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... for the first time in its 100 year history, the international association for food protection (iafp) is bringing its international forum to australia ... the securing global food safety conferencence is to be held on 26 – 28 september 2011 in melbourne ... the event also incorporates the 14th australian food microbiology conference, and is presented by the iafp, the australian institute of food science and technology inc (aifst) and the international commission on microbiological specifications for food (icmsf) ... the conference provides food safety professionals with a forum of international and local expertise in which to exchange information and learn more about protecting food supplies ... conference topics will look at the management of food safety systems in manufacturing, international trade, the supply chain, primary production as well as foodborne disease epidemiology, foodborne hazards updates and the role of the laboratory in food safety ... there will be ample opportunity to exchange information on the current state of play for microbiological and other food hazards, enhancing the effectiveness of systems used by industry and government to manage food safety and challenges faced by individuals and organisations in securing a safe global food supply ... australia’s food regulation system will be explored, with the three tiers of government represented by steve mccutcheon (food standards australia new zealand), dr john carnie (chief health officer, department f health, victoria) and mark saunders from the local government sector ... au, and click on the securing global food safety conference link

... canadian food safety officials said “ considerable progress” has been made in overhauling the country’s food safety systems in the wake of the maple leaf listeria outbreak that killed 23 in 2008 ... a c$13m cash injection to fund more inspectors, updating of manuals, speeding up regulatory approvals for new additives and the piloting of new technology are all measures that are being undertaken, said the canadian food inspections agency (cfia) ... the body’s interim report came in response to the independent investigation into of canada’s food safety system published by sheila weatherill in july 2009 ... the hard-hitting analysis laid bare a raft of systemic failures in the country’s safety canada’s food safety structure and set out 57 recommendations to tackle them ... a pre-market submission project from health canada is already reducing approval times and the agency is developing guidelines to help industry identify which food safety proposals best meet these ... the government said it is “ strengthening national surveillance and early detection” systems, such as the canadian integrated outbreak surveillance center (ciosc), pulsenet canada and a committee dedicated to establishing the national network ... the government recognised that “ there is always more work to be done” and vowed to work with partners to manage the food safety risks ... industry response maple leaf’s food safety chief, dr randy huffman broadly welcomed the progress report, declaring the extra inspection cash to be “key”, as well as recognising the work underway to provide a national surveillance and analysis network ... “it’s important for canadian companies to have approval to use the range of food safety tools that are being used elsewhere, notably in the us , so that our systems are robust and complementary to regulatory requirements,” said dr huffman

... the australian dairy industry remains confident that the impending locust plague will not affect the safety and ongoing supply of australia’s dairy products ... dairy australia, the national services body for the australian dairy industry, said that australian dairy products are known for their safety, quality and reliability, attributes which have formed the platform of a long standing reputation for supplying world class dairy products, and that it would work with farmers and government to ensure the safety of australia’s milk during the crisis ... “strict food safety systems and requirements are in place along the entire food chain to ensure the safety and integrity of australian milk and other australian dairy products,” halliday said

... experts from a us food safety watchdog are training scientists from bangladesh on techniques to help eliminate health hazards from the country’s burgeoning aquaculture industry ... seafood safety specialists from the food and drug administration (fda) and the university of maryland joint institute for food safety and applied nutrition (jifsan) are carrying out a training programme for 10 bangladeshi scientists focussing on the controlled production of seafood ... the emphasis of the training, which is being carried out this month, is on hazards associated with shrimp production and on fda regulations regarding the safety of seafood imports ... european concern the safety of shrimp imports from bangladesh is also a major concern of european union regulators, who recently highlighted the continued presence of the carcinogen nitrofuran in shrimps from the asian nation ... in its yearly food safety round up on the rapid alert system for food and feed (rasff), the european commission said the number of notifications of nitrofuran in crustaceans in 2009 had seen a “sharp increase” ... international food safety conference the us agency also announced it is to host a food safety conference this week for regulators from throughout the middle east and north africa ... the gathering, to be held in cairo from 22-24 september, aims to familiarise regulators with food safety systems in the us, middle east and north africa ... "through venues such as this and by expanding our presence in the region, we can begin the process of understanding other systems, harmonizing standards, and sharing scientific data and emerging technologies, which will ultimately benefit the global food supply," said fda commissioner margaret hamburg

... a study looking at the views of staff and managers at food plants on haccp has identified preparation for future regulation as the key motivating factor and staffing the number one challenge ... researchers interviewed employees and owners at eight small and medium sized food manufacturers in ontario, canada, to uncover their attitudes towards haccp ... hazard analysis critical control point (haccp) has risen in popularity over recent years as a preventative approach to food safety ... through a series of interviews with senior managers and owners, food safety researchers identified why decision makers in the food industry are turning to haccp ... motivating factors writing in the food control journal, the scientists said most of the interviewees cited the likelihood of future regulation as a primary motivator ... otherwise, avoidance of food safety problems was a major concern ... ” at the companies where haccp certification had been achieved, there was widespread agreement that food safety awareness had increased among employees ... although one food safety manager said the haccp experience had created tension between managers who were either for or against the program, most interviewees were positive about the effects of haccp ... in addition to better food safety awareness, respondents mentioned improved consumer confidence and more standardised processes as benefits ... it wasn’t actually getting the food safety systems working but the actual documentation process ... ” further down the company food safety managers and coordinators complained about lack of time to write and implement programs

