Food Defence Training Presentation

8/6/2019 Food Defence Training Presentation

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� Food defence is not the same as food safety.

� Food defence focuses on protecting the productfrom intentional / malicious contamination, with

a variety of chemicals, biological agents or other

harmful substances by people who want to do us

harm.



� A Food Defence Plan will help us to maintain a

safe working environment for you (our employees), protect our business and provide a

safe, quality product to our customers

� Because BRC says so!!



A person or persons may tamper with food for avariety of reasons, including:

� trying to draw attention to a "cause" by getting

free publicity

� extortion for personal gain

� mischief or prank

� Terrorism� revenge, by causing financial loss or ruining a

company's reputation



� Disgruntled Employees

�

Contractors� Visitors

� Suspect Suppliers

� Lorry Drivers

� Temporary Employees

� Activist Groups

� Terrorist Groups



� November 1984 - At 3.10 pm on Saturday, 17 November 1984, NewScotland Yard received a telephone call from the Sunday Mirror informing

the police that they had just received a telephone call from the AnimalLiberation Front stating that Mars bars throughout the country had beeninjected with rat poison. That telephone call was followed by the receiptat the Sunday Mirror of a Mars bar and a letter from the ALF, in which theALF claimed to have adulterated Mars bars in London, Leeds, York,Southampton and Coventry

� 1985Austria - Millions of gallons of Austrian wine was being laced withdiethylene glycol, a component of some kinds of antifreeze. Thesubstance, which can cause brain and kidney damage, was found to havebeen added to the wine as a sweetening agent as the grape were not assweet as in previous years



� July 2005- Foreign objects (glass and a needle) were found in thepackaging of Kingsmill sliced bread produced by Allied Bakeries,Orpington bakery in Kent. The objects were found inside the breadpackaging and were not embedded in the bread. It lasted for 18 months with 5 separately reported incidents and was investigated

by the police. CCTV in the production areas and checks on staff coming and going from the plant were implemented� 2008 - babies in China became ill, including fatalities, having been

fed formula milk contaminated with the industrial chemicalmelamine. Melamine was added to the milk formula to artificiallyinflate the reading for protein levels. 2 men involved in this case

were condemned to death by the Chinese authorities� February 2009 - Paul Bentley, who was accused of scattering a

food factory with peanuts, had the charges against him dropped asthe jury failed to reach a verdict. The factory where he worked hadto be closed and cleaned at a cost of £1.2m.



� Conduct a Food DefenceAssessment lookingfor any vulnerabilities at TasteTech

� Develop a Food Defence Plan identify cost-effective preventive actions that can be taken tominimize those vulnerabilities

� Implement the Food Defence Plan implementprocedures and actions to address any gaps

found� Review the Plan at least annually to check that

the implemented actions are actually minimisingthe risk of intentional contamination



� Supplier & Raw MaterialApproval completed for all new suppliers and every 3

years for existing suppliers

� Transport Code of Practice all Hauliers are

required to sign by way of approval

� SiteSecurity Policy explained on induction

empowering you to stop anyone who isunaccompanied & unidentified from enteringthe production areas so long as it is safe to do

so!





� Proof of ID

for all staff at commencement of employment and for visitors and contactors

� KeyAudit - to include drugs cabinet, Janitol IBC, frontdoors, etc

�

Coded Doors- change the codes on the restricted areadoors regularly (at least 6 monthly), especially when anemployee leaves

� Booking in system for Goods In - advance notificationfrom suppliers (by phone, email or fax) to be obtained

for all incoming deliveries� New Employee Checks - Make reference checks

(personal & professional) & Verify previousemployment







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