FVO Audits on Live bivalve molluscs
FVO Audits on Live bivalve molluscs
FVO Audits on Live bivalve molluscs
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BETTER TRAINING FOR SAFER FOOD<br />
BTSF<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>FVO</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Audits</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Live</strong> <strong>bivalve</strong> <strong>molluscs</strong><br />
MARKUS BRUNNER<br />
FOOD HYGIENE AND CONTROLS<br />
PROGRAMME 2012-2013<br />
<strong>Live</strong> Bivalve Molluscs<br />
20 - 24 May 2013 – Chioggia, Italy<br />
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Health & C<strong>on</strong>sumers Directorate General<br />
DG SANCO<br />
Food and Veterinary Office<br />
Unit F3<br />
Food of animal origin:<br />
birds and fish<br />
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Organisati<strong>on</strong> and Staff F3<br />
• Total staff: 22<br />
• Management and coordinati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Head of Unit: Stefan Hönig<br />
• Assistant to HoU: Jakub Hrabák<br />
• Administrative support<br />
• Report Coordinator: Gearóid Mathews<br />
• Assistants<br />
Gráinne Ní Chuirc<br />
Margaret Prendergast<br />
Catherine Davern<br />
Maria Rusu<br />
• Inspecti<strong>on</strong> resources: 15 staff organised in 2<br />
sectors (8 in fish and 7 in poultry)<br />
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THE FISH SECTOR<br />
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The Fish team<br />
Head of Sector: Graham Wood<br />
Auditors:<br />
• Åsa Bergquist<br />
• Bruno Brigaudeau<br />
• Markus Brunner<br />
• Ana G<strong>on</strong>calves<br />
• Miguel Mendes<br />
• Julia Uriol<br />
• Pedro Moreno Valenzuela<br />
• Telmo Valinhas<br />
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<strong>Live</strong> <strong>bivalve</strong> <strong>molluscs</strong><br />
mussels, oysters, clams<br />
mussels, oysters, clams<br />
live echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods<br />
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Key areas of focus when auditing<br />
(LBM)<br />
Public health c<strong>on</strong>trols all al<strong>on</strong>g the food chain for<br />
live <strong>bivalve</strong> <strong>molluscs</strong>:<br />
• producti<strong>on</strong> areas,<br />
• dispatch centres,<br />
• purificati<strong>on</strong> centres,<br />
• m<strong>on</strong>itoring programmes (microbiological<br />
c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong>, marine biotoxins,<br />
c<strong>on</strong>taminants),<br />
• laboratories,<br />
• processing establishments,<br />
• own checks, etc.<br />
Traceability<br />
Certificati<strong>on</strong> (third countries)<br />
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>FVO</str<strong>on</strong>g> specific MS audits for LBM<br />
Member State Date of visit Report<br />
Ireland 9-20 May 2011 2011-6007<br />
France 12-23 September 2011 2011-8882<br />
Spain 10-21 October 2011 2011-8881<br />
Greece 11-21 October 2011 2011-8883<br />
United Kingdom 16-27 April 2012 2012-6469<br />
Netherlands 17-27 April 2012 2012-6468<br />
Sweden 29 May-7 June 2012 2012-6545<br />
Italy 16–26 October 2012 2012-6542<br />
Denmark 12-19 November 2012 2012-6526<br />
Portugal September 2013 2013-6667<br />
Germany October 2013 2013-6668<br />
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Findings/observati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
COMPETENT AUTHORITY<br />
Staff resources/technical competence<br />
Co-ordinati<strong>on</strong> co-operati<strong>on</strong> between resp<strong>on</strong>sible services<br />
CCA regard classificati<strong>on</strong>/m<strong>on</strong>itoring as overly burdensome<br />
Debate between more prescriptive legislati<strong>on</strong>/guidelines and the<br />
opti<strong>on</strong> to develop approach suited to their own marine<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />
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CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION AREAS<br />
• Improvement since 2004. Discussi<strong>on</strong>s in working groups in<br />
relati<strong>on</strong> to sanitary surveys (e.g. re-evaluati<strong>on</strong> cycles)<br />
• Tolerance in A areas for e.coli above 230 MPN (already<br />
discussed in working groups – EURL making evaluati<strong>on</strong>)<br />
• Maintenance of classificati<strong>on</strong> with n<strong>on</strong>-adequate data<br />
• Lack of sanitary surveys or reclassificati<strong>on</strong> without re-evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Geographical distributi<strong>on</strong> of sampling points not clearly<br />
defined/identified (representative for area?)<br />
• Sampling technique unreliable<br />
• CEFAS good practice guide not fully taken into account<br />
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CONTROL/MONITORING OF CLASSIFIED PRODUCTION AREAS<br />
General m<strong>on</strong>itoring: Official samples taken by FBO and in some cases<br />
from n<strong>on</strong>-representative (e.g. during harvesting) or insufficient number<br />
of locati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
• Representative for viruses?<br />
Widespread weaknesses in the m<strong>on</strong>itoring of biotoxins (most MS<br />
