haccp and food fraud security
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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
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