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Annex T: Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program (CRFPCP)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for certifying that pork products exported from Canada originate from pigs that have never been fed and/or exposed to ractopamine hydrochloride (to be referred to as ractopamine in this document).

This document describes the general requirements for the production and certification of ractopamine-free pork products for export.

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Components of the program

Annexes

Glossary

Commercial feed facilities terminology

Type A commercial feed facilities:

Commercial feed facilities (feed mills and feed retail outlets) that manufacture, handle and/or distribute only feeds that do not contain ractopamine. They have never manufactured and/or distributed mixed feeds containing ractopamine (including conveyances, their own and third party) or they have completed a clean-up according to Annex 1.

Type B commercial feed facilities:

Commercial feed facilities (feed mills and feed retail outlets) that manufacture, handle and/or distribute, in the same location or using the same equipment (including conveyances, their own and third party), feed containing ractopamine and feed that does not contain ractopamine.

Type D commercial feed facilities:

Commercial facilities (for example: warehouses, feed retail outlets, etc.) that handle and/or distribute only bagged feeds in their original packaging. Note that facilities are required to ensure that conveyances, their own and third party, are appropriate to meet CRFPCP requirements.

Third party audit:

Systematic examination, conducted by a third party auditor to assess the effectiveness of a facility's control program and determine whether the controls implemented meet the requirements of the CRFPCP.

Third party auditor:

Qualified person who is contracted by a facility enrolled in the CRFPCP to conduct an audit of the facility's control program to determine whether it meets the requirements of the program. A third party auditor must be independent of the customer-supplier relationship and must be independent of the audited organization and their customers.

Premise Identification (PID) site, Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA) on-farm feed mill and assembly yard terminology

Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA) Program:

The CQA Program is the national on-farm food safety assurance program developed and delivered by the Canadian Pork Council.

Premise Identification (PID) number:

Premise identification is the assignment of a unique identification number to a parcel of land where livestock or poultry may be located. Premises identification connects animal traceability to geographic locations.

PID site:

It is a production site with an assigned PID number. A PID site can have a single barn or multiple barns on the site and can also have an on-farm feed mill.

Pig barn:

It is a building that holds pigs. A barn is described as a building without any internal connection to another building. Multiple barns can be found in one PID site. Multiple stages of production can be found in one barn.

CQA provincial coordinator:

An individual designated by the Canadian Pork Council as responsible to deliver the CQA Program at the provincial level.

CQA manager:

The person in charge of the management and maintenance of the CQA Program on-farm, who makes sure the records are properly kept.

Producer:

The person who owns the animals.

External assessor:

A person contracted by a facility wanting to enroll on the CRFPCP to conduct an audit of the facility's control program to determine whether it meets the requirements of the program. The external assessor is not an employee of the barn or a person that holds ownership in the PID site, but could include CQA Program validators, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, feed industry representatives, slaughter establishment employees, etc.

CQA validator:

An individual registered under the Canadian Pork Council's CQA Program as eligible to perform program validations.

Trace-out checklist:

A trace-out checklist (Annex 5.4) is a questionnaire that must be completed by a Canadian Pork Council representative and an Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) feed representative when a major deviation on a PID site occurs. The representatives will determine which barn(s) from a PID site is/are allowed to continue shipping pigs to the slaughter establishment.

Type A PID site:

A site that is registered under the CQA Program that was previously approved under the CFIA European Union Ractopamine-Free Pork Program; or, registered under the CQA Program and is able to demonstrate that, prior to enrollment under the CRFPCP, it has not kept pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine for 12 months.

Type B PID site:

A site that is registered under the CQA Program that has raised pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine in the last 12 months. To become eligible under the CRFPCP, they must undergo a complete clean-up (Annex 1) prior to introducing pigs raised according to this program. CQA records supporting these conditions are available for program assessment or audits. This PID site must complete the conditional carcass sample test from the first lot of animals and test negative for the presence of ractopamine.

Type C CQA on-farm feed mill:

An on-farm feed mill that manufactures, handles and/or distributes only feeds that do not contain ractopamine. They have never manufactured and/or distributed mixed feeds containing ractopamine (including trucking) or they have completed a clean-up according to Annex 1. On-farm feed mill registered under the CQA Program can be located at the same PID site as the pig barn or can be located on a different PID site. The on-farm feed mill can also distribute feed to any other PID sites within its integrated system (same ownership), as long as no financial or monetary transaction is taking place.

PID site and CQA on-farm feed mill major deviation (impacting program status):

A major deviation of the CRFPCP requirements, identified during validation and during normal facility operations, will lead to delistment of Type A or Type B PID sites and CQA on-farm feed mill.

PID site and CQA on-farm feed mill minor deviation:

A minor deviation of the CRFPCP requirements, identified during validation and during normal facility operations, resulting in corrective action(s).

