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Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition. Annual Report for 2009 Presented by Jackie Crichton, Co-Chair at the Annual Meeting 12 February 2010 CFA Boardroom in Ottawa and via Conference Call & Webcast. Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition.

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Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

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  1. Canadian Supply ChainFood Safety Coalition Annual Report for 2009 Presented by Jackie Crichton, Co-Chair at the Annual Meeting 12 February 2010 CFA Boardroom in Ottawa and via Conference Call & Webcast

  2. Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition • Our Vision: Canada’s agriculture, fisheries and food industry will have a world-class reputation for producing and selling safe food.

  3. Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition • Our Mission: To facilitate, through dialogue within the food industry and with all levels of government, the development and implementation of a national, coordinated approach to food safety to ensure credibility in domestic and international marketplaces.

  4. 2009 Priorities • Member Relations • Pandemic Preparedness Planning • Government Recognition of Post-Farm Programs • National Strategy Project • Government Relations • Issue Management

  5. Priority #1 – Member Relations • Continued Member support • Financial stability

  6. Priority #2 – Pandemic/Emergency Planning • Set as a priority in 2006 – it has continued be one • Coalition: • Co-chairs the new Agri-food Network – covers all types of emergencies • Participates in Private Sector Working Group on Pandemic Planning

  7. Priority #3 – Government Recognition of Post-Farm Industry Programs • Coalition continued to lobby for the establishment of the this program • Status • FPT discussions concluded • CFIA internal discussions continued • A roll-out plan has been developed • Coalition expects to be asked to assist

  8. Priority #4 – National Strategy Project • Strategy • Validated by web survey just after the 2009 annual meeting • Published & circulated to members, media, officials and ministers in March • Promoted to Ministers prior to their July meeting • Used as a basis for the presentations to the House Subcommittee on Food Safety

  9. Priority #5 – Government Relations • A top priority • Expanded contacts with officials, including the FPT committee chairs • Participation in government consultations

  10. Priority #6 – Issues Management (1) • House of Commons Subcommittee on Food Safety • US Food Safety Initiatives • Global Food Safety Initiatives

  11. Priority #6 – Issues Management (2) • Canadian Initiatives – the Coalition was regularly consulted by federal departments and agencies: • Canadian responses to WTO and OIE inquiries about private standards for food • CFIA’s new research project on intentional contamination and food defense, • CFIA’s new risk profiling initiative and • various Health Canada initiatives.

  12. Board of Directors 2009 • Jackie Crichton (CCGD) – Co-Chair • Phyllis Tanaka (FCPC) – Co-Chair • Brigid Rivoire (CFA) • Diane Brisebois (RCC) • Heather Gale (CHC) – Treasurer • Paul Valder (QMI-SAI Global) – Allied Member director* • Albert Chambers – Executive Director (non-voting member) * Withdrew mid-year with change of employment

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