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Canada-Indonesia Trade and Private Sector Assistance Project (TPSA)

Canada-Indonesia Trade and Private Sector Assistance (TPSA) Prepared by: Yvon Bertrand May 2016

Case Studies: Canadian Food Safety and SPS Systems

Mad Cow Disease and the Canadian Traceability System

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Canada-Indonesia Trade and Private Sector Assistance Project (TPSA)

• The discovery of a single reported case of bovine spongiform

encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, on May 20, 2003, had a big blow on Canada’s beef industry.

• The discovery led to an immediate worldwide ban on all Canadian

beef exports. In September 2003, the United States, followed by a number of other countries, agreed to allow imports of Canadian boneless beef from animals younger than 30 months under a permit process.

• As of January 1, 2004, beef producers had a record 14.7 million

head of cattle on their farms. This was 1.2 million more than they had at the same time a year earlier.

Case Study (1)

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• Canada could not just slam the door on imported beef

products to help offset the domestic oversupply that built up after the world slammed the door on our

• exports. Notwithstanding the export ban, Canada was
• bliged under international regulations to continue to

allow red meat and livestock imports into the country.

• As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO),

Canada is also obliged to accept negotiated quantities

• f beef from WTO countries.

Case Study (2)

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• August 2003: USA announced a partial reopening of its

border (boneless meat from less than 30 months);

• January 2004: Canada, USA and Mexico agreed to

increase harmonization and equivalence of BSE regulations in North America;

• October 2004: USA and Japanese officials reached a

framework agreement to set conditions to resume beef trade;

• February 2005: USDA conducted an assessment of

Canadian ruminant to ruminant Feed Ban.

Chronology of Events

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• April 2005: Mexico, USA and Canada released a

harmonized North American BSE Strategy

• May 2005: OIE updated its guidelines to reflect latest

science, the low risk associated with BSE and the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures;

• July 2005: Canadian live cattle shipments were

permitted to enter the United States (less than 30 months) for slaughtering.

Chronology of Events

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• December 2005: a Japanese delegation visited a

Canadian veal plant to evaluate the traceability program (tagging and movement).

• Japan agreed to reopen its border for cattle 20

months or younger.

Traceability

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• The CCIA (Canadian Cattle Identification Agency) was

established in 1998 to implement animal identification in the cattle industry. Beginning with bar-code tags, industry now has the capability to identify all cattle at a location electronically.

• The benefits of the traceability system can be used for

food safety, animal health, emergency management, value-chains, and market promotion and access.

National Traceability program

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The initial system was implemented in Canada based on the proactive foresight of the cattle industry and the federal government at a time when there was no significant health problem in the Canadian cattle herd. Since the initial BSE case in May 2003 affecting a Canadian-born animal, the system has helped in many of the BSE investigations but the lack of movement information in the database has been a limitation in many of the

• investigations. All BSE investigations require the capability to trace the

affected animal back to the herd of origin, as well as tracing the birth cohort, which are all the animals born in the same herd within the timeframe of 12 months before to 12 months after the birth of the affected animal.

Attributes

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• Key principles of traceability for the Canadian

Industry are:

• Traceability will support industry standards for

commerce.

• The traceability system for the beef cattle industry will

enhance the competitive position of the industry.

• Traceability will expand as the appropriate technology to

support initiatives is available (slowing done auctions).

• Producer information must remain confidential.

Principles

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• September 2006: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

announced the Canadian Integrated Traceability Program (implementation across the value-chain)

• March 2008: Canada, USA and Mexico announced an

agreement harmonizing North America to OIE standards and allowing Canadian cattle to be shipped through USA and Mexico.

Chronology of Events

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• Three pillars:
• Premises Identification
• Product Identification
• Movement Recording

Effective Traceability Systems