Supply Chain Hurdles

National Restaurant Association Supply Chain Hurdles 10/23/08

History Industry programs Third Party Audits Future

When did this attention start?
In 1997, McDonald’s was found “culpably responsible” in the British High Court in London for cruelty to animals
On December 11, 1998 McDonald’s and Temple Grandin meet with PETA to discuss animal welfare in the United States

McDonald’s = Oct. 99 – Sept. 00 (11 months)

Burger King = Jan. 01 – June 01 (5 months)

Wendy = July 01 – Sept. 01 (2 months)

KFC = Jan. 02 - ????

PETA ( People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Purchased stock in companies
Jack in the Box
Denny’s
Outback
Chili’s
Applebee’s
McDonald’s
Wendy’s
Burger King
Krogers
Super Valu
Winn Dixie
Safeway

Customer request
What programs are in place to
evaluate and assure proper
animal handling procedures
are in place and followed in
the slaughter facilities?

Customers assurances
Formalize animal handling
Formal training programs
Formal self assessments
Documentation on file
Training
Self assessment results
Corrective actions
Third party outside audits

Develop an animal welfare program
Satisfy the company mission statement
Outline procedures and goals
Follow AMI or NCC guidelines
Training requirements & frequency
Auditing requirements & frequency

Programs and Policies
Animal handling statement (mission)
Non-ambulatory animals
Injured or fallen stock
Transporter manual
Procedures for stressed and overheated animals

Training
Written materials and manuals
Videos illustrating proper procedures
Certification
Compliance statement
Re-certification frequency (annual)

Developing Internal Audits
Simple to conduct
Criteria measure a multitude of potential issues
Frequency of internal audits
Recommended weekly at random times
Targets are reasonably achievable
Snapshot in time (variables may influence)
Scores below acceptable levels require interventions

Beef/Pork Criteria
Truck Unloading (Prods)
Facilities (Yards)
Egregious Acts of Abuse
Electric Prod Usage (25/100)
Slips and Falls (3 and 1/100)
Vocalization (Beef 3, Pork 5/100)
Stunning (Beef 5, Pork 1/100)
Sensibility (0/100)

Poultry audit areas
Hatchery
Catching
Grow out
Plant

Poultry Slaughter Criteria
Damaged transport modules
Hanging
Loose birds in yards
Broken/dislocated wings (50/500)
Stunning (10/500)
Automatic kill knife (10/500)
Sensibility at scald (0/500)
Egregious Acts of Abuse

Third Party audit
Performed by independent auditor
Customer themselves
Professional auditing company hired by the customer or the packer

PAACO (Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization)
Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS)
Am Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS)
Am Assn of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
Am Assn of Swine Veterinarians (AASV)
Am Assn of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)

PAACO – Services and Goals
Quality, professional auditors
Minimum standards of livestock experience and education
Third-party, peer reviewed, quality audits
Improved auditor performance
Reduce need for multiple audit instruments & audits

PAACO Activities
Education/training auditors
Meat Plant (cattle, swine, sheep) welfare
Poultry (broiler, turkey, layer) welfare
Dairy (oversight based on PAACO standards)
Audit Certification
Dairy – Validus
Dairy, layers & others – American Humane Association
Slaughter -- American Meat Institute
Others

Who Attends training?
Academia
Professional auditors/companies
Veterinarians
Foodservice
Retail/grocery
Packers/processors
Service sectors
Government

Training Structure
Two to Three Days
Lecture
“ Field Demo”
Auditor protocol
Testing
Shadowing
Certification (annual)
Continuing Ed
Standards of Conduct

Future
Customers will require the development of programs and audit requirements for the phases of animal production and slaughter.

Future Issues
Controlled Atmosphere Stunning
Cage Free Eggs
Gestation Stalls
Feedlot management
Transportation

THANK YOU
Kellye Pfalzgraf DVM
Director, Office of Animal Well-Being
Tyson Foods

QUESTIONS

Humane Slaughter Act
All animals are rendered insensible
to pain by a single blow or gunshot
or an electrical, chemical or other
means that is rapid and effective,
before being shackled, hoisted,
thrown, cast or cut.

USDA Animal welfare
FSIS has 17 District Veterinary Medical Officers (one for each district in the U.S.)
Conduct welfare data collection in the plants
Create a set of standards for FSIS
Current evaluation at plants is at the discretion of the inspector
Limited training in animal welfare evaluation

9 CFR PART 313 Humane Slaughter of Livestock
Livestock pens, driveways and ramps
Handling of livestock
Chemical; Carbon dioxide
Mechanical; captive bolt
Mechanical; gunshot
Electrical; stunning or slaughtering
Tagging of equipment, alleyways, or pens

Directive 6900.1 Humane handling of disabled livestock
Antemortem inspection procedures
Inside transport vehicle
Movement of ambulatory disabled stock
Movement of non-ambulatory stock
Equipment and restraints
Notification
Documentation

Directive 6900.2 Humane handling and Slaughter of Livestock
Livestock pens, driveways and ramps
Humane handling of livestock
Stunning methods
Ritual slaughter of livestock
Enforcement and documentation
District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMS)

Notice 35-04 ( Documentation of Humane Handling Activities)
Information required for:
Humane-handling Activities Tracking (HAT)
Data on the time FSIS spends verifying
Non-compliance reports
Nine categories for documentation (time & NR)

HIKE ( Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange)
Educational and correlation tool
Enhance and improve knowledge & understanding
FSIS field personnel and plant management
Fictional scenarios generated monthly
Review FSIS requirements & their application

FMI/NCCR animal welfare goals
Consistency across the US retail sector
Implement practical and attainable guidelines based on science
A measurable audit process
An ongoing advisory council of third party, independent animal welfare experts
Improve communications across the supply chain on animal welfare issues

Audit scoring
Audits consist of a list of “Yes/No” questions
Audit results are posted on secure website
Customers view results and determine approval of the facility
Carcasses and products may have to be segregated

Regulation 381.65©
“ Poultry shall be slaughtered in accordance with good commercial practices in a manner that will result in thorough bleeding of the carcasses and assure that breathing has stopped prior to scalding.”

Supply Chain Hurdles

by National Restaurant Association on Nov 05, 2008

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