Beef Quality Assurance

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Quality Assurance Programs (QA)

• designed by
• producers food industry affiliates
• To Provide production management education
• Targets defect prevention emphasis is SAFETY
• Chemical, Physical Biological safety
  defects/hazards
• Consumers Confidence in Quality Safety
• QA Programs are NOT Government Programs

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Quality Assurance Design meet the needs of
each type of production

• BQA GMP designed as SOP for PH-HACCP must be in
  place to enroll in brand like programs
• PQA Three levels (I, II, III) GPP at level
  three required to market.
• DQA added to Pasteurized Milk Ordnance

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Quality Assurance Objectives

• Entry level gt Provides education training
• Advanced level gt Verification documentation
• needed for
• USDA-FSIS standards
• QA program requirements
• Branded Product Initiatives To Provide
  Consumer Confidence ...

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Quality Assurance Approach

• incorporate into other management objectives and
  in everyone's job
• allow it to grow in everyone's attitude
• American Meat, Milk Eggs Are Quality
  Products

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QA Is A Road Map To Food Safety HACCP
Build on what you know

• Producers, Employees, Veterinarians,
  Nutritionist, Other Specialist, Suppliers
• must take a close look at what could go wrong
• Chemical, Physical Biological safety hazards
• Build practices that allow checking verifying
• Design all of the everyday working techniques to
  avoid having anything go wrong
• Target Activities gt Justify, Verify, Monitor

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HACCP In a nut shell

• What could go wrong
• How can it be prevented
• Institute the prevention
• Verify the prevention is in place
• AND accomplishing the objective
• In QA HACCP targets
• Chemical, Physical Biological safety hazards

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Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
HACCP QA next step Pre-Harvest Considerations
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Hazard Analysis,Critical Control Points (HACCP)

• It is a system developed for space flight to
  prevent problems from happening.
• If you can figure out what might go wrong, you
  can work toward finding ways to prevent the
  problem.
• It included check points along the process.
  These allow you to know if process is working
  properly before you get to a finished product.
• By definition, HACCP is a food pathogen reduction
  program ... presently not possible from farm
• However working with HACCP now will provide us
  valuable experience with the procedures.

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Why HACCP this 20 year old system has been
sold to the major US trading partners as the
standard for food processing (production?)
safety.
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HACCP Five Preliminary Steps

• Bring together your HACCP resources assemble
  the HACCP team.
• Describe the product method of Distribution.
• Identify the intended use consumers of the
  product.
• Develop a process flow diagram ..
• Verify the diagram
• Meet the requirements for Sanitation SOPs Good
  Management/Production Practices (GMP/GPP)

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Seven Specific HACCP Steps

• Identify potential hazards B-C-P
• Identify critical control points
• Establish critical limits for CCPs
• Establish CCP monitor procedure
• Establish corrective actions
• Establish record keeping procedure
• Establish verification procedures

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Secret to HACCP
Activity ? Outcome Target
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PQA Ten GPP Guidelines(Good Production Practices)

• Identify track all treated animals 
• Maintain medication treatment records
• Properly store, label account for
  drugs/additives
• A valid VCPR required for prescription meds.
• Educate all employees, etc on proper drug use
  WD
• Use residue tests when appropriate
• Establish an efficient effective HH Mgt Plan
• Provide proper animal care
• Follow appropriate feed processing procedures
• QA checklist annually re-certify every 2yrs

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QA GMP Guidelines(Good Management Practices)

• Feedstuffs Sources
• Feed Additives Medications
• Individual Treatments
• Health Products Injections
• Mgnt Outliers (Performance/Transfers)
• Evaluate History Residue Test As Indicated
• Record Keeping
• Care Husbandry Practices

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Summary of BQA Guidelines

• Feedstuffs and Sources
• Pesticide/herbicide use records on pasture or
  crops
• Quality control of feedstuffs / Test suspect
  feedstuffs
• Ruminant-derived protein sources are banned
• Feeding by-products must be supported with sound
  science.
• Feed Additives and Medications
• Only FDA approved medicated feed additives will
  be used.
• FDA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regs
  followed.
• Follow Judicious Antibiotic Use Guidelines.
• Extra-label use of feed additives is illegal
  strictly prohibited.
• Withdrawal times strictly followed.
• Records kept of formulated or medicated feed
  rations.
• Records are to be kept a minimum of two years.