Assembly yard:

An assembly yard is a facility that temporarily (1 hour to a maximum of 15 days) holds animals that have never been fed with ractopamine and may feed those animals, although not routinely, in transit with feed that does not contain ractopamine. The assembly yard must be able to demonstrate that all animals arriving at the facility have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine. An assembly yard might keep pigs from single or multiple sources and some cases multiple species with a CFIA recognized ractopamine-free status. An assembly yard, normally, does not have its own exclusive herd mark. The assembly yard must a PID number approved by a provincial authority.

Type A assembly yard:

An assembly yard that has not kept animals or feed exposed to ractopamine in the past 12 months.

Type B assembly yard:

An assembly yard that has kept animals or feed exposed to ractopamine in the past 12 months and has performed and documented a complete clean-up of the feed distribution system as per Annex 1 of the CRFPCP prior to introducing pigs kept under the CRFPCP. This assembly yard must complete the conditional carcass sample test from the first lot of animals and test negative for the presence of ractopamine.

Slaughter establishment terminology

Type A slaughter establishment:

This applies to the slaughter establishments that, in their operations, slaughter only pigs fed with feed that does not contain ractopamine and meet the requirements of the CRFPCP.

Type B slaughter establishment:

This applies to slaughter establishments that, in their operations, slaughter ractopamine-free pigs meeting the requirements of the CRFPCP and pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine.

1. Feed manufacturing and distribution

1.1 Overview

At its core, the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program (CRFPCP) is industry-driven and, as a result, the ongoing conformance to program requirements is the responsibility of the individual operator. Commercial facilities (feed mills and feed retail outlets) are required to conduct and document an internal audit within the first month following the implementation of the program using Annex 6 - Audit checklist for commercial feed facility. The internal audit must be conducted by an employee designated by the facility who has appropriate training and expertise.

To confirm that operations within the facility (commercial feed mills and feed retail outlets) continue to meet the requirements of the CRFPCP, there are two additional levels of oversight envisioned: audits conducted by third party auditors contracted by the operator (with the exception of Type D facilities) and monitoring inspections conducted by CFIA feed inspection staff at a sample of the facilities enrolled on the program.

1.2 Roles and responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities for the implementation and oversight of the CRFPCP are expanded below:

1.2.1 Operators (commercial feed mills, feed retail outletsFootnote 1)

Operators must ensure that all feeds delivered to customers enrolled on the program are manufactured in accordance with program requirements. The manufacturing conditions must be documented as required.

When a deviation from program requirements that results in the introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine in a feed manufactured for a customer enrolled on the program (for example: a major deviation impacting program status) is identified, operators must initiate actions to bring the facility and/or feed into compliance. In addition, commercial feed facilities must immediately (that is to say, within 24 hours) advise farms and other facilities involved in the program receiving feed of any potential issues with their feeds, advise all customers that the facility has been removed from the program, contact the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologies Program of the CFIA (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) and follow the procedures identified in Annex 11 - Procedures to be followed by commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) when a deviation impacting program status is identified.

1.2.2 Responsibilities of the feed facility operator, related to the program

Feed facility operators related to the program must:

All commercial facilities (feed mills and feed retail outlets) are required to undergo a third party audit within a year of enrolling in the program with the exception of Type D facilities. The external review and assessment of the implementation of the control program will be conducted by third party auditors, including FeedAssure auditors, for those facilities certified under this voluntary HACCP program.

To confirm that the commercial feed facility continues to meet program requirements, Type B facilities must undergo an annual third party audit. Third party audits performed every two years are required at Type A facilities. In those years that a third party audit is not required at a Type A facility, the facility must conduct and document an internal audit, in accordance with Annex 6 - Audit checklist for commercial feed facility, to confirm ongoing adherence to program requirements.

1.2.3 Responsibilities of the third party auditor

In addition to the core responsibility of assessing conformity of the commercial feed facility with the program and ensuring operators effectively address any non-conformities identified, the responsibilities of the third party auditor are to:

1.2.4 CFIA feed inspection staff

CFIA feed inspection staff are to:

1.2.5 The responsibilities of CFIA feed inspection staff

In addition to the primary responsibility for the compliance of the facility with the program and operators addressing non-conformities, the responsibilities of the CFIA livestock inspection staff are as follows:

1.3 Letters of guarantee and declarations on shipping documents or invoices

1.3.1 Letter of guarantee

A letter of guarantee (Annex 3 - Letter of guarantee for the feed component) indicates that a commercial feed facility has appropriate procedures in place to ensure that all feed and feed ingredients manufactured/handled by them meet the requirements of the CRFPCP.

Enrolled commercial feed facilities are to provide an Annex 3 to all enrolled customers. When necessary, enrolled facilities are to provide an updated Annex 3 to all enrolled customers (for example, change in facility type).

Multiple enrolled facilities owned by one manufacturer are only able to be listed on a single Annex 3 provided the facilities are all at the same physical location and are all of the same type (Type A, Type B, etc.). Note that if there is a change in program status for any one or more of the facilities in such a scenario, new letters of guarantee would need to be provided to all enrolled customers.

