INFOFISH

INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATIONIN THE EMERGING DOMESTICMARKET IN THE ASIA PACIFIC

REGION

OUTLINE

• Inspection & certification for food safety andsustainability

• Initiatives in fish inspection & certification• Fish inspection & certification in Asia-Pacific:

ChinaIndonesiaIndiaMalaysiaThe PhilippinesThailand

• Challenges & Issues in implementation• Recommendation

• National and International seafood safetystandards/guidelines should be met for a product to becertified

• Increased demand on safer food creates stringentcontrol on food safety and quality

• Control systems (principles of HACCP)monitoringinspectionverificationauditeducation

• Movement of fish commodities globally demand notonly on food safety, it spreads out to sustainability

• Sustainability involves responsible farming, traceabilityand eco-labelling

INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION FORFOOD SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY

• Fish inspections & certifications developed as aresult of market requirement

• With an obligation to protect the health of thecitizens, quality and hygienic regulations andlegislations are established

• Inspection agencies are supported by laws andregulations, with official control bodies

• HACCP-based inspection system (FAO, WHO)

HACCP principles – Codex Committee onFood Hygiene for Fisheries

based on the Codex Alimentarius – NationalCodex is developed

INITIATIVES IN FISH INSPECTION &CERTIFICATION

• Philippines and Indonesia agreed among theircontrol agencies to have modernization ofinspection & control systems towards single agency

• Presence of funding agency (WB, ADB, JICA, FAO,UNDP, etc) in assisting improvement of nationalprogrammes for fish inspection

• International standards are used as model in settingnational fish inspection standards

• Certification (sanitary, plant, hygiene, and healthcertificate) still focused on export products basedon the requirements of importing countries

• Adoption of third party certification for productsustainability (MSC, FoS, ISO certification, etc)

INITIATIVES IN FISH INSPECTION &CERTIFICATION

FISH INSPECTION & CERTIFICATIONIN ASIA-PACIFIC

Effective fish inspections andcertification in domestic

market is the best foundationfor the products to be

marketed globally.

CHINA

Ministry ofAgriculture

NFSTC SFFP

NCQSTAP

Mandatory:• Supervision

and selectiveexamination

• Examinationof products’quality

• Examinationof arbitrationabout qualitydispute

Voluntary:• Examination

andappreciationof high qualityproducts

• Practiced and Accreditation System Quality CertificationSystem of Fishery Products are being established

• HACCP certification – CIQ and AQSIQ (seafood exporters)• Third party certification (GAA, MSC, etc) – driven by US retailers

for suppliers to be certified (food safety, hygiene, wastemanagement and labour standards)

INDONESIA

Ministry ofMarine Affairsand Fisheries

DirectorateGeneral of

Fisheries ProductProcessing and

Marketing

ProvincialFisheries

Services and theLaboratories ofFish Inspection

and QualityControl

• Day to dayinspection andsupervision of fishprocessing plants

• Issue Certificate ofHealth/Quality

• Issue EC-versionHealth Certificates

Inspection is mandatory forexport and import butvoluntary for domestic use

Periodically conductingmandatory sanitary andhygienic assessment as

well as operationalaspects of handling andprocessing techniques

INDONESIAHACCP-based Integrated Quality Management Programme (IQMP)has been developed and standards for fish and fishery products hasbeen set up

Capture PrimaryHandling/

ProcessingManufacturing Wholesale RetailAquaculture

GhdPGAP,GlobalGAPOrganicProduct Cert.

GMPOrganicBRCProduct Cert.

GMPBRCSQF 2000Product Cert.

