Security & Threats to Food and Drink

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1 Security & Threats to Food and Drink

2 In Summary. Security & Threats Risks are increasing - Currently, mainly a change in nature rather than number Approach to official controls changing Global supply networks, smaller state, greater targeting Food industry should assess their supply chain for vulnerabilities and know how to respond PAS 96:2014 Guide to protecting and defending food and drink from deliberate attack

3 In summary. Legal Obligations Offence to supply food or drink which is: Injurious to health Not of the nature, substance or quality demanded Falsely described or presented If offence due to act or default of someone else: Defence that business took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence Be aware there are legal requirements for: Traceability..withdrawal \ recall.notifying the Competent Authority if unsafe food placed on the market.

4 Increasing risks? UK Food & Drink industry is UK s: Largest industrial sector - contributed 103bn GVA in 2013 Largest Employer 3.8 m \ 13% national employment 96% SMEs 622K Registered UK Food and Drink establishments Rapidly changing demands Increased competition for products\environment changes affecting cost \ availability Consumer demand for fresh, non seasonal, cheap food Global supply network 46% UK food imported - from over 100 countries Eg 1 Pizza 25 ingredients, transported across 60 countries and 5 continents FSA handled 1,645 food and drink incidents in 2014 Food production is industrialised increasing opportunities for tampering, contamination and deception lack of pre-employment vetting high use of casual staff price sensitive,..long, complex supply chains.use of brokers.high processed, perishable product.lack of policies to address issue!

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6 Shaping the UK Food Defence Strategy Expenditure makes up 0.08% of Food Sector Turnover Staff make up 0.12% of people working in the Food Sector 6

7 Risks and Government approaches Increase in detection of food fraud globally more focus on consumers wider interests in relation to food New UK and EU Food Fraud (Crime) Unit new reporting mechanism alongside current RASSF system for food safety incidents Food represents security and comfort (perhaps the target) and can creating fear and uncertainty Access to food easier, detection less likely, penalties lower? Actually, cases of malicious tampering still rare and dealt with differently (jointly by FSA and Police) Fraud \ tampering incidents demonstrate the potential for contaminating, altering and widely distributing food or drink

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9 Other common problems Adulterated Basmati Rice Fake Champagne Illegal harvesting of shellfish Counterfeit vodka Illegal slaughter / Smokies False organic claims Illegal re-dating False health marks business identity theft

10 Some Practical Steps Threat Analysis Critical Control Point - TACCP Systematic management of risk through the evaluation of threats, identification of vulnerabilities, and implementation of controls to materials and products, purchasing, processes, premises, distribution networks and business systems by a trusted team with the authority to implement changes to procedures Source - PAS 96:2014

11 Practical Audit - BRC version 7 Considers food safety threats and facilities, processes and checks needed to ensure a safe, quality product also now requires: A documented vulnerability assessment shall be carried out of all raw materials to assess the potential risk of adulteration or substitution. This shall take into account: Historical evidence of substitution or adulteration Economic factors Ease of access to raw materials through the supply chain Sophistication of routine testing to identify adulterants Nature of the raw material

12 ..So! Do you know your supply chain and reasonable vulnerabilities? Have you access to intelligence on reasonable risks to your operation and supply chain, do you act on it? Have you considered any reasonable surveillance eg on site audit, monitoring and testing? Do you have good traceability and records? Do you have an incident response plan and are management and staff aware of what to do? Have you established trade associations, LA, Primary Authority links (ie access to FSA emerging risks assessment) Do you know, how \ who to report concerns or incidents to ie the LA, FSA (or police) they will be handled professionally and discretely!