Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition Annual Report

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition Annual Report for 2002/2003 Presented at the Annual Meeting 16 September 2003 Guelph

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition z. Our Vision: Canada’s agriculture, fisheries and food industry will have a world-class reputation for producing and selling safe food.

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition z. Our Mission: To facilitate, through dialogue within the food industry and with all levels of government, the development and implementation of a national, coordinated approach to food safety to ensure credibility in domestic and international marketplaces.

2002/2003 Priorities z. Member Communications & Services z. Issue Management & Government Relations z. Coalition Administration

Priority #1 - Member Communications & Services z. Policy Protocol z. Code of Conduct z. Members’ Conference Calls z. Newsletter z. Coalition Website

Priority #1 - Member Communications & Services z 2 nd Symposium: Driving Food Safety Industry Advancing the Agenda z 1 st Workshop: Communicating Supply Chain Food Safety Initiatives

Priority #2 - Issue Management & Government Relations z. New approaches to decision-making z. Relations with Fed/Prov/Terr Committees z. Policy Input y. Irradiation y. Agriculture Policy Framework y. Strategy for Consummer Food Safety Communications y. Canada Health Protection Act

Priority #3 - Coalition Administration z. New Membership Structure z. New Fee Structure z. Services z. Financial Support

Steering Committee 2002/2003 z Bryan Walton z Danny Dempster z Jennifer Higginson z Joyce Reynolds z Katherine Schmidt z Anne Fowlie z Bob Armstrong z Bob Anderson/ Wendell Joyce z Joy Shinn z Dennis Stephens z Steve Thompson z Phil Boyd