Non Spec Supply ChainInspection

HACCP / ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 , Monitoring residue/contaminants, Ecolabel (MSC)

ISO 22000 (FSMS), Traceability (a buyers’requirement)

Ta

ble

/F

ork

EU CatchCertification

Interrelated support Traceability data

MALAYSIA

Regulatory Framework of Seafood Safety and Quality

Ministry ofHealth

Ministry ofAgricultureand Agro-

basesIndustries

Ministry ofInternational

Trade &Industries

Department ofEnvironment

MalaysiaExternal TradeDevelopmentCorporation

MalaysiaAirlinesCargo

Departmentof Fisheries

FisheriesDevelopmentAuthority of

Malaysia

Departmentof Veterinary

Services

Ministry ofHealth

Ministry ofAgricultureand Agro-

basesIndustries

Ministry ofInternational

Trade &Industries

Department ofEnvironment

MalaysiaExternal TradeDevelopmentCorporation

MalaysiaAirlinesCargo

FisheriesDevelopmentAuthority of

Malaysia

Departmentof Veterinary

Services

MALAYSIA• Certifications include:

catch certificationGAqPAquaculture Farm Certification Scheme (SPLAM)HalalGHP – micro enterpriseGMP – SMEsHACCP - commercial

• Inspection and HACCP certification – Ministry of Health andDepartment of Veterinary Services

• Inspection and Halal certification – Department of IslamicDevelopment of Malaysia (JAKIM)

• Fish landing sites and fish farms inspections & certifications – DOF,LKIM, SIRIM (Research Technology, Standards & QualityOrganisation)

• Adopted CCRF (FAO) in development of fisheries sustainabilityprogramme under SPLAM

• Introduction of Aquaculture Residue Monitoring Programme(ARMP) and certification throughout the supply chainmanagement

INDIA

Marine Products ExportDevelopment Authority(MPEDA)

Complimenting the role ofExport Inspection Council(EIC), exercise qualitycontrol throughout the fishproduction chain

• National Center forSustainable Aquaculture(NaCSA)

Formulation of BestManagement Practices,strategies and voluntaryguidelines for shrimp farmingindustry

• Fish Quality Managementand Sustainable Fishing(NETFISH)

Capacity building, ensuringhigher standards of hygieneand quality management forfishing and fish processors

INDIA• For food safety assurance:Quality control laboratories

Antibiotic residues screening

ELISA

Pilot test houses

EIC approved private laboratories

• HACCP system and compliance audit areimplemented

• The Mark of Quality – Marine Products Schemequality logo

• Organic certification

• Quality certification – Food Safety ManagementSystems

• Certifications are mandatory only for export products

THE PHILIPPINESBureau of Fisheries andAquatic Resources

Responsible for theimplementation ofnational legislations onfood quality and safetyand use of harmfulsubstances on seafood

• Fisheries Inspection andQuality Assurance Services(FIQAS)

• Facilitate in theimplementation of foodquality and safetyprogrammes

• Inspection and certificationof fish processing plants

• Administrative Support &Product Certification Unit

Issuance of health certificates

• Fish Health Section Monitoring and registration

THE PHILIPPINES

• HACCP-based inspection program – ResidueMonitoring Program and coordinated certificationprogram

• Standards used are consistent with the Codex

• HACCP system is adopted for safetymamanagement

• For export – establishment compliant to SanitationStandard Operating Procedures, GMPs and HACCP

• System of inspection and monitoring

• HACCP certification is voluntary for domestic-usedproducts

THAILAND

• Department of Fisheries – control quality andsafety of fish and fishery products and aquaculturefishery (farm – table)Guidelines for voluntary eco-labelling standards

Guidelines on sanitary practices in landing site, fishing boatand good practices for handling

Inspection and certification services to the fishery industry

• Code of Conduct (CoC) and GAP

• GMP and HACCP

• Road Map of Food Safety for AgriculturalProducts – imported commodities controlsystem, certification system and market &trade

• GMP certificate and HACCP certificatelimited to export products

• Multiplicity of agencies

• Weak infrastructure

• Costly for small scale fisheries unit

• Lack of competent human resource

• Limited awareness of owners andworkers

• Limited disease surveillance

CHALLENGES AND ISSUES

• Keep updated of the new standards in themarket

• Harmonisation of agencies involved

• Personnel awareness and knowledge up-gradation

• Deployment of competent inspectors

• Strengthen laboratory services and qualitymanagement institutions

• Focus on capacity building for small scalefisheries

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