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Summary of BQA Guidelines

• Animal Health Products (Processing Treatment)
  Records
• Following all FDA/USDA/EPA guidelines for
  product(s) utilized.
• All products are to be used per label directions
  except Rx.
• Extra-label drug use under a Valid VCPR.
• Strict adherence to extended withdrawal periods
  (as per VCPR)
• Treatment records will be maintained include
  the following
• 1. Individual animal or group identification
• 2. Date treated
• 3. Product administrated and manufacture's
  lot/serial number
• 4. Dosage used
• 5. Route and location of administration
• 6. Earliest date animal will have cleared
  withdrawal period.

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Summary of BQA Guidelines

• Check WD before shipping All Cattle (fed
  non-fed)
• Transfer all processing treatment records
• Select SQ products give in neck region.
• Intra-muscular (IM) products used ONLY IN
  THE NECK REGION
• No more than 10 cc of product is administered
  per IM injection site.
• No exceptions, regardless of age.
• Products with low dosage rates are recommended

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Summary of BQA Guidelines

• Care and Husbandry Practices
• Follow the QA Herd Health Plan that conforms
  to GVHP.
• Handled / transported minimize stress /or
  injury
• Inspect facilities (fences, corrals, load-outs,
  etc.) regularly
• Strive to keep feed and water handling equipment
  clean.
• Provide appropriate nutritional and feedstuffs
  management.
• Strive to maintain an environment appropriate to
  the production setting.
• Evaluate Bio-security 1. Isolation 2. Traffic
  Control 3. Sanitation
• Records should be kept for a minimum of 2years
• Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) kept for 3 years

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Does QA Work? YES

• We have information Do we have a story to tell
  
• QA programs are in almost every state.
• USDA-APHIS data tells us that over 95 of all US
  feedlot have a formal training program for
  quality assurance.
• Swine has a similar acceptance of QA programs.
• Programs include antibiotic selection use,
  residue avoidance and physical defect management
  

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Does QA Work? YES

• The USDA-FSIS says
• Meat HAS NO RESIDUES TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT

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Remember the Basics

• QA will help control the little mistakes that
  decrease animal performance.
• Its the little mistakes that cost us consumer
  confidence they buy what they trust.
• There NO Most Valuable Players
• QA is everyone's job.

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In the world of food gt Consumers Purchase

• BUY
• WHAT
• THEY
• TRUST

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Quality AssuranceOur Business - Our Future
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USDA-FSIS Careers

• http//www.fsis.usda.gov/Careers/veterinary_opport
  unities/index.asp

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... get involved As Will Rogers put it ... "The
world is run by the people who show up"
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SLIDES NOT USED gt
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SLIDES NOT USED gt
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A Little On Drug Use

• Antibiotic Use Guidelines
• AMDUCA
• (Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act)
• ELDU
• (Extra Label Drug Use)

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Rx Basic Information for Records (R),
Prescriptions (P), Labels (L)

• Name, address, telephone number of
  veterinarians (RPL)
• Name (L), address, telephone number of clients
  (RP)
• Identification of animal(s) treated, species
  numbers of animals treated, when possible (RPL)
• Date of treatment, prescribing, or dispensing of
  drug (RPL)
• Name, active ingredient, quantity of the drug
  (or drug preparation) to be prescribed or
  dispensed (RPL)

• Drug strength (if more than one strength
  available) (RPL)
• Dosage duration
• Route of administration (RPL)
• Number of refills (RPL)
• Any cautionary statements (RPL)
• Expiration date if applicable (L)
• Slaughter withdrawal /or milk withholding times,
  if applicable (RPL)
• Signature or equivalent (P)

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Producer Antibiotic Use Guidelines

• Prevent Problems
• Select and Use Antibiotics Carefully
• Avoid Abs Important In Human Medicine As First
  Line Therapy
• Use the Laboratory to Help You Select
  Antibiotics
• Avoid Using Combinations of Antibiotics
• Avoid Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
• Treatment Programs Should Reflect Best Use
  Principles
• Treat the Fewest Number of Animals Possible
• Treat for the Recommended Time Period
• Avoid Environmental Contamination with
  Antibiotics
• Keep Records of Antibiotic Use
• Follow Label Directions
• Extralabel Antibiotic Use Must follow FDA
  Regulations
• Subtherapeutic antibiotic use is discouraged

