Addressing Traceability Requirements
Iain Pollard Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Introduction to Traceability Participants
Supply Chain
Inspection Authority, Country of Origin, RFMO, Rights owner
Traceability Data Fishery - FAO Area, national waters, protected areas
Sea
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Fishing company, Fishing Fishermen, Flag State Country of landing, Customs, quality
Catch - vessel, captain, location, licence, time, Wt +
Landing
Port, country, time, quota, inspection +
Trader Auction houses, Wholesalers, Distributors & importers
Company Name, transformation, Wt +
Processor
Factories, canners, Value addition companies Supermarkets, fishmongers and food service
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Company Name, BoL, Wt = Traceability code, Labelling
Retailer
Consumer
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Elements of Seafood Traceability • Traceability Standards – Mandatory standards - e.g. OIE, CAC and Bioterrorism Act – Voluntary standards - MSC CoC, NFI GS1, ISO 22000
• Drivers for traceability • Stakeholders – Directly involved in the supply chain – Indirectly affected by traceability
• Tools and solutions – Software or systems / procedures
• Testing / validation – First, second and third party auditing – Verification, certification
• Effective traceability
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Traceability Standards • What data to collect? – Fisheries - Catching vessel, period, location, licence, quota – Aquaculture - Farm, hatchery, inputs, feed (and above)
• System design – Prescriptive v Flexible
• Unit of traceability • Consequences of batch mixing • Retailer standards, requirements for commerce • Benchmarking • Transparency of development and standard implementation Document control number
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Drivers • Typically has been quality driven but now driven by sustainability objectives – Supporting sustainability commitments
• Within the direct control of businesses • IUU mitigation • Competitive advantage / marketing • Demonstrating good practice • Internal and external (full-chain) traceability objectives
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Stakeholders • Stakeholder participation, transparency and avoidance of conflicts of interest • Fish handling organizations themselves • Retailers and consumers • NGO’s • Authorities • Verification bodies • Suppliers of traceability tools • Integrated supply chains
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Tools and Solutions • Tracking hardware and software • Traceability systems, policies and procedures • Letters of warranty and supplier guarantees (Control Documents) • Consultancy and advice • Data collection • Aquaculture and Fishery differences • Types of traceability - CoC, full-chain • Who is responsible for providing guidance?
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Testing, Auditing, Verification • Credibility • Issues relating to confidentiality • Assurance • Legal compliance • Internal audits, customer audits, product certification • Supporting a claim, a guarantee or letter of warranty • Certification and accreditation programme • Necessary to audit the entire supply chain to vessel checking technical records at each stage
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Effective Traceability • Achievement of traceability objectives – Is the traceability system sufficient? – Is it efficient?
• Collection of data on source and verification of accuracy • Robust data exchange between participants • Continuous implementation and monitoring throughout commercial pressures • Communications along the supply chain • Verification reports must be acted on and decisions made to implement required corrective actions Document control number
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