Canadian Quality Milk Program 1 DFO Perspective

Canadian Quality Milk Program 1

DFO Perspective on CQM § HACCP resonates well with consumers § CQM implementation to ensure consumers’ opinion of farmers remains positive § Brand milk as being of high quality and safe and that dairy farmers are at the top in regard to quality control § Traceability of dairy beef through records § Keep pace with developments in industrial and agricultural sectors 2

Why Implement CQM? § Increasingly difficult to track each ingredient from farm to table § Simply tightening regulations and increasing government inspections is not enough to ensure the safety of our food supply § The solution lies in prevention § Suppliers must accept responsibility for safe food production and invest in programs designed to prevent food safety incidents 3

Why Implement CQM? § Consider the costs and consequences of a food safety or quality mistake § Implementing a food safety program is an investment in protecting your market, your reputation and your bottom line. 4

Veterinarians and CQM § What are the most serious risks we are trying to prevent? Drug and Chemical contaminations § Who is most knowledgeable about drugs and chemicals and their uses on a dairy farm? 5

Veterinarians and CQM Long term relationships Long term coaching Local service 6

National Perspective § § § CQM is a Dairy Farmers of Canada initiative Producer driven program All provinces agreed to implement CQM in by 2010 Adjusted to 2012 Likely completed by 2014 Two largest provinces have set program implementation deadlines 7

CQM- National Status § 100% of NS and Alberta producers registered § Newfoundland, BC, Manitoba and PEI have 52 to 87 per cent registered § Quebec and NB have 17 and 27% registered, respectively § Saskatchewan has 3% registered § Ontario has 0. 5% registered 8

Setting the stage in Ontario § § Livestock medicines courses (1999 to 2003) Grant for development of SOPs (2002 -2003) On-line web tool for SOP development Research, materials regarding potable water (2002 -2009) § TTRs – development & installation – (2000 -2008) § DHI calendar and log book § Producer training materials developed 2010 9

Ontario’s Implementation Plan § DFO has offered a voluntary program for several years …. . limited uptake § DFO has asked FPMC to put a CQM penalty program in place § DFO hopeful that regulations can be in place by July 2011 § DFO can start program rollout seven months ahead of regulations being in place (if in place July 2011, rollout starts Dec 10) 10

Program Phases § Training – prepare for validation § On-Farm Validation – an audit of farm procedures and records in comparison to CQM requirements § Registration – producers receive a registration certificate if they pass the validation 11

Producer Training § Producers will be provided with a list of about 120 DFO trained “CQM Advisors” § Producers can select the Advisor of their choice to take training § DFO has allocated up to $300 per farm for producer training from DFO trained Advisors …. . Advisors will bill directly for additional services beyond $300 …. SOPs, CAPs, etc. § Veterinarians and small number of non vets signed on for training 12

Your registration month § DFO will randomly select 25 per cent of producers from each field region for validation per year four years (~1, 000 per year) § Approximately 85 producers will be scheduled to be registered each month § Each farm will be advised of their registration month when program rollout is announced (e. g. December 2010) § Producers will receive a reminder 3. 5 months in advance of registration month 13

What you need to pass § Do once – SOPs, Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), Livestock medicines inventory, animal identification § Daily – record drug treatments, record issues and action taken to correct an issue(s), obtain prescription (and/or protocol) if using a drug offlabel; record broken needle (if resident) § Monthly – visual check of equipment cleanliness § Annually - wash analysis, water test (info test will be provided by DFO) § ………. . three months of records and annual requirements needed to pass first validation 14

New Proposal § Producers given seven months advance notice of registration month § Producers need to be trained and have a minimum of three months or records and annual requirements to pass validation § Advisor and trainer to sign off on CQM validation checklist before validation scheduled § Producers will have two opportunities (validations) to meet validation requirements 15

Validation Process § Farmer to schedule validation with validator (FSR) …. scheduling needed throughout the month to make best use of resources (first-come-first-serve) § Farms will be inspected and must be Grade A for the validation to follow the inspection § Farms that receive notice in December will receive their first validation (if scheduled) in June with a scheduled follow up validation in July if necessary 16

What if I don’t pass? Ø $2 per hl penalty on all milk shipped for failure to meet requirements on first follow-up validation (second validation) Ø Producer to schedule a second follow-up validation (third validation) Ø A service fee of $250 for third and subsequent validations Ø Penalties applied monthly if in non-compliance Ø Penalties increase by $2/hl in each quarter or threemonth period 17

What happens after initial registration? § The program will alternate yearly between a validation and a self-declaration § Producers will be mailed self-declaration notice about 10 days before the due month (due month is 11 to 13 months after the month the producer first passed validation) § If a producer does not complete and return selfdeclaration by end of due month, a reminder notice (with a $50 service fee) will be sent § If the self-declaration is not received by the end of the month after the initial due month, producer subject to CQM penalties ($2/hl per month, etc. ) 18