An Integrated System to Improve Food Safety in Indonesia Dedi Fardiaz Deputy Chairman for Food Safety and Hazardous Substance Control NATIONAL AGENCY FOR DRUG AND FOOD CONTROL REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 1
export import AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION POST HARVEST PRODUCTION FRESH FOODS DIRECT RAW CONSUMPTION MATERIALS PROCESSING PROCESSED FOODS CONSUMERS FRESH FOODS, PROCESSED FOODS, READY TO EAT FOODS MARKETING (RETAILING) DISTRIBUTION READY TO EAT FOODS FOOD SERVICES What s the Main Food Safety Problems from Farm to Table? Bad Practices Leading to Food Contamination due to Inadequate Knowledge and Awareness in Food Safety 2
GOOD FARMING PRACTICES GOOD FRESH HANDLING PRACTICES FRESH FOODS DIRECT RAW CONSUMPTION MATERIALS GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES PROCESSED FOODS CONSUMERS FRESH FOODS, PROCESSED FOODS, READY TO EAT FOODS GOOD RETAILING PRACTICES GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES READY TO EAT FOODS GOOD SERVING PRACTICES How to Improve Food Safety from Farm to Table? Improvements through Good Practices (+HACCP) 3
What are Our Constrains in Improving Food Safety in the Whole Country? Inadequate Knowledge and Skill to Produce Good Quality and Safe Foods (SMEs in particular) Low Level of Consumer Awareness in Food Safety Very Wide Coverage Area of Control and Intervention Limited Number of Competent Food Inspectors and Extension Workers 4
OVERALL GOAL HIGHER LEVEL OF FOOD SAFETY OUTCOMES 1 2 3 4 5 HIGHER COMPETENCY LEVEL OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTROL AUTHORITY MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FOOD SAFETY CONTROL POLICY MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND APPLICABLE FOOD LEGISLATION HIGHER FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS LEVEL OF FOOD PRODUCERS HIGHER FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS LEVEL OF CONSUMERS NADFC s Objective-Oriented Progam Planning 5
NADFC, 26 NADFC Regional Offices, and District Government Networking How to control food safety in the whole country? 6
NADFC s Efforts to Increase Control Coverage Area 1 HIGHER COMPETENCY LEVEL OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTROL AUTHORITY 2 MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FOOD SAFETY CONTROL POLICY Developing structured food safety training program for District Food Inspectors District Extention Workers Minimum of 6000 Trained District Food Inspectors should be available in the whole country 7
FOOD SAFETY CONTROL NETWORK NADFC Center Office/Laboratory Findings are followed up by related government institutions 1. NADFC Branch Office/Laboratory 2. NADFC Branch Office/Laboratory PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT PROVINCIAL AND GOVERNMENTS DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS 26. NADFC Branch Office/Laboratory PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS 8
3 MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND APPLICABLE FOOD LEGISLATION LAW AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 1. Law No. 23, 1992 on Health 2. Law No. 7, 1996 on Foods 3. Law No. 8, 1999 on Consumer Protection 4. Government Regulation No. 69,1999 on Food Labeling and Advertisement 5. Government Regulation No. 28, 2004 on Food Safety, Food Quality and Nutrition NADFC are in the process of reviewing various Food Safety Standards, Guidelines, and Code of Practice currently applied 9
4 HIGHER FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS LEVEL OF FOOD PRODUCERS 5 HIGHER FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS LEVEL OF CONSUMERS Developing food safety training program for food producers Developing food safety education materials for consumers NADFC-District Government Cooperation in Developing Food Safety Training for Food Producers Food Safety Campaign for General Public 10
Our Hopes? Government including District Governments with enough number of Competent Food Inspectors and Extension Workers will be able to Control and Improve Food Safety Better Quality and Safer Foods Food Producers (SMEs in particular) are able to produce better quality and safer foods based on their awareness in food safety Awareness of Consumers in food safety increase so they are able to use their right in getting better quality and safer foods 11
Realizing that Handling of Food Safety from Farm to Table is a Complex Process involving various Related Institutions there is a Need to Develop An Integrated Food Safety System How did we do that? Started with a Need Assessment based on WHO Model on Food Safety Strategy and Mapping the Structure of National Agency of Drug and Food Control, Republic of Indonesia on that Model 12
WHO Model Food Safety Surveillance Food Safety Assessment Foodborne Diseases NADFC Food Safety System Food Products Standardization Research and Data Expert Panel on Food Safety Law Education National Food Safety Committee Food Inspection and Certification Food Safety Extension Food Control Hazardous Substance Control Promotion of Voluntary QA 13
BERSAMA - SAMA KITA MEMBANGUN KEAMANAN PANGAN DI INDONESIA Together we can improve food safety in Indonesia NATIONAL AGENCY FOR DRUG AND FOOD CONTROL REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA in cooperation with AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES 2002 14
Our approach is based on Risk Analysis Model Food Intelligence Food Intelligence (Risk Assessment) (Risk Assessment) NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE Food Watch Rapid Response Food Safety Control Food Safety Control (Risk Management) (Risk Management) Food Safety Promotion Food Safety Promotion Food Stars (Risk Communication) (Risk Communication) 15
Food Intelligence Food Intelligence (Risk Assessment) (Risk Assessment) R & D Industries Local Governments Research Institute Universities Communicable Disease Control, MoH R & D Institute Ministries Food Inspectors NADFC This brings together agencies involved with foodborne disease monitoring, food surveillance and food assessment including government, industry, academia and consumers 16
This brings together agencies involved with administration of food law, the inspectorate and analysis of food Ministry of Trade (MoT) Ministry of Health (MoH) Ministry of Industry (MoI) Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MoMA&F) Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) National Agency for Drug and Food Control (NADFC) Food Safety Control (Risk Management) Local Governments 17
This brings together government, industry and consumers to communicate on food safety issues Ministry of National Education Non Government Organizations Communication Divisions of Ministries and Local Governments Consumer Associations Extension Program Universities Private Sectors (Food Industries) Ministry of Health Food Safety Promotion Directorate for Surveillance and Food Safety Extension, NADFC Food Safety Promotion (Risk Communication) 18
Food Watch Rapid Response Food Stars Food Stars 19
Rapid Response Food Inspections Researches Surveillance Rapid Response to Protect Public Health 20
Food Watch Bulletin Warning on the use of hazardous chemicals in foods. Information on how to avoid biological contaminants. Good practices on the use of food additives. Fact findings regarding food safety problems and their solution Food Watch 21
Rapid Response Food Watch NADFC is in the process of Developing A National Center for Food Safety Alert and Response 22
WHO Regional & Country Offices WHO GLOBAL Outbreak Alert & Response (GOARN) INFOSAN Emergency Network National Center for Food Safety Alert & Response Poison Information System (PIS) Food Safety Monitoring & Surveillance ALERT Foodborne Disease Surveillance & Investigation RESPONSE District Governments 23
Voluntary awards to encourage food businesses implementing Good Manufacturing Practices and applying HACCP-based production Food Stars 24
Food Star Award Program Quality System Internationally accredited quality system (ISO, SQF 2000) HACCP-based food safety program Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), etc. Basic food safety training for industry 25
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS CHEMICAL HAZARDS SAFE THE FOOD and FREE THE PRODUCT from HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE PHYSICAL HAZARDS FREE OF HAZARDS Thank You Very Much 26