haccp and food fraud security

HACCP and Food Security

James T Flynn – HACCP Nowwww.haccpnow.com

Food Fraud Exposed in 2013

Reputations and businesses damaged

Not Just Horsemeat

Whole industry now awaiting developments

Interim recommendations published

Enquiries and Reports

A New Vocabulary• Food security• Food defence• Food fraud• TACCP

The food sector needs to get up to speed

A New Industry is Emerging• Provenance authentication• DNA testing• Isotope testing• Food fraud consultants• TACCP experts• Supplier audit services

It comes at a cost

Stop: What about HACCP?• Improve food safety• Put responsibility on industry• Reduce end testing• Allow positive release• Universally accepted

Why didn’t HACCP prevent this?

Key HACCP Factors• Reliance on ‘due diligence’

– Supply chain ‘cascade’• Scope of application

– ‘Internal’ processes• ‘Tick box’ culture

– Focus on paperwork– Lack of evidence approach

None of this is caused by the HACCP approach

Elliott on HACCP?Recc: 9. “Education and advice is required on the prevention and identification of food crimes. My reference is for advice to be given in a format already familiar to the food industry, such as that expressed in terms of critical control points for hygiene in a food safety management system (the HACCP approach).”

This indicates an integrated approach

Food Fraud HACCP Scope• Each level of supply chain• Including

– Import agents– Transport– Storage

• Must cover entire supply chain• Difficult to co-ordinate / monitor

Sharing of information is key, few are willing

Typical Supply Chain: UK Beef

Shorter supply chains are easier to manage

Issues Assurance Welfare Transport

Issues• Assurance• Licensing• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

Issues• Assurance, e.g.

Red Tractor• Husbandry• GMO• Provenance• Transport

Issues• Assurance• Licensing• Welfare• Carcass

inspection• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

• Quality• Provenance• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination

Issues

Farm Market Abattoir Cutting Restaurant

Horsemeat Supply ChainIssues

• Ethics• Records

Issues• Assurance• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

Issues• Ethics• Records

• Assurance• Provenance• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

Issues Issues

Farm? Abattoir Cutting Trader Trader Process Retail

Issues• Assurance, e.g.

Red Tractor• Husbandry• GMO• Provenance• Transport

Assurance Welfare Transport

Issues

• Assurance• Licensing• Welfare• Carcass

inspection• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

A Hidden Supply Chain

Source: The Guardian

The Food Fraud Iceberg

Food fraud is pandemic

• Fish• Cereals• Alcohol• Honey• Olive Oil• Packaging• ...and so on....

Horse dressed as beef

What is the solution?

Its a LONG list implemented at differing levels

Elliott Report • Detection• Enforcement• Intelligence• Inter Agency Communications• Transparency• Training• Testing• HACCP Approach

FDF Five Point Plan

A Sensible Approach

1. Map Your Supply Chain2. Identify Impacts, Risks, Opportunities3. Assess and Prioritise Findings4. Create Action Plan5. Implement, Track ,Review, Communicate

http://www.fdf.org.uk/

What Can We Do Now?

Solutions must be practical, feasible and affordable

• Food fraud training• Application of HACCP• Visibility of assurance• Whole chain traceability• Building trusted supply chains• Earned recognition

Food Fraud Training

Generate awareness and embed best practice

• What is it?• How to identify it• How to control it• Managing suppliers• Risk monitoring

Application of HACCP

HACCP is a transferable skill

• Supply Chain Risk Identification• Scope of Hazards• Where are the CCPs?• How do you control them?• How to ‘measure’ success?

Application of HACCP

HACCP is a transferable skill

• It’s a Scope problem• Start to end of chain• Hazard types• Control measures• ‘Critical limits’• Monitoring• Corrective Action

Terms of Reference

HACCP is a transferable skill

• Scope: Entire supply chain• Hazard Types: Species substitution, dilution, authenticity• Intended use: Consumer consumption• Team expertise: HACCP, supply chain knowledge, buyers

Its a simple modification of HACCP thinking.

Process Flow

HACCP is a transferable skill

Process Flow – Supply Chain Map

Shorter supply chains are easier to manage

Issues Assurance Welfare Transport

Issues• Assurance• Licensing• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

Issues• Assurance, e.g.

Red Tractor• Husbandry• GMO• Provenance• Transport

Issues• Assurance• Licensing• Welfare• Carcass

inspection• Hygiene• Contamination• Labeling

• Quality• Provenance• Storage• Hygiene• Contamination

Issues

Farm Market Abattoir Cutting Restaurant

‘Hazard Analysis’

HACCP is a transferable skill

• Hazard:• Control Measure:• CCP Status:• Critical Limits:• Monitoring:• Corrective Action:• Verification:• Validation:• Implementation:

Species substitutionAssured supplier statusSubject to Risk Assessment<1% non bovine DNACheck supplier on orderUse alternative supplierRandom sampling, third party auditReview results, research controlsDirectors, buyers, food safety, quality

Visibility of Assurance

Assurance standards need better food fraud focus

• Suppliers at all levels• ‘Cascading assurance’ concept• ‘Custody Chain’ approach• Real time monitoring and alerts• Requires:

• Inter-assurance scheme sharing• Retailer demand• Regulatory demand

Whole Chain Traceability

The sector still largely operates in the dark ages on traceability

• Scope currently introspective• Major gap in industry infrastructure• Paper based• Error prone• Time consuming

Trusted Supply Chains

Tools are available for most of this, more on the way

• Mapping the supply chain• Supplier assessment• Assurance visibility• Ongoing monitoring• Food fraud trends

Earned Recognition

Trust begins with sharing information

• Urgently needed at industry level• Regulatory• Assurance• Consumer

• Can help drive higher standards• Unannounced audits / inspections• Sharing of operational information

Investment in Supported Enforcement

Local authorities have massive potential to help the sector improve

• Resources – paid inspections?• Experienced Professionals• Focused expertise• Service ethos – paid?

What We Don’t Need

Responsible businesses don't want the additional cost

• Massive End Product Testing• More Regulation• More Audits & Inspections• More Paperwork

Summary

The sector does not need to wait

• The information exists• The techniques exist• Tools are available• Assurance is available• What’s required is

• Application• Effort• Diligence

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Resources

Thank you

• PAS 96:2010: www.cpni.gov.uk• Food Fraud database: www.foodfraud.org• RASSF Portal: webgate.ec.europa.eu• Red Tractor Tracking: assurance.redtractor.org.uk• BRC Tracking: brcdirectory.com• SALSA Tracking: salsafood.co.uk• HACCP Software: www.haccpnow.com

Contact details: jf@haccpnow.com Tel: 07527 255012