1. Food Safety and Government Relations
Youth Food Animal Quality Assurance
Curriculum Guide
go.osu.edu/AQCA

2. Who is Responsible for Food Safety?
All segments of the production chain
At the live animal level:
Food animal producers including:
Youth food animal project members
Parents/guardians/family members of youth

3. Consumer Producer Food Service Transportation Marketing Retail/
Distribution
Processing
Harvesting
Marketing
Producer
Transportation

4. Quality Assurance Assurance is a pledge or promise
Assurance is a pledge or promise
Quality defined 2 ways -
A food product preferred by consumers
A safe, wholesome food product

5. Quality Assurance Achieve a safe, quality product by understanding:
Achieve a safe, quality product by understanding:
Animal handling (GPP 9)
Animal welfare (Ethics/Animal Welfare)
Animal health (GPPs 2, 3, 4)
Nutrition (GPP 5)
Impacts of production/show practices on consumer perception of meat quality and safety (ALL GPPs)

6. Why is Food Safety an Issue with Youth Food Animal Exhibitors?
Youth food animal exhibitors are:
Food animal producers
Under the same regulations as adult food animal producers

7. Why is Food Safety an Issue with Youth Food Animal Exhibitors?
Media brought attention to violations in 1990s
Violations still continue today
Takes only ONE violation to change public perception of youth food animal programs and industry

8. Perception is Reality to the Public

9. Food Animal Tampering Potential consequences for youth: Prosecuted
Potential consequences for youth:
Prosecuted
Banned from fair for a period of time
Stripped of award monies
Fined

10. Food Safety Regulatory Agencies:
Regulatory Agencies:
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

11. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Federal government agency that enforces regulations related to agriculture
Food products and safety
Delivery of products to consumer

12. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Regulates medicated animal feed and most animal health products
Approves health products
Sets tolerance levels of medications
Approves route of administration of product

13. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Division of USDA
Inspects all food products from animals in federally inspected packing plants and food processing facilities
Examines food processing facility sanitation (HACCP)

14. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Approves and regulates pesticides
Determines withdrawal time of pesticides for livestock
Regulates physical and chemical impact of livestock production on the environment

15. HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
System that protects food system from major food safety hazards
Required in all food processing facilities that are federally inspected
Some food animal operations adopting HACCP

16. Food Safety Hazards Chemical Product tampering Residues from Drugs
Chemical
Residues from
Drugs
Pesticides
Product tampering

17. Food Safety Hazards Physical Bruising Injection site blemishes Stress
Physical
Bruising
Injection site blemishes
Stress
Contamination (usually from manure)

18. Food Safety Hazards Microbial
Microbial
Bacteria which could cause foodborne illness
Salmonella
E. Coli
Listeria
Salmonella
E. Coli
Listeria

19. 7 Steps of HACCP Identify where hazard can occur
Identify where hazard can occur
Find Critical Control Points (CCP) in production process of product
Set limits for each CCP
Monitor production processes
Fix, if needed
Keep records
Verify HACCP is working

20. How Can HACCP be Applied to Youth Projects?
Implement the 10 GPPs in raising food animals
Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avoid hazards
Keep accurate records

21. How Can Youth Exhibitors Ensure Food Safety?
Supply the packer/processor with animals and/or food products free from drug and chemical residues and physical hazards
Youth exhibitors must also be aware of withdrawal times