintenance and cleaning of equipment, vehicles
Proper disposal of waste
Establish record keeping system
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS (GMP/GDP)
2. Food business operators other than
primary production (other than farm
level)
Must adhere to General Hygiene Requirements for Food
Premises and the Transport of Food, No.
918 of 30 July 1999 (as amended) in
terms of the Health Act, 1977 (Act No. 63
of 1977)
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMMES
Primary production and primary products
(excluding those products listed as a risk or
required by the importing country)
– Food safety programme not required.
Processing and processed products
(include primary products listed as a risk or
required by the importing country)
– Food safety programme is required.
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMMES
Hazard analysis
If one or more hazards identified develop
Food Safety Programme (HACCP)
Regulations relating to the application of the
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
System (HACCP system), No. R. 908 of 27
June 2003 in terms of the Foodstuffs,
Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act
No. 54 of 1972)
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HACCP PRINCIPLES
Identify a potential hazard
Identification of the critical control points
Establishing of critical limits
Monitoring procedures
Corrective actions
Verification
Recordkeeping
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
GUIDES
Business sectors may compile the following
guides:
• Food Hygiene
• Food Safety
Consider Codex Codes of Practices
Include all role players (e.g. emerging
sector, government)
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
CHECKLISTS
PPECB & NDA – develop checklists
Used by PPECB Inspectors & EHP’s
Indication to producers, packers, manufacturers,
exporters to what compliance is needed
Envisaged to be ready by end Nov 2003
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
REGISTRATION
New database – based on location
Register with NDA/PPECB by 21 Nov 2003
Use current PUC, PHC and factory code
Form available from
www.nda.agric.za/docs/plantquality/default.htm
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
TRACEABILITY
Adequate procedures and records to withdraw
food products from the market where such
food products presents a serious risk to
health of consumers.
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
OFFICIAL CONTROL AND FEES
Implementation date – 1 JAN 2004
GAP + HYGIENE
• Inspected by PPECB/EHP
• Audited by NDA
HACCP
• Inspected by PPECB/EHP
• Recognise SANAS CB/IAF affiliated
certification
• Audited by NDA
Inclusion of EHP’s – strengthen local situation
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
OFFICIAL CONTROL AND FEES
Audited on risk and at least every 18 months.
Recognise private systems like certified and
SANAS accredited EurepGAP/BRC/HACCP by
reducing frequency of audits
PPECB – cost, impact assessment, negotiate with
industry
– no duplication of inspections
No third party commercial certification
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
APPEALS
An appeal procedure is in place
An appeal board shall decide on such an
appeal - NDA
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROPOSED CHANGES TO
EXPORT STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Physical hazards
No consignment of table grapes classified as
"Extra Class"," Class 1" or "Class 2" shall contain:
(a) any foreign matter in excess of the tolerance
as set out in Table 1;
(b) any organisms which may be a source of
danger to the human health in excess of the
tolerance as set out in Table 2.
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Biological and chemical hazards
No consignment of table grapes classified as
"Extra Class", "Class 1" and "Class 2" shall contain
-biological or chemical contaminants in quantities
or at levels that exceed the maximum limits
prescribed in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics
and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972
Importing country stricter limit – comply
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Producers, pack houses and exporters shall:
(a) establish the traceability of food at all stages of
production, packing, handling and distribution;
(b) be able to identify any person or supplier from
whom they have been supplied with a food product, or
any substance intended to, or expected to be used in
the production or processing of food products ;
(c) have in place systems and procedures to identify
other businesses to which their products have been
supplied;
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
TRACEABILITY CONTINUED
(d) ensure that adequate procedures are in place to
withdraw food products from the market where such
food products present a serious risk to the health of
consumers;
(e) immediately withdraw food products which were
identified as food products that present a serious risk
to the health of consumers;
(f) immediately inform the Executive Officer of such
withdrawal; and
(g) immediately make available, on request, any
information or documentation mentioned in (a), (b),
(c), (d), (e) or (f).
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
CONTACT DETAILS
PERSONS
Cyril Julius
(012) 319 6023
Elsa van Rensburg
(012) 319 6029
David Malan
(012) 319 6049
NB WEB PAGES:
www.nda.agric.za/docs/plantquality/default.htm
www.codexalimentarius.net
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/index_en.html
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE