EXPORT CONTROL ON FOOD PRODUCT

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• EXPORT CONTROL ON FOOD PRODUCT

By MOHD SALIM B. DULATTI FOOD SAFETY QUALITY
DIVISION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
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FSQD OBJECTIVE

• To promote food safety in the food industry
  through advisory services and cooperation with
  the industry to ensure the success of food safety
  programme.

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MOH ROLE IN EXPORT CONTROL

• To assist the food industry to fulfill importing
  countrys requirements

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EXPORT CERTIFICATION

• A) HACCP CERTIFICATION SCHEME
• B) REGISTRATION OF EU NUMBER
• C) HEALTH CERTIFICATE
• D) FREE SALES CERTIFICATE
• E) NON GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD CERTIFICATE

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• HACCP Certification Scheme

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What is HACCP?

• Acronym for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
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• A system which identifies, evaluates and controls
  hazards which are significant for food safety
  (CAC, 2001)
• A science based preventive system of assuring
  food safety through hazard analysis and control
  measures.

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Regulatory Requirements for HACCP Implementation

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• Malaysian Certification Scheme For HACCP

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Background

• Established due to the requirements for
  importation of fish and fish product by EU (1996)
  and USA (1997).
• Ministry of Health (MOH) appointed as a
  competent authority for fish and fish product as
  in Directive 96/608/EC dated 11 Oct. 1996

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STAGE 1

STAGE 2
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STAGE 3
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COST FOR HACCP CERTIFICATION
Big Industry (BI) - Comprises 150 full time
workers with an annual sale turn-over of RM 25
million Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) -
Comprises less that 150 full time workers with an
annual sale turn-over of not more that RM 25
million
Payment for a maximum of 1 day auditing RM 550
will be charged for each subsequent day audit
is extend Airfares, food, accommodation, mileage
and other cost incurred by the auditor including
follow-up onsite auditing - borne by the company
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HACCP LOGO
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HACCP Certified Industries
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• EU REGISTRATION NUMBER

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EU Registration Number (EU No.)

• MOH as competent authority on food safety
• Exporting fish and fishery products to EU country
  required EU Number from FSQD
• Total of EU Number 93
• For Meat and Meat products Dept. of Veterinary
  Services

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EXPORT PROCEDURE OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS TO EU
Applications for EU. No
SUBMIT TO EU FOR APPROVAL (through mission)
3 to 6 months
GAZETTED BY EU
MISSION INFORM MOH
PRODUCER ALLOWED TO EXPORT
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HEALTH CERTIFICATE
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HEALTH CERTIFICATE

• requested by importing country
• issued by District Health Office
• 4 types of health cert
• General Food
• Frozen Cooked Prawns
• Edible Palm Oil, Palm Olein and
• Stearin
• Heat Processed Meat

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ISSUANCE OF HEALTH CERTIFICATE (HC)
Application for Health Certificate (HC) to
District Health Office
Establishment without HACCP Certification
Establishment with HACCP Certification
2 4 days
Establishment inspection, consignment inspection
product sampling
Lab analysis by accredited laboratory
3 days
10 14 days
Issuance of Certificate of Analysis (COA)
HC not issued
Issuance of HC by District Health Office
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Payment
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Payment
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TYPES OF HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Heat Processed Meat
EDIBLE PALM OIL,PALM OLEIN,PALM STEARIN
Frozen Cooked Prawns
General Food
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EU HEALTH CERTIFICATE
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• FREE SALES CERTIFICATE (FSC)

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FREE SALES CERTIFICATE

• Requested by importing country
• Issue by FSQD and states
• Payment RM 30 / certificate / 25
  products

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FREE SALES CERTIFICATE

• REQUIREMENTS
• - Application Letter
• - Products list
• - Company License
• - Factory License
• - Certificate of Analysis (COA)
• - Local Invoice
• - Label of Product

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FLOW CHART
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION
CHECK FOR COMPLETENESS OF APPLICATION
Inform applicant
NO
YES
PROCESS APPLICATION
14 working days
FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENT OF FSC
RESULT
FREE SALES CERTIFICATE
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Free Sales Certificate
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NON GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD (Non Starlink Corn)
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Non Genetic Modified Food

• Declaration on Non Starlink Corn
• - Requested by Thailands Authority
• Others GMF Food
• - case by case basis

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REQUIREMENT

• Produce by registered company
• Certificate of Analysis from Chemistry Department
• Declaration from competent authority on the non
  use of GMO in raw material
• Supplier declaration/guarantee on raw material
• Same batch number

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Non GMF Certificate
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• SUMMARY OF EXPORT CERTIFICATION

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• IMPORT CONTROL

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IMPORT CONTROL

• Import regulatory requirements
• Food Act 1983 Food Regulations 1985
• Custom Prohibition of Import Order Schedule 4
• Health Certificate is required for importation
  of
• a) Meat and Edible Meat Offal
• b) Poultry and Edible Poultry Offal
• c) Shrimp
• d) Cultured prawn
• - A declaration / statement that the consignment
  
• is free from chloramphenicol, Beta Agonists
  and Nitrofuran (cultured prawns)

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IMPORT CONTROL PROCEDURES

• Import notification
• Monitoring system
• - Examination levels
• - Inspection
• - Sampling
• The above food import monitoring activities are
• managed electronically using FOSIM (Food Safety
• Information System of Malaysia)
• - a web based information system

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EXAMINATION LEVELS

• AUTO CLEARANCE (LEVEL 1)
• Food automatically released without inspection

• DOCUMENT EXAMINATION (LEVEL 2)
• Food released after satisfactory document
  inspection

• MONITORING EXAMINATION (LEVEL 3)
• Food released after inspection and samples may
  be taken for analysis

• SURVEILLANCE EXAMINATION (LEVEL 4)
• Food released after inspection with samples
  taken for analysis

• HOLD, TEST RELEASE (LEVEL 5)
• Food detained pending results of sample analysis

• AUTO REJECTION (LEVEL 6)
• Food automatically rejected

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ACTION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

• Rejection - i) Destruction
• ii) Re-export to country of
  origin

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