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The Seed System Production and Quality Management

Hemispheric Conference Low Level Presence in Seed

San Jose, Costa Rica June 12, 2013 Patty Townsend, Canadian Seed Trade Association Wendelyn Jones, DuPont Pioneer

The Seed System

The Seed System

Seed System – focused on quality and purity

• Seed certification ‐ the highest level of integrity
• Varietal purity – ensures seed is the variety claimed
• Mechanical purity – ensures minimal impurities
• Testing – verifies purity and germination
• Grading – ensures conformity to regulated standards

The Seed System

Seed System – focused on quality and purity

• ISO based document control, HACCP principles, officially

recognized standards, inspection and personnel

• Produced in adherence to regulations specifying parent seed
• Produced in adherence to regulations specifying parent seed

source, land use, isolation distances – verified with field inspections

• Sampled by authorized samplers
• Tested and graded for purity in authorized labs

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• Processed in accredited facilities, according to approved

quality assurance manuals and subject to regular inspection

• Labeled in accordance to regulations

The Seed System

Seed System – focused on quality and purity Seed System focused on quality and purity

• Process verification
• Official samples taken and grown out annually to verify
• Official samples taken and grown‐out annually to verify

identity, purity and quality

The Seed System

• 1. OECD Scheme for Varietal Certification of Seed Moving in

International Trade

• Equivalent procedures in 58 participating countries
• 50,000 varieties of 200 species
• 2. Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)
• Member agencies and official country members on 3 continents
• Certification
• QA trademark for non‐certified seed
• IP certification

IP certification

The Seed System

3 International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

• 3. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
• Standard Procedures for evaluation of seeds moving in

international trade (70 countries) international trade (70 countries)

• internationally agreed rules for seed sampling and testing,
• accredits laboratories promotes research provides
• accredits laboratories, promotes research, provides

international seed analysis certificates and training

The Seed System

Excellence Through Stewardship

What is Product Stewardship?

Product Stewardship is the responsible management of a product from its inception through to its ultimate use and discontinuation.

Seed Marketing & Distribution Crop Production Seed Production

Biotechnology Plant Product Life Cycle

Gene Discovery Plant Development Crop Utilization Product Discontinuation 9

What is Excellence Through Stewardship?

• ETS is a member‐based industry organization dedicated to industry

y g y best practices and promoting the adoption of stewardship programs across the full biotechnology plant product life cycle. ETS b il h i d ’ l i d

• ETS was built on the industry’s long‐term commitment to product

stewardship and quality management.

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ETS Regular Members

R l M b hi i t ti d i t l Regular Membership is open to any corporation, academic, or governmental

• rganization that utilizes plant biotechnology in research, development, or

manufacture of plant biotechnology products or owns, handles, or controls plant biotechnology products biotechnology products.

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ETS Associate Members

Associate membership is for any organization, academic institution, government entity

• r individual that supports plant biotechnology and the ETS mission, but is not directly

involved in research, development, or manufacture of plant biotechnology products. involved in research, development, or manufacture of plant biotechnology products.

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Stewardship is Important Important

• Responsible management of biotech products

h h h lif l i f d l d l i throughout the life cycle is fundamental to developing and commercializing new varieties of biotechnology‐ derived plants. derived plants.

• Industry stewardship supports innovation and

development of new technologies, products and markets p g , p enabling delivery of products with increased yield, nutrition and consumer benefits.

• Proper stewardship programs drive sustainability through

innovative technology – benefitting the climate and environment through less land and water usage environment through less land and water usage.

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Value of Excellence Through Stewardship

• To the Biotech Industry:

– Enhances reputation by promoting responsible management of products. – Provides stewardship and quality management tools and resources to:

• Support responsible development and commercialization of products.
• Help facilitate the flow of goods in commerce and minimize trade

disruptions.

• To ETS Members:

– Supports product quality, regulatory compliance and continual improvement to sustain products and markets. – Drives continual improvement as technologies and products advance. s advance. Drives continual improvement as technologies and products advance. s advance.

• To the Public:

– Instills confidence that there are industry stewardship and quality t b t ti management best practices.

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The ETS Program

Global Adoption of Stewardship Best Practices

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Member commitment to stewardship principles and management practices. Verification through third party independent audits

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Verification through third‐party independent audits.

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Regular Member Regular Member Commitments

Implement stewardship programs and quality Implement stewardship programs and quality management systems. Conduct independent third‐party audits to verify that systems and processes are in place. Incorporate stewardship requirements in contracts and agreements. and agreements. Promote implementation and utilization of stewardship programs throughout the industry.

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ETS Audit Program

G l P d t St d hi

• General Product Stewardship
• Maintaining Plant Product Integrity
• Product Launch Stewardship

Auditable l

Product aunch Stewardship

• Product Discontinuation
• Incident Response Management

Elements

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ETS Audit Program

• Laboratory

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• Containment Facility
• Confined Field Trial

Pl t d S d M lti li ti

Auditable

• Plant and Seed Multiplication
• Commercial Plant and Seed

Distribution

Operations

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ETS Technical Resources

Guides to Understanding and Implementing Stewardship Programs and Quality Management S t

• Stewardship of Biotechnology‐Derived Plant Products
• Maintaining Plant Product Integrity

Systems Maintaining Plant Product Integrity −Research in the Laboratory −Research in Containment Facilities C fi d Fi ld T i l −Confined Field Trials −Plant and Seed Multiplication −Commercial Plant and Seed Distribution

• Product Launch Stewardship
• Incident Response Management
• Product Discontinuation

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ETS Technical Resources

• Designed in a “ready‐to‐use” format to

be easily adapted to organization‐ specific activities and operations. specific activities and operations.

• Translated into several languages for

global use and made publicly available global use and made publicly available

• n the Excellence Through Stewardship

website.

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ETS Communications Resources

The Trusted Source Globally for Plant Biotechnology Stewardship Information

• ETS website – www.ExcellenceThroughStewardship.org

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Guides on implementing best practices.

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Member list and information.

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Qualified auditor list.

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Links to additional resources.

• ETS quarterly newsletter
• Brochures (English, Spanish, French,

Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese & Korean)

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Thank You Thank You

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