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IMI Global:
Cattle Traceability Chain
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IMI Global: Beef Background
1995
Founded as IMI Global, a beef traceability provider
2003
“Mad Cow” discovery in US led to major shift towards source verification
2005
Created 1st USDA PVP for Export Verification (EV) programs
2011
Selected as Whole Foods supplier of the year
2015
Selected as exclusive verification body for McDonalds Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Verification Pilot
2017
Approved as Certification Body for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
2018
Reopening of China market to US beef producers
2019
Launch of BeefPassport and BeefCare
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Beef Passport : Cattle Traceability Chain
Claim Program Description
ADT Animal Disease Traceability
SAV Allows producers to comply with requirements of USDA’s PVP’s and ADT
NHTC Non-Hormone Treated Cattle – allows producers to meet requirements of EU, SA, China
VNB Verified Natural Beef – allows producers to make “all natural” claims
CARE Standards/requirements focused around animal husbandry, environmental stewardship, people and community
Breed Allows producers to meet genetic based claims (ie ”Angus”)
Specialty Organic, Grass Fed, Non-GMO, Pasture Raised, etc. . .
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BeefPassport : Program Requirements
Source / Age NHTC Verified Natural Beef
• Desk-audit only, no onsite required
• Age Verification allows carcasses to bypass dentition & physiological checks for age at the packer
• Shipping Certificate moves with the cattle through the supply chain and EID tags are allocated in the IMI Global online tag lookup system
• Calves can never receive any growth promotants of any kind
• Ranch must have an annual onsite audit
• If there are any hormone products onsite (i.e. CIDRs, Lutalyse), an inventory must be kept up-to-date
• Cattle must move through NHTC approved locations at all times
*China also bans all hormone growth promotants and tests for synthetic hormones upon import, so most packers are utilizing NHTC/VNB approved cattle.
• Ranch must have an onsite audit
• Requires no growth hormones, no antibiotics, no ionophores, and no animal by-products
• Cattle must move through NHTC/VNB approved locations at all times.
All programs require an EID tag be applied before leaving the ranch of origin.All programs allow you to be eligible for export, as well as domestic markets.
Breed Verified Add-On:
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Beef Passport : BeefCARE Sustainability Program
BeefCARE Standard Cow/Calf and Stocker/Backgrounder program for individual farms and ranches
Approved by US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
3rd party sustainability program that includes :
• Handler training/stockmanship
• Herd health / routine
procedures
• Antibiotic stewardship
• Safe transportation
• Grazing management to ensure
water, land and air quality
• Waste reduction
• Efficient cattle production
• Worker safety
• Succession planning
• Emergency preparedness
• Local community support
Animal
Husbandry
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Prior to shipping :
Contact your IMI Global CVS to obtain your:
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Ranch Shipping Certificate
Tag Manifest
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Release & Authorization Form
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• Bundling SAV-NHTC-VNB and now CARE programs allows multiple marketing options
• Bundling saves you time and money!
Bundling Verification Programs
Premium Averages & Bundling
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Current Agreement since 2009:
• 45,000 tonnes, shared by multiple countries
• U.S. is able to fill 1/3 of that quota (estimated 15,000 tonnes 2019)
EU Quota
NEW Agreement effective 2020:
• U.S. ONLY quota increasing to 18,500 tonnes initially, and increasing up to 35,000 tonnes over 7 years.
NAMI Lean Trimmings, December 2, 2019, Volume 5, Issue 48
EU Lawmakers Approve Increase of U.S. Beef Imports to Europe. European Union
(EU) lawmakers approved an increase in U.S. beef imports to the EU last week, likely
deescalating transatlantic tensions. The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in
favor of a plan to allow U.S. farmers a larger share of an existing 45,000-ton quota starting
in 2020……Under the revised deal, U.S. farmers will gain an initial 18,500 tons of the quota,
rising to 35,000 tons after seven years. The vote also came with a resolution urging
President Trump to remove U.S. tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, and to withdraw his
threats to raise tariffs on EU cars. The change in the quota must be approved by the EU
Council and then published in the EU official journal before it enters into force.
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Handheld RFID Readers and Sleds:• Integrated with Apple
iPhones
• Seamless integration with LF and UHF tags
Technology Services
ID Verified Inline RFID Hardware System Readers:• Automated reading systems for salebarns, feedyards and packers
RFID Tags – Sales & Services• Both Low Frequency (LF) and Ultra-High Frequency (UHF)• Country and manufacturer coded tags• USDA PVP and ADT Compliant
