Traceability Seafood: The difficult challenge to implement the traceability on seafood

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The difficult challenge toimplement the traceability

on seafoodby Ivn Loaiza Alamo

Prof. An Cliquet


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Content

Introduction

What is traceability?

Why is traceability important?

Advances

Conclusions

Recommendations


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Introduction

The Seafood industry continues to evolve to satisfywhat the consumers require, nowadays the consumersare much more knowledgeable and demanding aboutthe foods they purchase. Therefore the increased focuson food safety and consumer awareness raises andhence, is urgent to identify and adopt businesspractices with international standards.

On the other hand, the protection of environment(humans included) must be considered through thesupply chain.


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What is traceability?

Traceability refers tothe completeness of the

information about every

step in a process


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Butthe supply chain change from

farm (aquaculture) to consume:

Feed/Medicine

Breeder/Hatchery/Fish farm

Wholesaler/Producer

Transport Retailer Consumer

Traceability means the ability to trace and follow a food, feed,

food-producing animal or substance intended to be, or

expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all

stages of production, processing and distribution (E.U/FAO)


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Why is traceability important?

Scopes:Economics

Food safety

Environmental

Occupational safety and

health


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Otherwise

Belgium: 10. June. 1999: Beef, pork, poultry, eggand milk produced in Belgium after 14. January1999 cannot be sold, because it was discoveredthat large quantities had been contaminated by

dioxin

Denmark: Listeria in smoked salmon, Nematodesin Herring

Peru: 10. September. 2008. Hepatitis virus inmarine bivalves, food intoxication in Spain. A fewdays later, forbidden to import marine bivalvescome from Peru.


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Otherwise (controlled on the market

or border control)

France: 17. May. 2011. Mussels with Diarrhoeic

Shellfish Poisoning (DSP).

India: 12. May. 2011. Frozen peeled shrimps withprohibited substance chloramphenicol (0.11 ug/kg

ppb).

Vietnam: 19. May. 2011. chlorpyriphos (144 g/kg- ppb) and trifluralin (6.3 g/kg - ppb) in pangasius

fillets (Pangasius hypophthalmus).


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Otherwise (controlled on the market

or border control)

South Africa: 20. May. 2011. Poor temperature

control - rupture of the cold chain - of frozen tuna

(Thunnus alalunga).

Brazil: 20. May. 2011. Poor temperature control -

rupture of the cold chain - of whole tuna

(Katsuwonus pelamis).


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Advances - EU

(15) Networking of laboratories, with the aim ofensuring continuous monitoring of food safety,could play an important role in the prevention of

potential health risks for citizens.(23) International trade agreements; non-discriminatory manner; following fair and ethicaltrading practices.

(30) A different food business operators (to be ableto devise a safe system or not) in States can createbarriers trade.


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Advances - EU

(32) The scientific and technical basis relating to the safetyof food and feed should contribute to the achievement of ahigh level of health protection.

(33) (34) (35) (36) The establishment of a European FoodSafety The Authority should reinforce the present systemof scientific and technical support which is an independentscientific source of advice. These should include issues infood safety (mainly) and feed supply chains, animal and

plant health and welfare, also cover scientific advice andscientific and technical support on human nutrition.

(37) (38) Some environmental and worker protectionaspects should also be assessed by the Authority in

accordance with the relevant legislation.


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Advances - FAO

November 2009. Workshop on the role of

international standards in managing the supply

chain and traceability Geneva. Traceabilitypurpose:

ensuring food safety throughout the food

chain

fair trade practices : ensuring the quality of the

product, preventing misleading labeling for

consumers


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Advances - FAO

Principles for traceability/product tracing (taking in

account different scope than E.U)

The application of traceability/product tracing should

take into account the capabilities of developingcountries.

If in the context of a traceability/product tracing tool

an importing country has objectives or outcomes which

cannot be met by an exporting country, the importing

country should consider the provision of assistance to

the exporting country, and especially in the case of a

developing country.


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Advances - FAO

Application of traceability, different purposes:

Food safety : or food hygiene, Hazard

Analysis- critical control points (HACCP).

Certification: sanitary certificates, food

quality

Consumer: information and substantiation of

claims


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Codes of hygienic practice developed on a risk

based approach and HACCP application for:

Drinking waters (2001)

Transport of foods in bulk (2001)

Transport of fats and oils in bulk (1999, 2001, furtherrevision ongoing)

Fresh fruit and vegetables (2003)

Milk and milk products (2004)

Fish and Fishery products (2003 to 2008 and

ongoing): includes process for compliance

with safety and quality provisions


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Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery

Products

Host Government: Norway: Last session of CCFFP will be

held April 11-16, 2011 in Tromso, Norway. The Committee

will continueto work on:

Draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products

(Crabs and relevant Definitions)

Draft Standard for Sturgeon CaviarProposed Draft List of Methods for the Determination of

Biotoxins in the Draft Standard for Raw and Live Bivalve

Molluscs


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Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery

Products

Proposed Draft Standard for Quick

Frozen Scallop Adductor Muscle Meat

Proposed Draft Code of Practice on the

Processing of Scallop Meat

Proposed Draft Standard for Smoked

Fish, Smoke-Flavoured Fish and Smoke-

Dried Fish

Proposed Draft Standard for Fish Sauce


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Codex Committee on Fish and

Fishery Products

Amendment to the Standard for Quick

Frozen Fish Sticks (Nitrogen Factors)

Proposed Draft Standard for Fresh/Live

and Frozen Abalone

Revision of the Procedure for theInclusion of Additional Species in

Standards for Fish and Fishery Products


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Other Advances


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Conclusions

E.U and FAO are important organizations

which are developing scopes, codes and

standards in the traceability of seafood.

The information of traceability implementation

in developing countries is still poor.

Environmental (including humans as workers)

issues are in the secondary objectives in most of

the reviewed documents.


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Conclusions

The importing country should assist theexporting country in terms of good practice in

the elaboration of a product, even more if the

country is a developing country.

The scientific and technical support in EU is

developed with an independent scientific

group.

The creation of different manual,

implementation, practical guides in U.S.A and

Canada are addressing the implementation of

traceability in seafood products.


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References

Doyran S. H. , 2009. Codex standards and traceability.

Workshop on the role of international standards in

managing the supply chain and traceability. Geneva.

Olsen P., 2009. Round Table on Eco-Labelling andCertification in the Fisheries Sector. Netherlands.

Seattle fish CO., 2010. Ensuring Traceability in the

Seafood Supply Chain

Cannavan A. FAO/IAEA Agriculture & Biotechnology

Laboratory. Food Traceability and Authenticity -

Global Issues. Austria.


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References

Magera A. and Beaton S., 2009. Seafood Traceability in

Canada traceability systems, certification, eco-labeling

and standards for achieving sustainable seafood.

Petersen A. and Green D. Seafood Traceability: APractical Guide for the U.S. Industry.

Germain C. FAO., 2003. Traceability implementation

in developing countries, its possibilities and its

constraints A few case studies.

Assessing the state of readiness. An analysis of the

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