FOOD SAFETY

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FOOD SAFETY TRACEABILITY ISSUES Jeff Gibson -
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Contents

• Tracking and Tracing
• Definitions of Traceability
• Traceability drivers
• Regulations
• Product recall
• Requirements
• PPECB further actions
• Benefits of Traceability
• Code Standardisation

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TRACKING vs TRACING

• In defining traceability, it is important to
  distinguish between the terms
• tracking and tracing

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TRACKING

• TRACKING is the capability to follow a path of a
  specified unit and/or batch of product through
  the supply chain as it moves between
  organizations towards the final point-of-process,
  point-of-sale or point-of-service . . .

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TRACING

• TRACING is the capability to identify the origin,
  movements and relevant associated information of
  a particular unit and/or batch of product located
  within the supply chain by reference to records
  held upstream . . .

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ISO 8402

• defines TRACEABILITY as the ability to trace
  the history, application or location of an entity
  by means of recorded identifications

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The Fresh Produce Traceability Guidelines (FPT
Guidelines / FPTG)

• defines TRACEABILITY as a
  verifiable method of identification of fields,
  growers, locations and produce in all packaging
  and transport/storage configurations at all
  stages of the supply chain

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Regulation (EC) No 178/2002

• defines TRACEABILITY as the ability
  to trace and follow a food, feed, food-producing
  animal or substance intended to be or expected to
  be incorporated into a food or feed in all stages
  of production, processing or distribution

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Traceability Drivers

• Demands from Retailers / Consumers E.U.
  Regulation (EC) 178/2002
• SA Official Food Safety System
• (All countries)

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Traceability is fuelled by concerns for the
safety of consumers . . .

• Phytosanitary issues
• Residues of crop protection products (MRLs)
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• EurepGAP
• HACCP
• Hygiene and safety norms from British Retail
  Consortium (BRC) . . .

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E.U. governmental demands focus on three main
areas

• Product labelling
• To inform the consumer about characteristics
  such as composition and origin, nutritional and
  allergenic issues
• EAN/UCC Global standard

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E.U. governmental demands focus on three main
areas

• Product quality and safety assurance
• Focuses primarily on the organisational measures
  needed to guarantee product quality and safety

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E.U. governmental demands focus on three main
areas

• 3. Product liability
• Adopts the premise that the legal entity that
  puts a product on the market is liable for
  damages caused by deficiencies . . .
• Unless it can prove that it followed necessary
  procedures according to the dictated standards
  and pass the buck to other parties in the
  supply chain.

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• To sum up . . .Regulation (EC) 278/2002 defines
  the scope of and specifies requirements for
  traceability of fresh produce supplied to the
  EU.It also specifies that products at risk
  should be withdrawn or recalled unless proven
  safe. It requires due diligence throughout the
  chain. Articles relating to traceability come
  into force on 01 January 2005 in EU.
• SA fruit standards requirement 2004 season

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Product Recall

• Different timescales (countries)
• Based on batches size of batch
• Identify unfit product(s)
• Remove unfit product(s)
• Inform Executive Officer (SA Law)

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Requirements

• All FBOs must register with DoA
• Alphanumeric coding (Old PUC)
• Show compliance to traceability
• From Farm to Fork
• Checklists
• Compliance audits
• Be listed on PPECB database as compliant

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Supply Chain
Receivers/Pre Pack
Fruit Terminals
Discharge Ports
Conventional
Production
Packaging
Cooling
Containers
Transport
Transport
Load Ports
Consumer
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Systems to support and comply GAP, GMP, GDP
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PPECB Further Actions

• Clean up existing database(s)
• Host database on WWW
• Code generator
• Code standardisation
• Complete checklists on traceability
• Communicate issues
• Do compliance audits
• Update database with compliant FBOs

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PPECB-current involvement

• Cold Store Registration
• RRMT Certification
• Container Inspection
• Vessel Surveys
• Temperature Management Specific
• Roadshows
• DoA Workshops

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Benefits of traceability

• Minimising the impact of product recall
• Clear identification of compliance
• Addresses the concerns of agro terrorism or
  tampering in the food supply chain
• Improves consumer confidence
• Serves as feedback to improve quality, condition
  and delivery processes
• Improves efficiencies and trading collaboration

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CODE STANDARDISATION

• Product
• Varieties
• Ports
• Vessels/Voyage
• Class
• Country
• Pack
• Etc, Etc, Etc.
• Published on PPECB website

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TRACEABILITY IS FOR REAL
TRACEABILITY
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THANK YOU

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