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:. CC4F MISSION STATEMENT .: To provide information to the Food Distribution and Processing Industries at no charge to aid in the reduction of Operating Costs for that Community. This information will not be limited by subject but will attempt to cover all areas of operation that can hopefully see a reduction in operating costs using this information.
Issue 350 - Quality Control and Traceability
I recently met with a SQF consultant for lunch and he reviewed with me the hoops processors must go through to get certification. As we have discussed before major food chains are demanding SQF certification to do business. Well in his opinion the main reason for this demand is risk aversion from an insurance standpoint. Simply sated the insurance carriers who insure these large chains for liability want to remove as much risk as possible from their clients being sued for food safety issues. This makes a lot of sense from a financial standpoint. He went on to say when Walmart demanded SQF certification from their suppliers most major food retailers fell in line. In talking to a Canadian colleague that specializes in traceability, which is a major part of the SQF process, he said Canada is way ahead of the USA in Food Safety. He feels their Government sees Food Safety as a major component of their strategy to become a world wide leader in food exports. He went on to tell me the Canadian government is giving grants to small businesses to implement Food Safety procedures and equipment. In the last quarter I have seen a lot of interest in traceability from my market, so trend is up, demand is up, laws are in place and it is now becoming a necessity to do business. Below is an update on where we stand from a Government standpoint entering 2012.
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