GAPFA PET FOOD SAFETY GUIDANCE PFAC, Niagara-on-the-Lake 2 November 2017
Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations (GAPFA) - Members Pet Food Industry Association of Australia Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Alimentos para Animais de Estimação The European Pet Food Industry Pet Food Association of Canada New Zealand Pet Food Manufacturers Association Pet Food Institute (US) Asociación de productores de alimentos (Mexico) Japan Pet Food Manufacturers Association Pet Food Industry Association of Southern Africa Petfood Industry Association (Thailand) Pet Food Manufacturers Association (Russia) Mars Petcare Hill s Pet Nutrition Nestlé Purina PetCare
On the trade front GREATEST BARRIER TO TRADE IS PERCEIVED LACK OF SAFETY The Consequence Increased Complexity Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Plant & Animal Restrictions Product Registrations Documentation Disease Status, Raw Materials, Processing
We know pet food is safe No global legislation No global pet food industrial standards! What could we achieve if there were global pet foodstandards?
Why do we want global guidance? Paris 2011 outcome: Provide guidance to the industry and authorities for pet food safety for pets consumption and human handling with focus on cats and dogs. or Vancouver 2012: Consider pet food from other regions as safe, only when a number of Safety/Regulatory requirements are implemented & maintained. To overcome trade barriers
In 2012 No regulation specific on Pet Food in many regions No self regulation in many regions Input used from Europe and Australia General idea was not to be too descriptive
The best way to predict your future is to create it Abraham Lincoln
2012-2017 Development of PAS 222:2011 Prerequisite programmes for food safety in the manufacture of food and feed for animals New Food Safety Modernisation Act; preventive controls for animal food 2015 Development of ISO TS 22002-6:2016 (Prerequisite Programs for Feed and Animal Food) Memorandum of Understanding with OIE
Current Guidance 1. Introduction 2. Glossary 3. Food Safety Management System at Pet Food Manufacturing Establishments 4. Plant Design and Maintenance 5. Personnel 6. Production Practices at Pet Food Manufacturing Establishments 7. Pet Food Design and Formulation 8. Purchasing and Delivery 9. Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls 10. Traceability and Recall 11. Pathogens Monitoring 12. Rework 13. Storage and Transport Annex I - Suppliers Assessment Decision Tree
1. Introduction Scope Purely voluntary General framework/tool for manufacturers Not replacing legal requirements Not replacing existing standards/guidelines
2. Glossary The glossary contains definitions of key words used in this Guidance document followed by the source of the definition.
3. Food Safety Management System. Based on international standards Calibration Consumer/Customer Satisfaction
4. Plant Design and Maintenance Objective: Produce safe products & avoid cross-contamination
5. Personnel Personal hygiene Visitors Training
6. Production Practices at pet food.. 15
7. Pet Food Design and Formulation Safe & nutritious pet food: Product, Packaging and Process design (hazard analyses) Ingredients (monitoring, mixing/dosing, contaminants)
8. Purchasing and Delivery Suppliers assurance scheme based risk Raw materials, packaging and semi finished products
9. Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls
10. Traceability and Recall To enable withdrawal/recall of products Examples of tools
11. Pathogens Monitoring Zoning and flow of product and personnel Pathogen monitoring plan Trained people
12. Rework Rework = Raw Material
13. Storage and Transport
Annex 1 Supplier Assessment Decision Tree Example of a decision tree to be used by pet food manufacturers to help determining the frequency of monitoring suppliers/supplies on the presence of undesirable substances/contaminants
Questions?