Third Party Endorsement of the Beef Supply Chain

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The Inspection and Certification
Specialists Presentation to IUFoST Berlin
Symposium Carole Payne Food Director EFSIS Ltd
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EFSIS Limited

• Collaboration between the Meat and Livestock
  Commission (MLC) and Campden and Chorleywood Food
  Research Association (CCFRA)
• The relationship has been in existence since 1989
• Structured with Food, Agriculture and
  International Divisions

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EFSIS Limited

• The preferred inspection certification service
  to a wide range of specifiers worldwide
• major multiple retailers
• catering outlets
• fast food operations
• major scheme owners
• Ability to inspect to industry schemes

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EFSIS Offices

• UK - Milton Keynes
• Ireland - Nr Dublin
• Germany - Kiel
• Spain - Madrid
• Hungary - Budapest
• Scandinavia - Gothenburg
• France Limoges
• Far East Thailand 2004

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Portfolio of ServicesEFSIS Limited

• Certified Supplier Evaluations
• Organic Inspections
• Packaging Evaluation and Certification
• Technical Contract Management for McDonalds,J.D
  Wetherspoon and Burger King
• ISO 9000
• HACCP Certification
• Organic

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One-Stop-Inspection Shopping

• EFSIS can undertake multiple inspections on the
  same visit, thus reducing cost and time to the
  industry. For example
• Certified Supplier Evaluation
• Organic Inspection
• ISO 9000 assessment
• HACCP Certification

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EFSIS Is Approved by

• All UK Multiple Retailers
• Albert Hein
• Aldi
• Burger King
• Carrefour
• Lidl
• McDonalds
• Netto
• Citti
• Superunie
• Unilever Australia
• Eroski
• Walmart
• Casino

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Retailer requirements

• Recognised inspection standard eg EFSIS,BRC or
  IFS
• Independent third party
• Integrity and impartiality
• Recognised inspector competency
• No cost to retailer
• Support for due diligence defence
• Global recognition - GFSI

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Accredited Certification Process
UKAS-EN45011
Industry Standard
Accredited Certification Body EFSIS
EFSIS Technical Standard Foundation/Higher Level
Supplier Certificate of Conformity
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The Role of the Accreditation Body

• In UK, UKAS accredits UK based Cert Bodies.
• Liaises through IAF by MLA for overseas CBs.
• EN45004 Inspection
• EN45011 Product Certification Systems
• EN45012 Quality Systems Certification
• Certification continued assurance of compliance
• Independent,impartial and competent.

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Accreditations

• EFSIS Food Standard
• BRC Standard
• BMMA (British Meat Manufacturers Association)
• EFSIS Foodservice Standard
• EFSIS Storage Distribution Standard
• 21 industry and farm schemes
• ISO
• Shortly for HACCP

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Inspector Qualification, Training Experience

• Education - minimum HNC or equivalent in
  food bio-science discipline
• Training - ISO 9000 Lead Assessor course
  - Recognised HACCP
  training course
• Experience - minimum 5 years post-
  graduate work experience
• Sector specific food knowledge/experience
• Food industry divided into 17 sectors

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The EFSIS Standard

• 36 sections covering
• HACCP
• Quality Management
• Hygiene
• Process Control
• Facilities
• Covers all the requirements of the BRC Technical
  Standard

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The EFSIS Standard

• Additional requirements
• Mainly recommendations of good practice
• Clarification of clauses - mainly at foundation
  level
• environmental policy
• social accountability policy
• Not onerous

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EFSIS Protocol

• Definitions of non-conformances (critical, major,
  minor)
• Recommendations on good practice,are listed but
  do not require compliance.
• Critical non-conformances will result in
  re-evaluation to verify action taken (normally
  within 28 days)

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Evaluation Reporting

• Following each Evaluation, a full written report
  will be prepared in a format that contains the
  following sections
• Evaluation details
• Evaluation summary - overview of performance
• Details of non-conformity and corrective action
  plan
• Detailed evaluation report

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Certification Process

• The evaluator presents the findings
• Discussion of all non-conformances identified
• No status on day or likely outcome(unless a full
  explanation is provided concerning the
  certification procedure).
• Detailed Technical review of Evaluation Report
  and any corrective action taken
• Decision to award certification made
  independently by EFSIS Governing Board.
• Client informed of the result of this technical
  review.

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Why EFSIS?

• EFSIS undertake inspections in over 70 countries
  around the world
• One of the first standards to be benchmarked by
  Global Food Safety Initiative
• More relevant to food industry than ISO 9000
• EFSIS undertakes about 65 of all third party
  inspections
• EFSIS is by far the most experienced company
  within the food industry
• EFSIS brand associated with highest quality
  standards

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The Inspection and Certification Specialists