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Improving roving your ur busine siness s with h Traceab ceabilit ility

Alex x Heim

Alexander.heim@Ontario.ca Food Safety and Traceability Advisor Food Safety Programs Unit Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 1 Stone Rd. W, 5th Floor SE, Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2

Sprouting New Connections: Scaling Up Workshop October 19, 2017

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Definitions Benefits of Traceability Traceability Foundation: Three Pillars

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Premises Identification

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Animal/Product Identification

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Movement Recording

Product Identification: Breaking Down Barcoding & RFID Traceability in Action Traceability Regulations and Market Requirements Resources and Support

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Definition finitions

Traceabil eabilit ity – Ability to follow animals/food products through all stages of the agri-food chain – from production to retail Inte tern rnal al Tracea ceabili bility ty – processes and methods for product tracking within an operation Exter ernal nal Tracea eabilit ility – information shared with supply chain partners for product tracking along the whole chain One-Up Up – trace an animal/product forward to buyer/customer One-Dow Down – trace an animal/product back to supplier

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Tr Trace ceability ability Benefits: nefits: Public lic Level vel

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Consumer confidence in food supply Incident management and timely response Public health issues identified and contained

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Improved operational efficiencies (inventory management, cost savings) Improved supply chain management, recall capabilities Verification of product attributes Increased market access & competitiveness

TR TRAC ACEABILITY ABILITY FOUND NDAT ATIONS IONS

Three Pillars of Traceability

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Effective traceability, at any level, is built on 3 pillars:

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Product ID Movement Recording

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Premises ID

Register your premises at: www.ontarioppr.ca and/or www.gs1ca.org Wh When did it move? Who moved it? How much? Wh What is it? Where is it?

Pillar 1: Premises Identification

• Identify all locations where agri-food

activities occur using a unique Premises Identification Number (PID).

• PID is managed in Ontario through the

Provincial Premises Registry (PPR) ❖ Voluntary ❖ Free to register ❖ e.g. ON1234567

• www.ontarioppr.ca

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Pillar 2: Animal/Product Identification

Identify all animals or food products as individuals, lots or batches (by using approved identification methods) with a unique number. Examples:

❖ Handwritten sticker ❖ Colour-coding (labels, markers, dabbers) ❖ Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags ❖ Barcodes ❖ Ear tags/tattoos ❖ Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)

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Track movements of animal or food product from one premises to another and/or within an operation Need both premises and product identification Essentially a log/record of:

• what has been shipped off your farm/facility
• where it was shipped to
• when/who shipped it
• how much

Examples:

• Invoice, Purchase Order
• Bill of Lading
• Livestock Manifests

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• Range from simple paper

based recordkeeping to more sophisticated electronic information management

• Electronic systems use

automated & computerized components for efficient data capture & secure access to information

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A Traceability system involves keeping a record of the three pillars by recording:

Critic tical l track cking ng events nts (CTE) TE) – touch points for Traceability where data is collected or shared as a product/animal is moved Key data elemen ents ts (KDE) DE) – pieces of data related to the three pillars of Traceability

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PRODU DUCT T ID ID

Breaking Down Barcoding and RFID

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Product duct ID ID

Lot number / lot code / product code Assign a unique number to identify:

• Variety/type
• The harvest date
• Bin # or Pallet # or Block #

Example: KL- 08082016 -B1

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Kale Harvested/processed on Aug. 8, 2016 From Block 1

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Handwritten sticker Colour-coding (labels, markers, dabbers) Barcode RFID What at are e your ur customers tomers asking king fo for? What at is the expectati pectation

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GS1 1 Barco rcodes des

GS1 (Global Standards One) is recognized around the world as the gold standard for barcode information

• Used for e-commerce transactions in over 170

countries for many commodities. The GS1 standard for barcodes is being used for case and pallet identification for the Produce Traceability Initiative Businesses must register with GS1 to get a company prefix www.gs1ca.org

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Breaking eaking down wn the GS1 b 1 barcode rcode

Different barcodes hold varying amounts of data: 8-, 12-, 13-digit (or UPC) – for Point of Sale (POS) transactions 14-digit – for internal product identification (can also use 12- and 13-digit) and POS GS1 128 – for case-level ID and pallet ID (SSCC – “Serial Shipping Container Code”)

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12-digit

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Company Prefix Item Number Check digit

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

(10) = (01) = (13) =

“Application Identifier” indicates type

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GS1 128, with expiry date and lot number

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Breaking eaking down wn other her barcodes rcodes

2-D D (Quick ick Response sponse – QR): ): can hold 7,000 digits/4,000 characters and can be scanned in any direction. Can also be used by consumers to scan and access product information, company web site, social media, etc. Stacked acked data ta bars: s: holds a 14-digit GTIN than is omni-directional for reading, used for loose items at Point of Sale. Can also be expanded to hold more information such as net weight.

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RFID ID Ta Tag - Benefits nefits

RFID tags can be used for:

• Faster and accurate data collection
• Less stress on animals, rapid read rate on product line
• Monitoring and recording of product attributes
• Tags can be read-write or read only
• Share individual animal health records with buyers to verify

production method

• Record date and time of production processes
• Share carcass quality data with abattoir
• Tracking a pallet or lot through shipping and

distribution/the supply chain

• Quickly segregate groups of animals/products for

flock/herd/inventory management

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Considerations nsiderations for farm rm gate te sa sales, les, u-pick pick or sa sales les at farmers rmers’ market rkets

Assess your risk with product identification

• What would be the impact if all product had to be recalled vs one

lot or only a few cases?

• How will you identify which product is from which batch/lot?

Benefits of using barcodes:

• Address customer complaints quickly or identify an issue with a

specific batch/lot, and improve customer confidence

• Accuracy and consistency in format for product ID, reduction in

errors vs handwritten/illegible labels

• Less labour to record data and count inventory– scanners can

connect automatically to software

• Assess trends (slow/fast moving stock), improve forecasting

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CAS ASE ST STUDI DIES ES

Business benefits of effective traceability

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Tr Trace ceability ability in action tion

El Elite te Pak k (asparagus sparagus and d sweet eet pota tato) to) Heeman’s Greenho eenhouse uses s and d Straw awbe berry y Farms ms

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Better recall capabilities and grower/retailer communications Tracking labour efficiency and improving product quality

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• Bar code label and scan harvest lugs

in field on ¼ acre plot basis

• Bar code shipping pallet from field –

info sent to Elite Pak (qty/arrival) At Retail ail Receivi ceiving g Centre re:

• Receive pallet information from

Elite Pak

• Scan pallet codes at retail

receiving centre, scan shared with Elite Pak

• Scan boxes sent to individual

stores

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At Elite Pak:

• Scan bar codes from harvest lugs

into auto-buncher data base

• Label/tag asparagus bunches
• Bar code the boxes and shipping pallets

(cumulative info from boxes)

• Shipping pallets scanned when loaded on to

trucks (info shared what/when/where/how much) At the Store:

• Consumer able to read

label barcode with a smart phone with pertinent information!

El Elite te Pak - Resu sults lts

Improved decision making, information sharing

• Feedback by product lot is shared with grower to improve farm

management practices

• Improved product quality, increase #1 production by 10%

Increased production yield

• Went from 10-12 pallets/day to 24 pallets/day (doubled processing

with same labour costs). Improved operational efficiency

• Improved shipping accuracy, reduction in returns
• Inventory management is now controlled, preferred producer status

from major retailers

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• Barcode on flat – tracked in Traceability system
• 16-digit sticker on each quart for customer feedback
• Track date/time strawberries were picked and who picked

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Heeman’s – customer stomer feedback edback usi sing ng produ

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Heeman’s - Results sults

Each picker identifies flats they have picked with sticke ckers rs using g sequentia tial l lot number ers s

• Software tracks flats picked per employee each day based on lot

number on stickers for labour efficiency Flats are scanned into Traceability system data base to track ck picker/p r/piece iece efficie iciency ncy (high igh/low low performers),

• rmers), crew averages

ages, wages + bonuses ses Feedback ack report rt card given to pickers for positive reinforcement

• Bonus incentive based on feedback report and picking efficiency
• Daily posting of crew efficiency creates positive competition among

pickers – picking efficiency increased by 20%

• Product quality improved due to feedback

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EMER ERGING GING TE TECHN HNOL OLOG OGIES IES

Improving food safety and traceability through transparancy

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Blockchain

• ckchain
• A distributed leger system

allowing for greater transparency

• Can securely record and

share information from across the value chain

• Currently being piloted by

Walmart in the pork (China) and packaged produce (USA) sectors

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TR TRAC ACEABILITY ABILITY MAR ARKET ET REQUIREMENT IREMENTS S AN AND D REGU GULATIO ATIONS NS

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Traceabi bility ty Drivers s by Sector Government ment / Global Requireme ments ts Ontari rio Industry try

Fruits/ vegetables Export market requirements: Produce Traceability Initiative (US)

• Case-level product identification
• GS1 Barcode Standards

Food Safety Modernization Act (US)

• Recordkeeping

EU General Food Law

• One-Up/One-Down traceability
• Pack ID / Lot ID,

recordkeeping at receiving, storage, harvest/packing, and shipping

• Retailer requirements for

traceability e.g. Canada GAP (Good Agricultural Practices)

• Businesses are developing

their own systems depending on their needs-

Traceabil ceability ity Re Regulat latio ions/Market ns/Market Re Requirement irements

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Traceability ty Drivers s by Sector Governme ment nt / Global Requireme ments ts Ontari rio Industry try

Livestock

• CANADA:

Animal identification is currently mandatory for cattle, sheep, bison and pigs (RFID tags)

• CANADA- upcoming:

Federal regulations for movement reporting have been proposed, draft regulatory proposal expected for public comment before April 2018

• Develop and implement 3

Pillars in preparation for proposed federal regulations

• Promote participation in

Ontario’s Provincial Premises Registry Food Processing (e.g. meat processing facility)

• CANADA: Safe Food for Canadians

Act

• One-up / one-down traceability

requirement

• ONTARIO:

Food Safety and Quality Act (Meat Regulations)

• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)

food safety schemes

• Retailer requirements for

traceability under GFSI programs (e.g. British Retail Consortium, Safe Quality Food)

• Businesses are developing

their own systems depending on their needs

Traceabil ceability ity Re Regulat latio ions/Market ns/Market Re Requirement irements

RESO SOURC RCES ES AN AND SU D SUPPORT RT

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e-Learn Learning ing Courses urses

New e-Learning Courses –http://agandfoodeducation.ca/

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• The Basics of Traceability
• Producer: Maximizing your

Traceability Investment

• Processor: Profiting from

Traceability

• Producer: Food Safety

Foundations

• Processor: Food Safety

Foundations

• Processor: Recall
• Processor: Sanitation
• Processor: Personnel
• Producer: Water Use
• Producer: Worker Practices
• Grow Your Farm Profits

Resources sources & Ad Advi vice ce

Resources – www.ontario.ca/traceability

• Self-Assessment tool, action plan templates, tip sheets and videos

Email: traceability@ontario.ca www.gs1ca.org

• Traceability for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables – Implementation Guide

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