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APEC PTIN Food Safety
Activities
January 27, 2011
APEC Food Safety Activities
An Industry Perspective
Peggy Rochette, Sr. Director International Affairs
Who is the Grocery Manufacturers
Association?
• GMA represents the world’s leading food, beverage and
consumer products companies involved in global
sourcing
• GMA provides leadership to the industry in food safety
through promotion of scientific excellence.
– State-of-art research and analytical laboratory
– Training in regulatory and food safety issues
– Collaboration with U.S. government on food issues
• GMA is a member of the PTIN steering committee
Global Food Trade
40% of all trade in
agriculture, fisheries &
forestry occurs between
developing & developed
countries.
More than 20% of all US
imports are food products
(more than 8 million
shipments a year).
Global Food Trade
• A vast increase in the amount of food imported from overseas
• 13% of the U.S. food supply is imported from over 150 countries
around the globe
• 80% Seafood; 40% Fruits and Vegetables
• Sweeping changes in consumer demands – increasingly
stringent and complex demands from buyers
• Average grocery store carries 15,000 items
• Lack of Resources to inspect
APEC Trade
U.S. Agriculture Exports
– 60% to APEC Economies
– Leading 8 Export Markets – APEC
Consumer Oriented Products – Exports
• Leading 8 Export Markets – All APEC
– Canada, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Russia,
China & Taiwan
APEC Trade
U.S. Agriculture Imports
- Top 5 Source Countries Are APEC:
- Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Hong Kong
- Among the top 35 / 15 are APEC countries
- Many of those economies have limited
infrastructure and a need for capacity building
APEC is a major supply area for GMA
companies
APEC Trade
APEC is a region where the buyers from the
developed countries need raw materials
for the less developed countries.
Those LDC source countries are interested
in meeting the demand expectations.
The 2007 Food Trade Challenge
• Food Recalls with a huge financial impact:
 Peanut Butter (Salmonella):
 Spinach (e.coli):
 Pet Food (melamine):
 Chili Sauce (botulism):
 Beef (e.coli)
$66 billion
$25-$50 million
$40+ million
$35 million
$31 million
The Food Trade Challenge
In 2007 a Food Marketing Institute survey found that
consumer confidence in the food supply dropped
from 82% to 66% in 12 months – imports particularly
suspect.
Industry Response
GMA Companies Recognized:
• Critical need to restore consumer confidence in food products –
(trust in food safety and BRANDS)
• The need for increased vigilance by food companies “from farm
to fork,” both domestically and overseas – Supply Chain
Management
• The Private Sector has significant scientific and technical
expertise
• Private Sector understands international best practices and
trade practice
• Multinationals have establishments in virtually every country
• Capacity building is critical and governments do not have the
resources to do it alone.
Industry Response
The supply chain is global and economies
are interdependent but there is a need for
capacity building and all stakeholders
have a responsibility.
Food companies are ultimately responsible
for the safety of food.
Industry Response
Training & Capacity Building
• Significant investment in training by multinational
companies – company specific programs
• No consistency in messaging to suppliers
• Forums for regulators often focus only national
requirements
• Need for a more consistent global approach focused on
International Best Practices
• Industry has experience with every element of the supply
chain
Industry is Buying with Specifications To Be Met
APEC PTIN Opportunity
• 2007 Mandate from APEC Economic Leaders: “the need
to develop a more robust approach to strengthening food
and consumer product safety standards using scientific
risk based approaches and without creating unnecessary
impediments to trade”
• 2008 APEC Ministers “Endorsed the establishment of
the FSCF’s Partnership Training Institute Network
(PTIN”)
• PTIN Challenge: Improve the understanding and
application of best practices in a way that ensures long
term sustainability” through a public/private partnership
Opportunities for Industry
PTIN Provides Opportunities to:
• Work cooperatively with APEC regulators and
academia
• Share best practices; promote science based
decision making
• Assist supplying countries to meet manufacturer
expectations
• Work together on consistent messaging
• Utilize generic PTIN training programs
• Create sustainable accessible training modules
going forward
Opportunities
Final Deliverables
• Through the PTIN: Build the skill sets of suppliers and
improve global understanding and use of international
best practices in food safety management
• Enhance the efficiency, transparency and harmonization
of rules to facilitate global commerce
Restore consumer confidence in food safety
PTIN: Going Forward
2011 – US Host of APEC
• May 2011, Big Skye, MT – Ministerial and launch
– Working with Australia: Managing Food Safety
Incidents – Australia leadership
• Industry speakers and sponsors still needed
– High level Public Private Dialogue on Food Security
• Laboratory Capacity Workshop
Seeking Broader Industry Participation