Insights Into the Mesa Food Safety Guidebook

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Insights into the MESA FoodSafety Guidebook: AchievingCompliance and Traceability in SMB

Matthew LittlefieldPresident and Principal Analyst

Mike RobertsResearch Associate


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Agenda

About LNS Research

Purpose of the MESA Food Safety Guidebook

Overview of SMB Processors

Key Takeaways from MESAs Food Safety Guidebook

Regulation

Industry Standards

Leadership

Technology

Traceability and Granularity

Apply findings to SMB Processors

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About LNS Research

Founded in Boston, MA, 2011

Provides executives a platform for accessing unbiasedresearch and benchmark data to improve businessperformance

Covering topics related to Quality, Manufacturing,Sustainability, and more

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Matthew Littlefield

Matthew Littlefield is President and PrincipalAnalyst for LNS

Previously spent the past five years asSenior Analyst at Aberdeen where he led

Aberdeens Manufacturing practice.

Prior to Aberdeen, spent five years workingfor global manufacturers, including Unileverand HP Hood, in production and continuousimprovement team roles.

Holds a BA in Economics and an MS inIndustrial Engineering and OperationsResearch from the University ofMassachusetts, Amherst.

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Mike Roberts

Mike Roberts is a Research Associate forLNS.

Previously worked in both Financial Servicesand Health Care Industries identifying and

mitigating financial risk.

Worked as a freelance journalist for threeyears, writing frequently for high level onlineand print publications.

Holds a BS in Economics and an MS inFinancial Economics from Boston University.

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Research Model

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Purpose of the MESA Food Safety Guidebook

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Created by FS&T Committee at MESA International

High profile events sparking change

Educating food processors on FS&T across the value chain

Regulation

Industry Standards and Associations

Leadership

TechnologyTraceability and Granularity


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SMB F&B Processors Today

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Define typical small-to-medium sized business


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SMB F&B Processors Today

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Challenges

Regulation

Industry and third party standards

Cost efficiency needed in F&B

Global price competitiveness

Global supply network

Changing habits/tastes of consumers

Selecting the right technology


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Key Takeaways from MESAs

Food Safety Guidebook

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Current Regulatory Environment

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Food Modernization and Safety Act (2011)

Prompted FDAs Special Report Pathways to Global ProductSafety and Quality

Other notable regulation changesBioterrorism Act of 2001

Created stricter recordkeeping requirements to protect U.S.food and drug supplies after 9/11

European Food Safety AuthorityMultinational effort created in 2002 to address foodborneillness originating in EU

Non-governmental and third party regulations

Various organizations created to strengthen food safety inless strict industries/countries


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Role of Industry Standards and Associations

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Global Food Safety Initiative (GSFI)

Created to assess and benchmark food safety standards andpractices around the world

GS1 StandardsInternational association aiming to design and implementsupply-chain standards

Product Traceability Initiative (PTI)

Organization focusing on standardizing food traceability in thesupply-chain

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Established by FDA to examine food safety recommendsgovernments set benchmarks and allow industries to adapt

Supply-Chain Council (SCC)

Organization targeting improvements in supply-chainmanagement


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Role of Leadership

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Top-down initiative to ignite bottom-up buy-in

Board of Directors (BOD)

Stay current with emerging food safety trends

Create organizational metrics surrounding food safety

Strengthen internal food safety education

Visible dedication to change

Make traceability and safety a departmental requirement

CORPORATE

BOD

CEO

1. REAFFIRM FOOD SAFETY PRIORITY

2. COMMUNICATE LINKAGE BETWEEN

PRODUCTIVITY, CORPORATE HEALTH &

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

3. CULTIVATE A FOOD SAFETY CULTURE

4. BENCHMARK BEST FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES

5. AUTHORIZE INVESTMENT IN; EDUCATION

PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING AS REQUIRED &

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

6. MANDATE SUPPORTING MEASUREMENT &

PERFORMANCE METRICS

Source: MESA International FS&T Guidebook


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Role of Leadership

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CEO

Prioritize internal FS&T improvements by using externalbenchmarking and audits

Develop food safety plan and budget with senior managementCreate internal marketing plan to facilitate culture shift

Make performance-based incentives packages for FS&T



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Technology and Food Safety

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Automated Data Collection

IT advancements moving into manufacturing

Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)

Defining and managing production and processes



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Technology and Food Safety

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Enterprise Quality Management Software (EQMS)

Centralizing global quality information

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Can be customized to envelope MOM and EQMS capabilities,as well as SCM, finance, accounting, customer service, risk,compliance, inventory, and more



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Traceability and Granularity

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Inspector Generals Field-to-Fork study

Issues with food safety are directly related to traceability

How do we track contact with people, plants, and equipment?

Traceability Metrics

Dating Methods

Lot Traceability

Item Traceability

Why is traceability important?

Staying within compliance

Centralization of data for quicker decisions

Recall accuracy

Adverse event response time



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Applying Findings to SMB

Food F&B Processors

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Making the Cultural Shift

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FS&T as a way of thinking, not a responsibility

Use BOD and CEO buy-in to generate interest throughout thecompany

Upper level management should be visibly on boardCompany-wide initiative as opposed to siloed efforts

Bring together cross-functional teams for planning and input

Create ownership through internal marketing

Use education and communication

Utilize incentives and performance-based rewards forimproving FS&T


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Become Part of the Community

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Stay up to date with changes by joining industry and standardsassociations

GSFI, GS1, PTI, IFT, SCC, etc.

Build regulation and compliance updates into monthly meetingsUrge employees to partake in events, forums, and webinarsheld by associations

Use this as a way to be proactive in strategy


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Leverage the Right Technology

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How do you assess, monitor, and enhance FS&T?

Best of breed versus single solution

Multiple applications may be overkill for SMB

Choose the right solutions for your needs



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Leverage the Right Technology

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ERP should be sufficient for SMB needs

Systems can be customized for MOM, QMS, SCM, CRM, andother capabilities

Emerging batch-process ERP systems have the capability tomanage lot traceability



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Ensure granularity up and down stream

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Make traceability an initiative

Success depends on high quality products while staying cost-efficient and compliant

Data granularity is the root of major regulation and complianceshifts

Embrace industry changes

View regulation as a guide for improving FS&T within yourcompany

Take a proactive approach to regulation

Regulation is only getting more strict

Implement strong traceability and data granularity applicationssooner than later


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Focus on both Cost and Compliance

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Factors of competition in F&B

Ability to realize economies of scale

Low operating margins

Cost-efficiency

Leveraging global supplier network

High Quality Products

Create strategy for cost-efficiency as well as compliance

Use regulation as a benchmark/standard to drive cost strategy

Implement the right technology

Communicate from field and shop floor through the enterprise

Reduce supplier risk with global implementationsEmploy traceability/automation capabilities to centralize datacollection across all plants/processes


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Closing Thoughts

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Make a culture that supports FS&T

Promote continuous learning

Join industry and standards associations

View regulation as a guideline, not a burden

Choose the right mix of technology for your needs

Take advantage of traceability and granularity

Focus on both cost and compliance



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Questions?

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Thank You!!

For More Information -

Contact:Matthew LittlefieldPresident and Principal Analyst

[email protected]

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