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Safe Food in ACP

Safe Food in ACP. Shortly… Lead by COLEACP, CONSORTIUM with : Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire (ANSES, France); Centre de coopération International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD, France); Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérinaires (ENSV, France) ;

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Safe Food in ACP

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  1. Safe Food in ACP

  2. Shortly… Lead by COLEACP, CONSORTIUM with : • Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire (ANSES, France); • Centre de coopération International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD, France); • Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérinaires (ENSV, France) ; • France Vétérinaire International (FVI, France) ; • Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA, Grande Bretagne) ; • Direction Générale de l'Alimentation (DGAl, France) ; • National Food Institute/Technical University (NFI/DTU, Danemark) ; • Natural Resources Institute (NRI, Grande Bretagne) Budget 30 million Euros - 4 years (2010-2014)Funded by EU on behalf of the ACP States Group

  3. Why EDES?

  4. Why? Minimize impact of regulations on food safety on ACP export to EU Duty of technical assistance(Cotonou Agreement, SPS Agreement, Regulation 882/2004 …) Risk of loss of trust among EU distributors towards ACP products • Prevent a negative socio-economic impact in ACP countries (poverty alleviation)

  5. Objectives? Reassure European health authorities on the quality of SPS controls in the country of origin (principle of equivalence) EDES helps ACP countries to reinforce their «national (or regional) Food Safety system » How ? • Assisting the implementation of a Food Safety Policy • Setting up tailored, sustainable and economically viable systems in ACP • Building a scalable system in order to adapt to new problems in the long term

  6. Assessment Informationflows Transparency Independence Continuous improvement Management Communication National food safety system

  7. EDES Interventions ? EDES is active at two levels: • Authorities, to help them define a food safety policy • Other stakeholders, to set up tailored, sustainable and economically viable systems in ACP

  8. Food safety system : stakeholders Any actor/operator with a responsibility in the process Public Services: supervision and management Private Operators (Prof. Associations….) : self-monitoring Independent Experts: advice and scientific validation Public & Private Service Providers: capacity building EDES beneficiaries:

  9. EDES : Methodology

  10. Methods 1. Integrated approach: consistent actions at each national level 2. Commitment from ACP Authorities and other beneficiaries  close collaboration private/public sectors • private sector plays its part in risk management (self-monitoring, traceability, risk control in businesses)

  11. Methods 3. Highly sustainable actions  Reinforce local capacity for the implementation and maintenance of actions 4. Beneficiary-led  Strong commitment of requesting ACP countries and private sector professional associations in ACP

  12. Action scope of the programme Governance on food safety Official controls Best practices in businesses Laboratories Risk assessment Risk communication

  13. Supervisory Bodies Official Control Services Technico-scientific Experts Consultation Committees Competent Authorities Professional Associations Laboratories Local Standardization Committees and Organizations Independent Control Services Public sector Small Producer Associations Private sector Programme entry points: Beneficiaries

  14. Type of support Diagnosis and needs analysis Dialogue facilitation between public and private sectors Technical and management training Technical support / development of good practices Laboratory twinning Help the development of expert networks (national/international) Support to the preparation and circulation of information

  15. Actors Roles Reinforcementobjectives Support Supervisory Authority Food safety policy Definition of Food safety policy with stakeholders Training Facilitation Ministry/ Agency Management of assessment activities Implementation of assessment Training Technical assistance Training Coaching Independant scientific assessor Risk assessment - Identify & assess risks - Prepare reporting to stakeholders Advice to Authorities • Opinions on regulation - Define the result indicators Training Support sample: Risk asessment

  16. EDES : Sequence of Actions

  17. Cocoa in Ghana : EDES - supports Training and technical assistance Up dating regulations (Supervisory Authority) Procedures for evaluation / registration Plant Protection Product (Competent Authority) Self-monitoring - with Competent Authorities & Professional Associations : design, drafting & implementation ToT / Extension for small scalers (Safe use of Pesticides / Crop Protection / Hygiene / Tracability)

  18. Country request Workshop with food safety stakeholders Letter of intent from supervisory bodies National framework agreement Diagnosis/ Need assmt MoA MoA MoA MoA MoA MoA MoA Field actions Field actions Field actions

  19. EDES PROGRAMME c/o COLEACP 130, rue du Trône / 1 B- 1050 Bruxelles – BELGIUM Tél + 32 2 627 52 90 Fax + 32 2 627 52 99 E-mail : edes@coleacp.org Web : www.coleacp.org/edes

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