Enrolled commercial feed facilities and farms are to have on file an Annex 3 from each enrolled commercial feed facility that they purchase feed/feed ingredients from. Facilities should regularly confirm that the Annex 3 documents they have on file are valid by verifying the enrolled facilites on CFIA's website (that is to say, the facility providing the Annex 3 is still enrolled in the program). Note that letters of guarantee do not expire (that is to say, they are no longer required to be redistributed annually).

Letters of guarantee are not required for:

1.3.2 Declaration on shipping documents or invoices

Enrolled commercial feed facilities are to declare on the shipping documents or invoice that accompanies a delivery of feed that the feed has been manufactured/handled in accordance with the program. For example, "This load has been manufactured in accordance with the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program". The use of the acronym "CRFPCP" in the required declaration made on shipping documents or invoices is permissible.

Enrolled commercial feed facilities and farms are to verify that an appropriate declaration is present on the shipping documents or invoice that accompanies a delivery of feed from an enrolled commercial feed facility and keep that record for at least two years.

Declarations are not required for:

1.4 Commercial feed facility program deviations

1.4.1 Major deviations (impacting program status)

These are deviations from program requirements that result in the introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine into a feed manufactured for the purposes of this program. For example:

Facilities are required to inform the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program of the CFIA (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) within 24 hours of the identification of such a deviation and follow the procedures identified in Annex 11 - Procedures to be followed by commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) when a deviation impacting program status is identified. Major deviations result in facility delistment and feed cannot be manufactured/distributed for the program until the deviations have been addressed and re-enrollment procedures have been followed.

1.4.2 Serious deviations

These are deviations from program requirements identified during validation, internal audits, external audits (including CFIA inspections) and during normal facility operations that are associated with letters of guarantee and/or declaration on shipping documents related to incoming feeds/feed ingredients or spillage procedures in Type D facilities.

Serious deviations are to be addressed within 48 hours of identification. Not meeting this timeline will result in compliance actions up to and including delistment from the program.

1.4.3 Minor deviations

These are deviations from program requirements identified during validation, internal audits, external audits (including CFIA inspections) and during normal facility operations that do not result in the introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine. Minor deviations are to be addressed within 15 working days of identification. Not meeting this timeline may result in compliance actions up to and including delistment from the program.

1.5 Program requirements by type of feed facility

1.5.1 Type A commercial feed facilities

1.5.1.1 Program enrollment requirements

Prior to acceptance in the program, Type A commercial feed facilities are required to conduct the following activities:

1.5.1.2 Type A commercial feed facility requirements
1.5.1.3 Program oversight

1.5.1.3.1 Ongoing oversight of normal facility operation

1.5.1.3.2 Internal audits

1.5.1.3.3 Third party audits

1.5.1.3.4 Recordkeeping

1.5.1.4 Elements of the audit
1.5.1.5 Program re-enrollment requirements

Prior to reacceptance in the program, Type A facilities that have been delisted for cause (for example, identification of deviations impacting program status or unresolved minor deviations) are required to conduct the following activities (as per Annex 12 - Commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) – Re-enrollment process for Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program):

1.5.1.6 Change in facility type

Where a Type A commercial feed facility modifies operations so that it becomes a Type B facility (for example, starts using ractopamine in some feeds and implements necessary controls to ensure feeds intended for feeding on farms enrolled on this program are manufactured in accordance with program requirements), the facility will inform their clients and the CFIA in writing as follows:

1.5.2 Type B commercial feed facilities

1.5.2.1 Program enrollment requirements

Prior to acceptance in the Program, Type B facilities are required to conduct the following activities:

  1. Submit Annex 7 - Request for enrollment in the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program for commercial feed facility to the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program of the CFIA (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) once the facility determines that program requirements are met.
1.5.2.2 Type B commercial feed facility requirements
1.5.2.3 Program oversight

1.5.2.3.1 Ongoing oversight of normal facility operation

1.5.2.3.2 Internal audits

1.5.2.3.3Third party audits

1.5.2.3.4 Recordkeeping

1.5.2.4 Elements of the audit
1.5.2.5 Program re-enrolment requirements

Prior to reacceptance in the program, Type B facilities that have been delisted for cause (for example, identification of deviations impacting program status or unresolved minor deviations) are required to conduct the following activities (as per Annex 12 - Commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) – Re-enrollment process for Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program):

1.5.2.6 Change in facility type

Where a Type B commercial feed facility modifies operations so that it becomes a Type A facility (for example, conducts a clean-up of their facility in accordance with Annex 1 and stops manufacturing, handling and/or distributing feeds that contain ractopamine), the facility will inform their clients and the CFIA in writing as follows:

1.5.3 Type D commercial feed facilities

1.5.3.1 Program enrolment requirements

Prior to acceptance in the program, Type D facilities are required to conduct the following activities:

Submit Annex 7 - Request for enrollment in the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program for commercial feed facility to the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program of the CFIA (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) once the facility determines that program requirements are met.

