By Allison Finnamore
The Chicken Farmers of Canada are the first national organization to be acknowledged for its on-farm food safety recognition program.
The OFFSRP promotes the production of safe, high-quality food at the farm level and encourages national industry organizations to develop food safety systems in line with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles as defined by the Codex Alimentarius.
To qualify for the recognition, national industry organizations must assess their food safety practices against HACCP principles and submit their food safety program to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for technical review.
Once the food safety program is implemented, audited and assessed, the CFIA grants the recognition. The CFIA conducts ongoing maintenance reviews of the national industry organization's food safety program to ensure it continues to meet the requirements of the OFFSRP.
Source: FCC