Transcript Grain Food Safety

Food Safety Records
Dr. Cole R. Gustafson
Fargo, ND
Feb. 19, 2008
[email protected]
Purchasing Criteria
-Price
-Ingredient
-Process
International Overview
USA & Canada:
Product is safe unless proven unsafe
UK
Product is unsafe unless proven safe
France
Product is unsafe even if proven safe
Austria
Product is unsafe especially if proven safe
India
Product is safe even if proven unsafe
Uganda
Product is safe especially if proven unsafe
Taken from A. Golichov
Where Are We Headed?
There will always be an IP (ValueEnhanced) market
– Food and feed industry moving from a supplydriven to customer-driven market
– Customer will continue to mandate
segregation, food/feed safety, and quality
systems in supply chain
– Allows the consumer a choice
EurepGap – Core Values
Food is safe from contamination/health
concerns
Food is high quality
Environment is not harmed
Workers are adequately trained and paid
Wildlife is taken into account
Animal welfare
http://www.eurep.org
EurepGap
Traceability
100% Dutch supermarkets
35,000 firms/62 countries
254 questions (41 major musts, 122 minor
musts
http://www.eurep.org
Circle vs. Chain
In supply chain, everyone above and
below has shared interest in outcome
– Information must flow to all
– Product integrity is influenced by all
– Enhanced value is shared by all
Grain Food Safety
Goal:
– To have each grain producer and grain
handler treat the grain as a food product or
raw material.
– We don’t know which grain will be used as
food and which will be used for feed
Grain Food Safety
Grain handler must pass a food safety
audit
– Audit includes:
Adequacy of Food Safety Program
Pest Control
Operational Methods and Personnel Practices
Maintenance for Food Safety
Cleaning Practices
Adding Value vs Lowering Value
Value added as the result of the exclusion or
minimization of undesirable attributes.
GMOs, Mycotoxins, Allergens, Pesticides, BSE, Pathogens
Food grade, Varietal Purity, Pharma, Amino acid or Sugar profile,
Nutraceuticals, Special nutrients
Value added by inclusion or increased concentration
of desirable attributes.
What Type Program Is
Needed?
Only your customer can answer these questions.
What is the purpose
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Regulatory or commercial requirement
Market advantage
How Broad
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How much information is needed
Which parameters need to be monitored
How Deep
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How far back in the food chain
EU requires “one-forward, one-back”
How Precise
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What degree of assurance for the data collected
*(USDA ARS Ag Economic Report #830 – “Traceability in US Food Supply”
Be pragmatic – don’t build a penthouse when a cottage will do.
Precision – How many Samples are Enough?
1 Barge
1,400 MT
1,400,000,000g
100%
Barge Sample
25 Kilos
25,000g
0.00178%
Lab Sample
5 Kilos
5,000g
0.00035%
Analytical Sample
4g
Starlink
0.0000002%
Food Safety
X Promotion
Kosher
Parv
K
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Food Safety
X Promotion
Think holistically
– Glycerin
– Carbon
Plevin, 2007
Food Safety Issues Facing
Rhode Island Producers?
Questions?