1.5.3.2 Type D commercial feed facility requirements
1.5.3.3 Program oversight

1.5.3.3.1 Ongoing oversight of normal facility operation

1.5.3.3.2 Internal audits

1.5.3.3.3 Recordkeeping

1.5.3.4 Elements of the audit
1.5.3.5 Program re-enrollment requirements

Prior to reacceptance in the program, Type D facilities that have been delisted for cause (for example, identification of deviations impacting program status or unresolved serious and/or minor deviations) are required to conduct the following activities (as per Annex 12 - Commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) – Re-enrollment process for Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program):

1.5.3.6 Change in facility type

Where a Type D facility modifies operations so that it handles bulk feed and becomes a Type A or B facility, the facility will inform their clients and the CFIA in writing as follows:

1.6 Summary of program requirements by feed facility type

Requirements before program enrollment
Requirements Type A Type B Type D
Conduct and document cleanout in accordance with Annex 1 if facility has used ractopamine in the past. Yes N/A N/A
Develop, follow and document adherence to SOPs that prevent ractopamine cross contamination of feed being manufactured for this program (that is to say, a HACCP program). N/A Yes N/A
Submit Annex 7 - Request for enrollment in the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program for commercial feed facility to the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program of the CFIA. Yes Yes Yes
Receive letters of guarantee (Annex 3) for all incoming mixed feeds and single ingredient feeds purchased from commercial feed facilities. Yes Yes Yes
Requirements after program enrollment
Requirements Type A Type B Type D
After program enrollment, handle only feeds that do not contain ractopamine. Yes N/A N/A
Follow and document adherence to SOPs that prevent ractopamine cross contamination of feed being manufactured for this program (that is to say, a HACCP program). N/A Yes N/A
Provide letters of guarantee (Annex 3) to other commercial feed facilities and farms enrolled in the program. Yes Yes Yes
Conduct and document internal audit within 30 calendar days in accordance with Annex 6. Yes Yes Yes
Contract with third party to conduct audit of facility within 12 months of enrollment in the program Yes Yes N/A
Contract with third party to conduct audits. Yes
(every two years)
Yes
(annually)
N/A
Conduct and document internal audits, in accordance with Annex 6, in years when no external audit is required. Yes No Yes
Communicate results of internal and external audits in accordance with timelines identified in the program. Yes Yes Yes
Maintain on-site for 2 years and make available on request program documentation, for example, audit reports, production and distribution records, and copies of letters of guarantee. Yes Yes Yes

2. Premise Identification (PID) site, CQA on-farm feed mill and assembly yard

Ractopamine must not be used in feed intended to feed any pigs marketed to registered CRFPCP slaughter establishments.CFIA's Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures #82 state that ractopamine should not be fed to male or female swine intended for reproduction, including pregnant swine, swine in lactation, and swine intended to be retained for breeding.

2.1 Roles and responsibilities

It is the role and responsibility of the external assessor, CQA validator, CQA manager or producer, CQA provincial coordinator and assembly yard representative to ensure that the premises enrolled and audited are in compliance with the CRFPCP requirements.

2.1.1 Responsibilities of the external assessor

2.1.2 Responsibilities of the CQA validator

2.1.3 Responsibilities of the CQA manager and producer

2.1.4 Responsibilities of a new CQA manager or producer of an already enrolled and compliant PID site or CQA on-farm feed mill

2.1.5 Responsibilities of the CQA provincial coordinator

2.1.6 Responsibilities of the assembly yard owner or person responsible

2.2 Type C CQA on-farm feed mill enrollment requirements

The CQA on-farm feed mill manufactures, handles, and/or distributes only feeds that do not contain ractopamine. They have never (or have not in the past 12 months) manufactured and/or distributed mixed feeds containing ractopamine (including trucking). The CQA on-farm feed mill registered under the CQA Program can be located at the same PID site as a pig barn or can be located on a different PID site. The CQA on-farm feed mill can also distribute feed to other PID sites within its integrated system (same ownership), as long as no financial or monetary transaction are taking place.

All CQA on-farm feed mills are required to undergo an on-site validation to enroll in the program and, thereafter, in accordance with required CQA Program frequency. The review and assessment of the implementation of the control program will be conducted by CQA validators.

Any other on-farm feed ingredient manufacturing equipment (such as an on-farm extruder) does not have to be registered on the CRFPCP if it has demonstrated a one-way directional flow throughout the production (production flow diagram).

2.2.1 Program documentation for enrollment

2.2.1.1 Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills

The on-farm enrollment assessment checklist (Annex 5) must be completed by the external assessor to evaluate if the CQA on-farm feed mill meets the program requirements. The Annex 5 checklist contains aspects related to the CQA Program protocols and records associated with the mixing, delivery and storage of feeds on the production unit as applicable.

