Traceability Systems in the Food Manufacturing Industry

A Traceability Program is a component of a food safety management system that provides evidence of compliance to a variety of regulatory, buyer and consumer requirements, both domestic or international.

The information the Traceability Program provides makes management of product recalls fast and effective, reduces risks of a food safety crisis, and demonstrates that the processor is a responsible manufacturer. This course demonstrates how to develop and implement a Traceability Program for a food processing facility.

This course introduces users to the topic of traceability, examines the relationship between traceability and other food safety prerequisite programs and teaches how to design, implement and test the system to ensure it is fully functional.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will gain and develop the following knowledge, and skills:

• Understand the importance and benefits of traceability;
• Know the traceability regulations for Canada and what buyers and consumers want;
• Understand how traceability is linked to other food safety management programs;
• Know the steps to take and how to produce the documents required to design a traceability program; and
• Understand and be able to initiate the process required to implement and test a Traceability system.

Course Outline & Major Topics

• Introduction to Traceability
  • What is Food Traceability?
  • Supply Chain Traceability vs. Internal Traceability
  • Traceability Program Records
  • Tracking the Supply Chain
  • The Value of Traceability
  • Traceability Training
  • Drivers for Traceability
  • Benefits of Traceability
• What is a Recall?
  • Recall Programs
  • Causes of Recalls
  • Recalls and Traceability
• The Food Supplier Approval Program and Traceability
  • Purpose of The Food Supplier Approval Program
  • Required Documents in the Food Supplier Approval Program
  • How the Food Supplier Approval Program Links to Traceability
  • Traceability Documents In Your Organization
• Traceability Requirements in Canada
  • CFIA Traceability Requirements
  • Maintaining a Coding System
  • Future CFIA Traceability Requirements
• The Traceability System
  • Traceability System Requirements
  • Types of Traceability Systems
  • Electronic Traceability Systems
  • Web-Based Traceability Systems
  • Challenges to Implementing a Traceability System
• Steps In Designing A Traceability System
  • Step 1 – Gather Information
  • Step 2 – Decide What You Want the System To Do
  • Step 3 – Determine How Information Will Be Collected
  • Step 4 – Establish a Traceability Budget
  • Step 5 – Document Process Flow
  • Step 6 – Set Up Documentation
  • Step 7 – Prepare Personnel
• Implement and Test your Traceability System
  • Testing the Traceability System
  • Performing a Mock Recall
  • Improving a Mock Recall
  • Traceability in the Food Processing Industry

Who Should Take This Course?

• Quality Assurance Teams
• Sanitation Teams
• Food Safety Teams
• HACCP Coordinators
• BRC Personnel
• SQF Practitioners

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