... a us review has looked to some of the most effective european food safety systems for ideas on how to make the american system more effective ... glenn morris, director of the institute, and michael batz, head of food safety programs, examined changes in approaches to food safety in denmark, the netherlands and the united kingdom over the past decade ... ” the report, released by the produce safety project, concentrated on reforms in three european countries that are well-respected for their food safety systems, and where reforms have been based on developing strong scientific analysis and risk assessment of food safety efforts ... among the key findings of the report, the researchers said european reporting of food safety issues has become increasingly centralized over the past ten years, and the european union now releases annual reports detailing foodborne illness across the 27 member states – a system that could help track food safety issues in the united states, the authors said ... director of the produce safety project jim o’hara said: “a national annual report on food safety will actually tell us if we are making progress or not in reducing the burden of foodborne illness ... ” the report said the eu’s annual reports on foodborne illness are notable because they include data from so many countries, and also present two important types of data in one place: that on human illnesses, collected through public health surveillance systems; and data on food and food animal contamination, collected by regulatory agencies ... “we also believe there is an advantage to be gained by creation of an independent federal institute for food safety risk analysis,” said morris, co-author of the report ... “it would be comprised of the majority of scientists and analysts currently within fda, cdc and usda food safety groups and tasked with supporting a risk-based food system through integrated research, data collection and analysis

... the federal government needs to take action to close gaps in the us food safety network, according to a new report from the government accountability office (gao) ... the report, released at the second annual global food safety policy forum in washington dc, specifically targets the safety of food imports ... it said that “gaps in enforcement and collaboration” undermine the efforts of the food and drug administration (fda) and the usda’s food safety inspection service (fsis) to prevent contaminated foods from entering the us, and to ensure that foreign food safety systems provide the same level of protection as the us system ... “to ensure imported food safety, federal agencies must focus their resources on high risk foods and coordinate efforts,” it said ... the gao report was in agreement with many of the provisions of the food safety enhancement act, which passed the house in july and now awaits consideration in the senate, including giving the fda more authority to deal with manufacturers that violate food safety regulations ... rosa delauro delivered the keynote address at the forum, in which she called for the senate to pass a strong food safety bill ... she also called for better product traceability, equivalency with trading partners and greater reliance on science and technology to improve food import safety ... "this is about food safety science and where we want to go," she said ... another provision in the bill is to give the fda authority to set science-based standards for food manufacture and handling and require manufacturers to show how they meet them, or face strong penalties ... the food industry has been rocked by a spate of foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years, with pathogens turning up in spinach, jalapeno peppers, and cookie dough, among others ... but it was the salmonella outbreak in peanut products earlier this year that prompted the drafting of the food safety enhancement act, which proposes the first restructuring of food safety law for 70 years

... the second asia-pacific economic cooperation (apec) food safety cooperation forum has recently been held in singapore, with members agreeing to improve food safety sharing procedures across the region ... the apec member economies established the food safety cooperation forum in 2007 to tackle food safety issues across the region ... food standards australia new zealand’s ceo, steve mccutcheon, said that the forum was critical to improving food safety here in australia and in the wider apec regions ... “food safety is a shared responsibility and is no longer an issue just for individual countries,” he noted ... ” “at the singapore forum, we were pleased to announce that the apec economies have agreed to continue their efforts in strengthening food safety capacity building activities and improving food safety information sharing across the region ... we also reaffirmed our commitment to working together to build robust food safety systems so as to accelerate progress towards harmonization of food standards with international standards to improve public health and to facilitate trade,” mr mccutcheon advised ... “apec economies will focus their attention on strengthening coordination of food safety capacity building activities, utilizing a broad range of government, industry and academic stakeholders through the new partnership training institute network initiative developed by the united states of america (usa),” he continued ... “the capacity building activities will include strengthening capacity in assessing food safety capacity building needs, food safety risk analysis, developing food laws, standards and enforcement systems, microbiological risk analysis and assessment, food safety risk communication, and chemical safety risk assessment, among others ... ” fsanz added that the participating members had also resolved to build on current networks for sharing food safety information in the event of food safety emergencies ... the forum was co-chaired by australia (food standards australia new zealand (fsanz)) and china (the general administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine of the people’s republic of china (aqsiq))

... the body’s agriculture committee delivered its damning verdict on ireland’s food safety systems in the wake of the dioxin contamination of irish pork products at the end of last year which cost the domestic industry eur 100 million, according to the irish association of pigmeat processors ... ” government rethink needed in a wide-ranging review, the committee urged the government to rethink its proposal to amalgamate the food safety authority of ireland (fsai) with the irish medicines board and the office of tobacco control amid fears the merger “ could endanger the reputation and focus of the organization” ... the current arrangement of numerous agencies responsible for food safety operating under service level agreements with the fsai was dismissed as “not satisfactory” by the members, who also called for the remit of fsai to be extended to cover both animal feed and food ... it also condemned as “unacceptable” that the food recycling centre owned by millstream recycling, the firm at the centre of the contamination incident, was not inspected at all in 2008

... amidst ongoing amendments to improve food safety after recent us contamination scares, kraft foods says that system design and prevention remain central to its hygiene plans as opposed to heightened testing ... while some trade groups seek to amend current food policy legislation in the country through measures like federally set, enforceable safety standards for fruit and vegetables, other processors believe that solutions should be tailored to specific production environments ... “to be effective, food safety plans must be tailored to each particular product and manufacturing condition,” a group spokesperson told foodproductiondaily ... although the company did not say if it would look to ramp up internal auditing of processors, the spokesperson said that no safety system was perfect and that kraft foods remained focused on continuous improvement ... ” pistachio praise the comments come after kraft foods was this week praised by the us food and drug administration (fda) for showing how the country’s food safety systems should work, after it discovered a salmonella outbreak in pistachios processed by one of its suppliers ... however, the association said it had suggested a number of amendments to the current fda system in a bid to ensure the risk assessor had sufficient funding and authority to uphold safer food production ... the suggestions include requiring all food manufacturers to adopt and update food safety plans so that they can be made available to the fda