VPHA Autumn Scientific Meeting 8th November 2003 Marine Hotel, North Berwick, “THE CHAIN GANG”...
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VPHA Autumn Scientific Meeting8th November 2003
Marine Hotel, North Berwick,“THE CHAIN GANG”
VPHA Autumn Scientific Meeting8th November 2003
Marine Hotel, North Berwick,“THE CHAIN GANG”
FOOD SAFETY FOR THE RED MEAT INDUSTRY
- An Industry Perspective
Dr. Josephine HeadGroup Technical Director
Dawn Meats (UK) Ltd.
FOOD SAFETY FOR THE RED MEAT INDUSTRY
- An Industry Perspective
Dr. Josephine HeadGroup Technical Director
Dawn Meats (UK) Ltd.
PRESENTATION CONTENT
Current Legislation
Legislative ProposalsImpact through the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Integration
Food Chain Information
Role of Enforcement
Food Safety Objectives
HACCP Implementation
Summary
Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964, on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat
Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971, on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat
Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine
Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin
Commission Directive 89/362EEC on general conditions of hygiene in milk production holdings
Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products
Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 15 July 1991, Laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs
Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991, laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products
Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990, concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and
farmed game meat Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems
relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meatCouncil Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992, laying down the health rules for the production
and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based productsCouncil Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992, laying down the minimum hygiene rules
applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC
Council Directive 92/118/EEC , laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/445/EEC
Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffsCouncil Directive 94/65/EEC of 14 December 1994, laying down the requirements for the
production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations
Current EU
Legislation
CURRENT LEGISLATION
GeneralRaft of sector specific Directives
Out of Date (35 years)
Detailed, prescriptive rules
Inconsistent; unnecessarily burdensome; complicated;
repetitious;difficult to enforce; incompatible with current
thinking & practise
EnforcementTargeted at least public health risk
80:20 rule suggests 80% of risk lies with 20% of the
industry
the majority of risk falls outside the areas of highest
control
Meat InspectionQuality Control
Unfit v. Unsafe
Largely irrelevant
Unhygienic practices by inspectors
Spreading of Pathogens
Not compatible with Codex HACCP - based principles for
public health
The Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to
Public Health (SCVPH; 1999) concluded that current criteria
were :
Not based on risk assessment
Not based on internationally approved principles
Many are not meaningful (w.r.t. public health)
Limited value from end product testing
Numerous
Varied
Laid down in different formats
Microbiological Criteria
1) REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2000/0178(COD))
2) REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2000/0179(COD))
3) REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down specific rules for the organisation of
official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2002/0141(COD))
4) COUNCIL REGULATION laying down the animal- health rules governing the production, placing on the market and importation of products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2000/0182(COD))
5) DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL repealing certain Directives concerning food
hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, and amending Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC.
PROPOSALS
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
A holistic‘farm to fork’ risk-based approach
Adoption of Codex Principles for all foods
Founded in sound science
Responsibility for safe production of food by food producers
IMPACT THROUGH THE CHAIN
Assured British Meat Launched January 1998 Founded by the Industry with MAFF backing ‘Independently assuring integrated and continuous safety standards at all stages, across all products, from farm to plate’ Traceability as a core function Recognises existing sector specific standards ‘Little red tractor’ EN45011accredited
Benefits for ABM scheme members (?)
Minimal impact of proposals
Horizontal and vertical proportionality
Risk based enforcement
Primary Producers
Registration with the competent authority
Monitor hazards to food safety
Eliminate or reduce hazards to an acceptable level
Through application of GAP
Integration of the Supply Chain - Dawn Meats Model
DAWN MEATS
Group Quality Management System
Group Supplier Management Group Independent Auditors Laboratory Management
System EFSIS BRC ABM EN45011 Very Little (!?)
Manufacturers/ Processors
Chilled meat not food? Supplier assurance less onerous Minimise product loss through
improved traceability Traceability less onerous (one
up one down) Better operational control
information Improved capability to identify
causes of issues (Competitive advantage/
preferred consumer choice)
Food Service/ Retailers+
Supplier assurance less onerous Reduced risks of handling
contaminated food Minimise product loss through
improved traceability Category management
- Compulsory licensing HACCP Training
Consumers
Greater assurances over safety of food as purchased
Greater assurances over the safety of food as consumed out of the home
Reduced risks of handling contaminated food
(Communication & Education ?)
FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION
Ante-mortem inspection carried out by the OVOV’s role as auditor Full time presence of an OV in slaughterhouses
not absolutely necessaryRisk-based post-mortem inspection (OV
responsibility)Post-mortem by plant staffDaily OV visits to cutting plants not absolutely
necessaryCatering butchers and domestic game plants
under OV control.
ROLE OF ENFORCEMENT
Prescriptive
Conflicts with Codex principles
Non – Scientific
Uneven Playing Field
HACCP IMPLEMENTATION
Reform of existing legislation is long overdueRisk based food safety management should significantly
improve public healthProposed reforms are very much welcomed by the IndustryThe Industry has (largely) been working to a Farm to Fork
approach to food safety for some timeThe UK has some of the best animal welfare and food
production systems and standards in the worldWe hope to be recognised and rewarded by our heavy
investment in food safety management systems in terms of enforcement and preferred consumer choice
Consumer education is key to the improvement of public health
But will the FSA come up with the goods? HACCP implementation is cause of concern
SUMMARY