visited)<br />
• Not all relevant biotoxins determined<br />
• Reduced frequency or sporadic biotoxin testing (sometimes <strong>on</strong>ly when<br />
there are unfavourable plankt<strong>on</strong> results) without adequate risk analysis<br />
• M<strong>on</strong>itoring does not cover all toxin producing plankt<strong>on</strong> species<br />
Tolerance applied to biotoxin results for indicator species (if "sentinel" –<br />
no tolerance")<br />
Biotoxin/plankt<strong>on</strong> m<strong>on</strong>itoring – clear rati<strong>on</strong>ale for the timing?<br />
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CONTROL/MONITORING OF PECTINIDAE<br />
HARVESTED OUTSIDE CLASSIFIED<br />
PRODUCTION AREAS<br />
Official c<strong>on</strong>trols <strong>on</strong> pectinidae/gastropods harvested outside classified<br />
producti<strong>on</strong> areas are not carried out, or carried out incorrectly<br />
• (legislati<strong>on</strong> well adapted to this situati<strong>on</strong>? – challenging situati<strong>on</strong> -<br />
extensive producti<strong>on</strong> in small volumes from multiple suppliers)<br />
• M<strong>on</strong>itoring for ASP not carried out c<strong>on</strong>sidering limits in Regulati<strong>on</strong><br />
853/2004 and methods defined in Regulati<strong>on</strong> 2074/2005<br />
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Establishments<br />
• Lack of validati<strong>on</strong> of the effectiveness of water treatment for<br />
purificati<strong>on</strong> in FBOs or not performed as foreseen (particularly<br />
relevant for "B" areas)<br />
• Issues remain with end-product testing FBO/CA<br />
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Laboratories/analytical issues<br />
• Official samples taken by FBOs not CCA<br />
• Biotoxin methods – significant improvement since 2004.<br />
Infrequently - methods not in scope of accredited/<br />
validati<strong>on</strong> awaited/n<strong>on</strong> recognised method<br />
• A few laboratories were not accredited<br />
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For discussi<strong>on</strong><br />
• Is it necessary to check toxins, c<strong>on</strong>taminants and microbiology (Reg<br />
854/2004, D.2) at all stages of producti<strong>on</strong>, processing and<br />
distributi<strong>on</strong>?<br />
• Do sampling points need to be fixed to be as representative as<br />
possible?<br />
• Status of the EURL guidelines?<br />
• How big an influence is cost <strong>on</strong> analytical work performed by MS CA?<br />
• Is c<strong>on</strong>sistency maintained between producti<strong>on</strong> areas classified<br />
before changes introduced by the "hygiene package" and those<br />
classified more recently.<br />
• Guidance needed in relati<strong>on</strong> to phytoplankt<strong>on</strong> and biotoxins?<br />
• Different interpretati<strong>on</strong> for decisi<strong>on</strong>s after m<strong>on</strong>itoring (e.g. area<br />
closure v mitigating measures such as obligatory purificati<strong>on</strong>).<br />
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Unit F3.01 Fish sector<br />
Risks associated with LBM<br />
• C<strong>on</strong>taminants<br />
• Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg)<br />
• Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs<br />
• Parasites ?<br />
• Listeria m<strong>on</strong>ocytogenes: ready-to-eat products (smoked<br />
shellfish)<br />
• Salm<strong>on</strong>ella: cooked molluscan shellfish<br />
• E.coli<br />
• Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus<br />
• Campylobacter<br />
• Viruses: Norovirus, Hepatitis A,…<br />
• Biotoxins: Lipophilic toxins (Okadaic acid, Azaspiracids,<br />
Yessotoxins, Pectenotoxins, Dinophysistoxins), Amnesic<br />
toxins (ASP – Domoic acid), Paralytic toxins (PSP -<br />
Saxitoxins)<br />
• Other biotoxins: Neurolytic toxins (NSP), Palytoxin,…<br />
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Unit F3.01 Fish sector<br />
Risk associated with fish and LBM – RASFF<br />
RASFF 2011 from third countries<br />
RASFF 2011 from Member States<br />
Bad temperature c<strong>on</strong>trol 97 C<strong>on</strong>taminants 58<br />
C<strong>on</strong>taminants 95 Microbiological c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> FP 54<br />
Parasites 77 Parasites 40<br />
Failed physical check in BIP 58 Microbiological c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> LBM 18<br />
Histamine 27 C<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> with marine biotoxins 11<br />
Residues 24 Failed physical check 8<br />
Microbiological c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> FP 17 Packaging - labelling defects 7<br />
Packaging – labelling defects 11 Histamine 6<br />
Absence – irregular certificate 9 Additives 6<br />
Additives 6 Residues 3<br />
Microbiological c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> LBM 5 Illegal operati<strong>on</strong> 1<br />
Illegal operati<strong>on</strong> 3 212<br />
C<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> with marine biotoxins 1<br />
430<br />
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Thank you for your attenti<strong>on</strong>!<br />
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