If a Type C CQA on-farm feed mill manufactures feed for multiple PID sites, the CQA on-farm feed mill validation is valid for 12 months. An on-site examination of the CQA on-farm feed mill is required if a full validation of the PID site is required.

To complete Annex 5, you must have available the following documents:

2.2.1.2 Additional questions for CQA on-farm feed mill that have used ractopamine in the past 12 months:

2.2.2 Maintaining the CRFPCP status

2.2.2.1 Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID sites and on-farm feed mills

An Annex 5.1 is mandatory for CQA on-farm feed mills to remain enrolled on the CRFPCP. The Annex 5.1 must be conducted according to the current CQA cycles of the PID site or CQA on-farm feed mill. If a Type C CQA on-farm feed mill manufactures feed for multiple PID sites, the CQA on-farm feed mill validation is valid for 12 months. An on-site examination of the CQA on-farm feed mill is required if a full validation of the PID site is required.

To complete the Annex 5.1, you must have available the following documents:

2.3 Type A and B PID site

The farrow-finish Type A and B PID site that are already enrolled to the CRFPCP through the previous enrollment of a finishing PID site are excluded from the requirements of this section and automatically registered on the CRFPCP.

2.3.1 Type A PID site

Type A PID site are registered under the CQA Program that were previously approved under the CFIA CFIA European Union Ractopamine-Free Pork Program; or, registered under the CQA Program that are able to demonstrate that, prior to enrollment under the CRFPCP, the site has not kept feed containing ractopamine and pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine on-site for 12 months.

2.3.2 Type B PID site

Type B PID sites are registered under the CQA Program and have raised pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine in the last 12 months. To become eligible under the CRFPCP, they must undergo a complete clean-up (Annex 1) prior to introducing pigs raised according to this program. CQA records supporting these conditions are available for program assessment or audits. This PID site must complete the conditional carcass sample test from the first lot of animals and test negative for the presence of ractopamine in order to verify that the cleaning and control procedures were performed efficiently. This testing will not be considered as part of the mandatory randomized annual testing required by the slaughter establishments. Approval of the PID site is conditional on negative test results. Meat derived from the sampled lots cannot be exported till the test results come back negative. Once negative test results are received, meat may be exported. The slaughter establishment will send an updated list to the CQA provincial coordinator to confirm the enrollment of the PID site.

2.3.3 Program documentation for enrollment

2.3.3.1 Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills

The on-farm enrollment assessment checklist (Annex 5) must be completed by the external assessor to evaluate if the PID site meets the program requirements. The Annex 5 checklist contains aspects related to the CQA Program protocols and records associated with the mixing, delivery and storage of feeds on the production unit as applicable. If there is more than one barn per PID site that is being enrolled, all applicable barn identifiers and their respective herd marks must be listed on the Annex 5.

To complete the Annex 5 you must have available the following documents:

2.3.3.2 Additional questions for Type B PID sites:

2.3.4 Maintaining the CRFPCP status

Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID sites and on-farm feed mills

An Annex 5.1 is mandatory for a PID site to remain enrolled on the CRFPCP. The Annex 5.1 must be conducted according to the current CQA cycles of the PID site. If there is more than one barn per PID site that is being enrolled, all applicable barn identifiers and their respective herd marks must be listed on the Annex 5.1.

To complete the Annex 5.1, you must have available the following documents:

2.4 Type A and B assembly yard

An assembly yard is a facility that temporarily (up to a maximum of 15 days) holds animals and could feed those animals according to the applicable regulations. An assembly yard might keep pigs from single or multiple sources and in some cases multiple species. An assembly yard may not have its exclusive herd mark (not a program requirement). The assembly yard must have a PID number approved by a provincial authority (pig traceability program). Ensure animals are identified according to federal identification and movement reporting on traceability requirements (see PigTRACE Canada). Assembly yards must have a control program to identify the animals received without original herd mark.

2.4.1 Type A assembly yard

A Type A assembly yard receives only animals that are registered on a ractopamine-free program. A Type A assembly yard is able to demonstrate that, pigs and/or other species that have never been fed feed containing ractopamine (with supporting documentation), and feed containing ractopamine, has not been kept on this facility in the last 12 months. This assembly yard must complete the conditional carcass sample test from the first lot of animals and test negative for the presence of ractopamine in order to verify that the control procedures are performed efficiently.This testing will not be considered as part of the mandatory randomized annual testing required by the slaughter establishments. Meat derived from the sampled lots can not be exported until the test results come back negative.

2.4.2 Type B assembly yard

A Type B assembly yard is unable to demonstrate that, pigs and/or other species have never been fed with feed containing ractopamine, and that the feed containing ractopamine has not been kept on this facility in the last 12 months, but it has implemented Annex 1 clean-up procedure and is able to demonstrate that the ractopamine-free status is maintained after the clean up. This assembly yard must complete the conditional carcass sample test from the first lot of animals and test negative for the presence of ractopamine in order to verify that the control procedures are performed efficiently. This testing will not be considered as part of the mandatory randomized annual testing required by the slaughter establishments. Approval of the assembly yard is conditional to the negative test results. Meat derived from the sampled lots can not be exported until the test results come back negative.

