Laura Anderson

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Contract Registration Technical Committee

• Laura Anderson
  
• Manager, .
• Certification Accreditation Office July 27,
  2005
• Industry Services

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Objective

• Provide flexibility within variety registration
  to meet market demands for specialty products
• By developing a mechanism for contract
  registration of wheat varieties that dont fit
  current class structure
• While maintaining the integrity of main stream
  wheat classes within the bulk handling system

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General Approach

• Develop a tiered risk assessment framework
• Determine the risk of a non-conforming variety
• Assign the non-conforming variety into a risk
  category
• Introduce a Quality Management System Standard
  for CR closed loop system
• Establish requirements to avoid leakage from
  closed loop system, including monitoring
• Requirements will vary with the level of risk.

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Membership

• B. Marchylo / L.Anderson (CGC)
• D. Adolphe (CSGA)
• Bill Leask/ N. Arbuckle (CSTA)
• J. McCullagh (CSI)
• S. Fox (PRRCG)
• G. Worden / M. Grenier (CWB)
• B. Petras / B. Vannan (WGEA)
• G. Watson / S. Bushell (CFIA)

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Committee Work

• Determine how risk will be assessed
• Define relevant risk criteria
• Create risk assessment guidelines/tools
• Establish risk categories
• Develop QMS standard for closed-loop IP systems
• Flexible requirements depending on the type and
  level of risk

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Committee Work (cont.)

• Establish monitoring requirements
• Frequency of audits
• Level of testing
• Determine how monitoring requirements will vary
  with risk
• Advise on compliance measures
• Oversee pilot study

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Progress to Date

• Committee has met twice
• Agreed on general approach
• Developed a risk assessment matrix
• Work has begun on pilot study

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Risk Based

• Risk f (Hazard x Exposure)
• Hazard deviation from standard quality
  parameters other factors
• Exposure f (acreage, confinement measures,
  supply chain, production practices, handling
  practices, etc.)

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Risk Assessment - Hazards

• Quality Variance
• Outcross Potential
• Dormancy/Volunteers
• Disease susceptibility
• Impact on existing classes
• KVD

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Risk Assessment - Exposure

• Seed source
• Test to identify the variety
• Grower return
• Number of growers
• Dispersion of growers
• Acreage
• of class it resembles

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Risk Assessment - Exposure

• Collection System
• Identified buyer
• Market for non-conforming product
• QMS post farm
• QMS on farm

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Quantifying Risk

• Risk assessment matrix
• Numerical rating guide for each identified hazard
  exposure factor
• Weights assigned to each
• Total risk measure Hazard x Exposure
• Categories of risk to be established

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Managing Risk

• Level of monitoring (audits and testing) will
  depend on the category of risk.
• Proponent can reduce monitoring costs by
  addressing exposure factors getting in a lower
  category of risk
• Flexibility proponent can determine the least
  cost method to manage risk

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Deliverables

• Documented, transparent risk assessment process
• QMS system standard for closed loop IP system
  with flexibility to adapt to different types and
  levels of risk
• Established monitoring requirements that vary
  with risk levels