Transcript International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Animal
Welfare Standard
Setting: OIE and ISO
Betsy Flores
Vice President Animal Care
National Milk Producers Federation
April 2, 2014
Animal Welfare Standards
• Government
Regulation
• EU
• Industry
Standards/Guidelines
• US
• Private Standards
and Certifications
• Validus, American
Humane
OIE Animal Welfare Standards
• General Principles
• Transport
• Slaughter
• Killing of animals for
disease purposes
• Beef Cattle
• Broiler Chickens
OIE Standards in Development
• Standards being
drafted
• Dairy
• Expected completion
2015
• Standards in pipeline
• Pork
• Layers
International
Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
Technical Committee 34 (TC34)
Animal Welfare Working Group 16
(WG16)
ISO Infrastructure Overview
• The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a
worldwide federation of national standards bodies. The work
of preparing international standards is usually carried out
through ISO technical committees.
• The United States is a member of ISO through the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI), whose mission is to
enhance the global competitiveness of US business by
promoting voluntary consensus standards.
• The American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) is a member of
ANSI and acts as the administrator to the Animal Welfare WG
16.
ISO Infrastructure Continued…
• TC34 is the ISO
technical committee
for food
• WG16 is the working
group of TC34 dealing
with animal welfare.
• The US TAG is the
United States Technical
Advisory Group,
administered by AOCS
• Each Country has it’s
own TAG
TC34 WG16 Formation…
• 2011 Memorandum of
Understand (MOU)
struck between OIE &
ISO
• ISO not to exceed OIE
• Work within the OIE
Terrestrial Animal Health
Code, Chapter 7
• Safe Supply for
Affordable Food
Everywhere (SSAFE)
approached ISO to work
on animal welfare
• Cargill, McDonald’s, Nestle
Purina Petcare, Keystone
Foods, Coca-Cola Company,
Zoetis and Danone
WG16 Background…
• August 2012 WG16
call for participation
• Should work move
forward?
• US votes “NO”
• US outvoted, work
progresses
• Dr. Francois Gary
with SSAFE
appointed Convener
• October 2012
meeting in Paris,
France
• February 2013
meeting in Paris,
France
• June 2013 web
meeting (Webex)
• July 2013 NWIP sent
to TC34 for vote
October 2012 Meeting, Paris
• 9 countries
participated and 3
liaison organizations
• Decided draft animal
welfare standards
would be formed
• Convened a drafting
committee
• IDF, HSUS, USDA, RSPCA,
SSAFE
• Completed draft
caused outcry from all
countries
February 2013 Meeting, Paris
• 9 countries
participated and 7
liaison organizations
• Draft document from
October meeting was
thrown out
• Drafting committee to
create an outline
• Outline was sent out for
comment and voted on
during June Webex
meeting
• Outline was to be
submitted back to TC34
as a New Work Item
Proposal (NWIP)
June 2013 Meeting, Webex
• The outline from
February was thrown
out
• Supported by
Denmark & UK
• ISO asked if work
should continue?
• US voted “NO”
• US outvoted, July
2013 NWIP
submitted to TC34
• TC34 vote on NWIP
was to continue work
• US voted “yes”
Next Steps
• May 23rd meeting of
WG16
• Agenda
• Impact Study results
• Composition of the
drafting group
• Proposed calendar for
2014-2015
Domestic Issues: the US TAG…
• Poor facilitation
through AOCS
• Severe lack of
transparency
• 78 participants
• Varying opinions lead
to little and unhelpful
consensus
Wrap Up…
• 1 year of work
• No tangible outcome
• Against a European
and extremist agenda
• Successful
• Disputes on US TAG
• Sustained compliance
with OIE
Questions?
For more information
contact:
Betsy Flores
[email protected]
703-469-2372