2.4.3 Program documentation for enrollment

2.4.3.1 Annex 5.2 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for assembly yards

The Annex 5.2 must be completed by an external assessor contracted by the slaughter house to evaluate if the assembly yard meets the program requirements. Upon favorable enrollment assessment, the assembly yard will be identified as having met the CRFPCP requirements. Enrollment records will be kept at the slaughter establishment(s) and at the assembly yard.

To complete the Annex 5.2 you must have available the following documents:

2.4.4 Maintaining the CRFPCP status

Annex 5.3 - Annual assessment checklist for assembly yards

An Annex 5.3 is mandatory for assembly yard to remain enrolled on the CRFPCP. The Annex 5.3 must be completed annually.

To complete the Annex 5.3 you must have available the following documents:

2.5 Trace-out and communication

The trace-out is to be completed on PID sites with multiple barns that are not connected to each other. The trace-out will be completed in the occurrence of introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine on-farm. The CQA provincial coordinator with a feed industry representative will determine which barns have been contaminated or likely contaminated with ractopamine by following Annex 5.4 - Trace-out checklist (for PID sites and on-farm feed mill). The barns identified as contaminated will be delisted from the CRFPCP and have to follow the enrollment process for a Type B PID site to re-enroll to the CRFPCP. The ractopamine-free barns will stay enrolled on the CRFPCP. The CQA provincial coordinator is responsible to communicate the results of the trace-out checklist with the CQA national coordinator and the slaughter establishment.

2.6 Change in PID site type or slaughter house

A Type B PID site becomes automatically a Type A PID site when the first Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID sites and on-farm feed mills is completed 12 months after enrollment, if all CRFPCP requirements are met.

If a PID site decide to ship pigs to another slaughter establishment, the CQA manager shall send to the new slaughter establishment the existing Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills and a new Annex 2 - Agreement between the Premise Identification (PID) site and the slaughter establishment with its signature. Any other changes in an existing PID site registered under this program will be reported to the slaughter establishment using either Annex 5 or Annex 5.1.

2.7 Record keeping for PID site, CQA on-farm feed mill and assembly yard

Clear and comprehensive documentation of the CRFPCP must be kept on site and made available to auditors upon request.

2.7.1 PID site and CQA on-farm feed mill

The documentation must be kept on site since the last CQA Validation or since enrollment. The documentation includes:

2.7.2 Assembly yard

The documentation must be kept on site for a minimum of 12 months. The documentation includes:

2.8 Deviation for PID site, CQA on-farm feed mill and assembly yard

2.8.1 Minor deviation – Adherence with corrective action

2.8.1.1 Minor deviations are:

when one of the items listed in Annex 5, Annex 5.1, Annex 5.2 or Annex 5.3 is identified by the external assessor or validator at the time of the assessment as non-compliant.

2.8.1.2 Corrective action for a minor deviation

2.8.2 Major deviation – Non-adherence or revocation

2.8.2.1 Major deviations are:
2.8.2.2 Corrective action procedure for a major deviation with introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine to a facility

The facility will be delisted by removing it from the program's eligibility list until the re-enrollment process is approved by the slaughter establishment.

2.9 Requirements verification

The tables below list the program requirements and the documents that must be verified to assess the conformity of the requirements. The deviation column identifies the type of nonconformity, if a requirement is not met.

PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill requirements
Requirements Documents to verify Deviation
The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill is registered on the CQA Program and has a valid status. Certificate or letter of certification from CQA provincial office Not eligible
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CQA Program. Last CQA validation report or contact the CQA provincial office Minor
The PID site has barn-exclusive herd mark(s). Each barn registered to the program must have barn-exclusive herd mark(s) Not eligible
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill has not kept or manufactured feed containing ractopamine for the last 12 months or since a clean-up was completed (in accordance with Annex 1) and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. Verify a subset of the feed delivery slip and CQA ration used on-farm record or completion of the Annex 1 Not eligible
The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill has obtained letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, or D) that supply them with feed confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Verify a subset of letters of guarantee (Annex 3) signed by an enrolled feed facility Minor
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill has started collecting the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered. Verify that feed delivery slips for each load of feed Minor
The CQA on-farm feed mill feed mixing and sequencing records are maintained, kept on file since the last CQA validation and available for inspection upon request. Verify that CQA feed mixing and sequencing records Minor
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill has controls in place to ensure that feeds of unknown origin are not accepted. Verify that CQA ration used on-farm record and feed delivery slips or tag (procedure) Minor
The PID site has available supporting records demonstrating that the incoming animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since the clean-up (Annex 1) was completed. Reviewing a subset of the Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for incoming animals Minor
The PID site has available supporting records demonstrating that the outgoing animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since the clean-up (Annex 1) was completed. Reviewing a subset of the Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for outgoing animals Minor
The person in charge of the CQA on-farm feed mill is aware that the CQA provincial coordinator must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the on-farm feed mill. Verify that Annex 5 has been completed at enrolment or Annex 5.1 completed during the yearly CQA validation cycle Minor
The person in charge is aware of the CRFPCP CQA manager or producer responsibilities. Verify Annex 5 has been completed at enrolment or Annex 5.1 completed during the yearly CQA validation cycle Minor
Any animals that may have been exposed to ractopamine have been removed or identified and segregated from incoming ractopamine-free pigs. The barn and equipment that may have been exposed to feed containing ractopamine or animals fed with ractopamine have been cleaned. Verify:
  • Annex 1 has been completed
  • Annex 5 has been completed at enrolment or Annex 5.1 completed during the yearly CQA validation cycle
Major
Recordkeeping: records must be kept since the last CQA validation or since enrollment. Verify:
  • the last CQA validation report
  • Annex 1
  • letters of guarantee (Annex 3) from commercial facilities
  • CQA feed mixing and sequencing records
  • CQA ration used on-farm
  • feed delivery slips
  • Swine Movement Document (Annex 4)
Minor
Assembly yard elements
Requirements Documents to verify Deviation
The assembly yard is registered in the program and has a valid status. Annex 5.2 completed by the external assessor and the assembly yard representative Not eligible
The assembly yard does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CRFPCP. Annex 5.3 completed annually after enrolment by the external assessor and the assembly yard representative Minor
The assembly yard has not kept feed containing ractopamine for the last 12 months or since a clean-up was completed (in accordance with Annex 1) and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. Annex 5.2 at enrolment or Annex 5.3 completed annually after enrolment by the external assessor and the assembly yard representative Not eligible
The assembly yard has obtained an letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by an enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, or D) that supply them with feed confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP (if applicable). Reviewing a subset of letters of guarantee (Annex 3) signed by an enrolled feed facility Minor
The assembly yard has started collecting the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered (if applicable). Feed delivery slips for each load of feed Minor
The assembly yard has available supporting records demonstrating that the incoming animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since the clean-up (Annex 1) was completed. Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for incoming animals Minor
The assembly yard has available supporting records demonstrating that the outgoing animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since the clean-up (Annex 1) was completed. Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for outgoing animals Minor
The person in charge of the assembly yard is aware that the slaughter establishment must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the facility. Interview question Minor
The person in charge is aware of the CRFPCP assembly yard representative responsibilities. Interview question Minor
Any animals that may have been exposed to ractopamine have been removed or identified and segregated from incoming ractopamine-free pigs. The facility and equipment that may have been exposed to feed containing ractopamine or animals fed with ractopamine have been cleaned. Verify:
  • Annex 1 is completed
  • on-site observation and interview
Major
Recordkeeping: records must be kept since the last completion of Annex 5.2 at enrolment or 5.3 annually after enrolment. Verify:
  • Annex 1
  • letters of guarantee (Annex 3) from commercial facilities
  • feed delivery slips
  • Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for incoming and outgoing animals
  • Annex 5.2 at enrolment
  • Annex 5.3 annually after enrolment
Minor

2.10 Requirements summary for Type A and B PID site and assembly yard

Summary
Requirements Type A PID Type B PID Assembly yard
Annex 1 - Cleaning procedure – CFIA position on eliminating ractopamine from feed production facilities No Yes Yes, if no documentation of the previous last 12 months is available
Annex 3 - Letter of guarantee for the feed component (from commercial feed facilities) Yes Yes When applicable
Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document (for incoming animals) Yes Yes Yes
Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document (for outgoing animals) Yes Yes Yes
Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills Yes Yes N/A
Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID sites and on-farm feed mills Yes Yes N/A
Annex 5.2 – On-site enrollment assessment checklist for assembly yards N/A N/A Yes
Annex 5.3 - Annual assessment checklist for assembly yards N/A N/A Yes
Carcass sampling for enrollment of Type B PID site or assembly yard N/A Yes Yes

2.11 Requirements summary for Type C - CQA on-farm feed mill

Program enrollment
Requirements Feed facility
Type C
Be enrolled in sector quality assurance program. Yes
(CQA Program)
Conduct and document cleanout in accordance with Annex 1 if facility has used ractopamine in the past 12 months. Yes
(if applicable)
Receive letters of guarantee (Annex 3) for all incoming mixed feeds and single ingredient feeds purchased from commercial feed facilities. Yes
Submit completed Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills to slaughter plant. Yes
Program annual assessment
Requirements Feed facility
Type C
After program enrollment, handle only feeds that do not contain ractopamine. Yes
Complete Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID sites and on-farm feed mills. Yes
Maintain on-site for 12 months and make available on request program documentation, for example: audit reports, supporting records, copies of letters of guarantee. Yes
Remain enrolled in CQA Program Yes

3. Transportation

For every shipment, the transporter shall provide assurances that the animals were not fed with feed containing ractopamine and will not be commingled during their transport to the slaughter establishment with animals fed with feed containing ractopamine.