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Extralabel Antibiotic UseMust follow FDA
Regulations

• Prescriptions, including extra label use of
  medications must meet the AMDUCA (Animal
  Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act) amendments
  to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its
  regulations.
• Meet FDA criteria for
• ELDU (Extra Label Drug Use)
• a valid VCPR (Veterinary Client Patient
  Relationship)

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FDA criteria for ELDU

• A careful diagnosis is made by an attending
  veterinarian within the context of a valid
  veterinarian-client-patient relationship. 
• A determination is made that 1) there is no
  marketable drug specifically labeled to treat the
  condition diagnosed, or 2) treatment at the
  dosage recommended by the labeling was found
  clinically ineffective.
• Procedures are instituted to assure that identity
  of the treated animal is carefully maintained.
• A significantly extended period is assigned for
  drug withdrawal prior to marketing the treated
  animal and steps are taken to assure the assigned
  time frames are met so that no violative residue
  occurs. The Food Animal Residue Avoidance
  Databank (FARAD) can aid the veterinarian in
  making these estimates.

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FDA criteria for VCPR

• Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationships Exist
  When
• A.  The veterinarian has assumed the
  responsibility for making clinical judgments
  regarding the health of the animal and the need
  for medical treatment, and the client has agreed
  to follow the veterinarian's instructions.
• B.  The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of
  the animal to initiate at least a general or
  preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of
  the animal. This means the veterinarian has
  recently seen and is personally acquainted with
  the keeping and care of the animal by virtue of
  an examination of the animal or the medically
  appropriate and timely visits to the premises
  where the animal is kept.
• C.  The veterinarian is readily available for
  follow-up evaluation in the event of adverse
  reactions or failure of the treatment regimen.

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Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act
(AMDUCA) Scope

• Applies only to approved animal human
  drugs
• Valid VCPR
• Lay ELDU not allowed
• Does not allow ELDU of feed additives
• BY ANYONE !!!
• ELDU of Water medications is OK.

AMDUCALG.doc
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AMDUCA Scope

• ELDU permitted only when animals health is
  threatened or animal is suffering.
• Therapeutic only.
• No ELDU allowed for production purposes
• Implants reproductive etc

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ELDU in Food Animals

• No approved animal drug for such use with same
  ingredient, dosage form, concentration
• VCPR
• Extended withdrawal time to ensure no illegal
  residues occur
• Ensure identity of animal
• If an approved drug is shown to be ineffective,
  ELDU may be used

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ELDU of Human Non-food Animal Drugs

• Cant use human drug if there is an approved
  animal drug available
• Scientific information on the human food safety
  aspect of the use of the drug can obtain this
  info from
• FARAD or US Pharmacopeia

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AMDUCA Labeling Requirements

• Name and Address of Vet
• Name of drug
• Directions for use with animal ID
• Cautionary Statements
• Withdrawal time

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AMDUCA Records

• Identify the animals, either as individuals or a
  group.
• Animal species treated.
• Number of animals treated.
• Condition being treated.
• The established name of the drug and active
  ingredient(s).
• Dosage prescribed or used.
• Duration of treatment.

• Specified withdrawal, withholding, or discard
  time(s), if applicable, for meat, milk, eggs or
  animal-derived food.
• Keep records for a minimum of 2 years.
• FDA may have access to these records to estimate
  risk to public health.

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AMDUCA Records

• Records access applies only when determined a
  particular use poses a risk to public health.
• Information maintained in records
• Identification of animals treated
• name of drug and active ingredient
• condition and species treated
• dosage, duration number of animals treated
• Withdrawal time

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Prohibited Drugs

• Chloramphenicol
• Clenbuterol
• Diethyl stilbesterol (DES)
• Dimetridazole, Ipronidazole (All Nitroimidazoles)
• Furazolidones, Nitrofurazone (All Nitrofurans)
• Phenylbutazone (female dairy cattle gt20 months)
• Sulfonamide drugs in lactating dairy cattle
  (except approved use of sulfadimethoxine,
  sulfabromomethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine)
• ELDU of Fluoroquinolones glycopeptides
• Dipyrone