Dear IAFP Affiliate Officers,
The Summer 2011 issue of Affiliate View is now available on the Affiliate menu of our Web site at: http://www.foodprotection.org/about-us/affiliates/affiliate-newsletters/pdfs/Summer-2011.pdf
The "View" from Affiliate Chair David Lloyd looks back at the past year's IAFP activities, recent food-safety issues, and gives special thanks to those who have helped throughout his term as Chair. This issue's "Affiliate Bio Brief" profiles Kathy Glass, Past President for the Wisconsin Association for Food Protection. The "Affiliate WorldView" column from the Ontario Food Protection Association provides in-depth details contributing to their overall success as an Affiliate and as the recipient of the C.B. Shogren Memorial Award for the past three years.
News from the IAFP office is all about IAFP 2011 Happenings and what you can expect at this year's Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
We ask that you forward this issue on to your Affiliate Members for their enjoyment and to keep them updated. We hope you find content of value in this publication, which dedicates itself to the professionals working to advance food safety in their geographical region.
To see the fruits of your Affiliate's efforts featured in the Fall 2011 issue, please send me your news and photos by September 26.
Best wishes,
Susan
Susan A. Smith
Affiliate and Association Services
International Association for Food Protection
6200 Aurora Avenue, Suite 200W
Des Moines, Iowa 50322-2864
+1 800.369.6337 or +1 515.276.3344
Fax +1 515.276.8655
E-mail. ssmith@foodprotection.org
Web site: www.foodprotection.org
Please join us for:
IAFP 2011
July 31-August 3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1911-2011
IAFP's 100-Year Anniversary
Celebrating a Century of Advancing Food Safety
Monday, August 1, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Mark your calendar for the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST)
Mark your calendar: ICOMST is in Montreal, Canada in 2012!!!
http://cmsa-ascv.ca/icomst.html
http://cmsa-ascv.ca/icomst.html
Monday, February 21, 2011
CFIA Announcement
Subject: Updated Compliance and Enforcement Operational Policy and
publication of CFIA enforcement activities
This is to inform you that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has
updated its Compliance and Enforcement Operational Policy (CEOP). The
revised version places greater emphasis on transparency as well as recourse
mechanisms available to industry.
The updated policy, which will be available on CFIA's website by February
25, 2011, confirms the CFIA's overall approach to assessing compliance and
applying enforcement action when warranted. We will continue to work closely
with industry members on compliance issues while practicing fairness,
impartiality and consistency. Similarly, existing principles, legislation,
and roles and functions of industry and the CFIA remain in place.
In keeping with our commitment to transparency, the CFIA will also begin
posting on its website quarterly information on enforcement activities. The
first data to go on our website in the coming weeks will include:
- Links to existing prosecution bulletins
- Food imports refused entry into Canada
As this initiative expands, more enforcement-related information will be
posted, including:
- confiscation of food products that could not be brought into compliance;
- Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs);
- federally registered food establishments whose licenses have been
suspended, cancelled or reinstated; and
- names of companies that have received Notices of Violations with Penalty
in the course of carrying out their business.
Posting this information is consistent with the practice of several other
federal regulators who currently provide information on their compliance and
enforcement activities (e.g. CRTC; Transportation Safety Board of Canada;
Health Canada). It is also consistent with information publicly shared by
the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Food Safety and Inspection
Service, and internationally. There is also a demonstrated public need for
this type of disclosure, reinforced by the recommendations in the Report of
the Independent Investigator into the 2008 Listeria Outbreak.
We feel that our decision to add this new section to our website is a fair
and measured approach to protecting the safety of Canada's food supply and,
ultimately, the good reputation of your industry.
We recognize and are sensitive to issues of privacy and commercial
confidence and intend to provide appropriate context for information that
will be made public.
The CFIA and our inspectors remain committed to working closely with you to
resolve any issues that might affect our food supply, your industry and
individual businesses. In doing so, we hope that, together, this will
protect the quality of food Canadians consume while minimizing enforcement
activities.
The CFIA anticipates that you may have questions or need clarification
regarding the new CEOP and the posting of enforcement information. We are
therefore providing you a dedicated email address where you can send your
questions. Please direct your questions to:
cfiamaster@inspection.gc.ca
We encourage you to distribute this information through your own channels.
Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
Sincerely,
Cameron Prince
Vice President, Operations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ottawa
************
You can join or leave a variety of e-mail lists managed by the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency using the on-line form found at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/util/listserv/listserve.shtml
publication of CFIA enforcement activities
This is to inform you that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has
updated its Compliance and Enforcement Operational Policy (CEOP). The
revised version places greater emphasis on transparency as well as recourse
mechanisms available to industry.
The updated policy, which will be available on CFIA's website by February
25, 2011, confirms the CFIA's overall approach to assessing compliance and
applying enforcement action when warranted. We will continue to work closely
with industry members on compliance issues while practicing fairness,
impartiality and consistency. Similarly, existing principles, legislation,
and roles and functions of industry and the CFIA remain in place.
In keeping with our commitment to transparency, the CFIA will also begin
posting on its website quarterly information on enforcement activities. The
first data to go on our website in the coming weeks will include:
- Links to existing prosecution bulletins
- Food imports refused entry into Canada
As this initiative expands, more enforcement-related information will be
posted, including:
- confiscation of food products that could not be brought into compliance;
- Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs);
- federally registered food establishments whose licenses have been
suspended, cancelled or reinstated; and
- names of companies that have received Notices of Violations with Penalty
in the course of carrying out their business.
Posting this information is consistent with the practice of several other
federal regulators who currently provide information on their compliance and
enforcement activities (e.g. CRTC; Transportation Safety Board of Canada;
Health Canada). It is also consistent with information publicly shared by
the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Food Safety and Inspection
Service, and internationally. There is also a demonstrated public need for
this type of disclosure, reinforced by the recommendations in the Report of
the Independent Investigator into the 2008 Listeria Outbreak.
We feel that our decision to add this new section to our website is a fair
and measured approach to protecting the safety of Canada's food supply and,
ultimately, the good reputation of your industry.
We recognize and are sensitive to issues of privacy and commercial
confidence and intend to provide appropriate context for information that
will be made public.
The CFIA and our inspectors remain committed to working closely with you to
resolve any issues that might affect our food supply, your industry and
individual businesses. In doing so, we hope that, together, this will
protect the quality of food Canadians consume while minimizing enforcement
activities.
The CFIA anticipates that you may have questions or need clarification
regarding the new CEOP and the posting of enforcement information. We are
therefore providing you a dedicated email address where you can send your
questions. Please direct your questions to:
cfiamaster@inspection.gc.ca
We encourage you to distribute this information through your own channels.
Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
Sincerely,
Cameron Prince
Vice President, Operations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ottawa
************
You can join or leave a variety of e-mail lists managed by the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency using the on-line form found at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/util/listserv/listserve.shtml
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