The transporter shall present Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document containing the relevant information for the program to the operator of the slaughter establishment prior to unloading any animal. The Swine Movement Document (Annex 4), electronically signed, or signed and scanned, or signed and pictured, can be provided prior to the transportation of the animals to the slaughter establishment.

4. Slaughter establishments

4.1 Roles and responsibilities

Demonstration of on-going conformity with the program requirements is the responsibility of the individual slaughter operator. For slaughter establishments, the written control program must be reviewed and assessed by the CFIA veterinarian-in-charge and regional veterinary officer prior to approval. CFIA meat inspection staff will be conducting appropriate Compliance Verification System (CVS) export task(s) according to national frequency, as a minimum. The control program must also ensure that any feed brought into the slaughter establishment to feed the animals (when slaughter is delayed) is ractopamine-free.

4.1.1 Responsibilities of the slaughter establishment operator

Operators must produce pork meat and meat products in accordance with the requirements of the CRFPCP, such as:

4.1.2 Responsibilities of the CFIA meat inspection staff

The CFIA meat inspection staff will:

4.2 Type A slaughter establishments

Operators of these slaughter establishments must develop, implement and maintain control programs to avoid the entry of any pigs fed with feed containing ractopamine as a requirement of the CRFPCP. The control program shall contain all key elements of a recognized quality control program, for example: written performance standards, deviation procedures, records, monitoring, verification procedures, annual review, etc.

4.3 Type B slaughter establishments

Operators of these slaughter establishments must develop, implement and maintain control programs covering the identification, traceability, cross-contamination, segregation, handling, packaging, employee training and any other relevant components of the CRFPCP. The control program shall contain all key elements of a recognized quality control program, for example: written performance standards, deviation procedures, records, monitoring, verification procedures, annual review, etc. Special consideration shall be made with respect to the prevention of exposure of live animals that were not fed with feed containing ractopamine with those that are not in the program.

The CFIA veterinarian or inspector-in-charge must be notified in advance of the arrival time of pig shipments under this program.

4.4 Program documentation

The operator shall have the signed enrolment assessment and declaration of pig suppliers stating that the PID sites have a valid registration in the CQA Program as meeting the CRFPCP requirements (Annex 2 and Annex 5 for PID sites, and Annex 5.2 for assembly yards).

The slaughter establishment's control program and the relevant up-to-date list of eligible PID sites shall be presented to the CFIA veterinarian-in-charge and regional veterinary officer for review and assessment, prior to approval. Each slaughter establishment will be keeping an updated list of the enrolled PID sites and assembly yards containing the following information:

This list will be shared with the CQA provincial coordinators. The list must be sent in the beginning of every year and must clearly identify all PID sites that have changed status (enrolled/delisted/reenlisted). These individual list will be accessible to CFIA inspectors and foreign auditors at each slaughter establishment. Any changes in an existing PID site registered under this program will be reported to the slaughter establishment using either Annex 5 or Annex 5.1.

The transporter is to present Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document to the operator of the slaughter establishment prior to unloading the animals under this program. An electronic signature, scanned signed or picture of signed Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) can be provided prior to the transportation of the animals to the slaughter establishment. The Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) must be made available upon request to the CFIA veterinarian-in-charge.

4.5 Program randomized statistical testing

Carcasses produced under the present program are subject to randomized statistical testing. Carcass testing requirements shall be based on the production volume of the slaughtering establishment. The number of pigs slaughtered in the last year under the CRFPCP or the industry/government forecast for the upcoming year, multiplied by 0.02%, results on the total number of carcass tests required for the year. The veterinarian-in-charge / inspector-in-charge at the slaughter establishment will determine a random sampling schedule by using a randomized calculation tool (for example: www.randomizer.com). The veterinarian-in-charge / inspector-in-charge will provide the slaughter establishment the sampling coordinates: sampling shall be distributed throughout the fiscal year. The veterinarian-in-charge / inspector-in-charge shall report annual ractopamine random sampling forecasting for the current fiscal year, using Annex 10 - Ractopamine National Database – Annual ractopamine random sampling forecasting under the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program, by contacting the following email address: ractopaminedatabase@inspection.gc.ca.

Carcass sampling and shipment of the samples will be performed by the operator under the CFIA supervision. Liver or kidney tissue will be sampled and the establishments must run the ractopamine testing at a minimum frequency of every 2 months. The samples shall be sent to an accredited laboratory with a method for total ractopamine on its scope of accreditation, which is based on CFIA's reference method CVDR-M-3021.09 (refer to Annex 9 for details on laboratory requirements). All laboratory results shall be sent immediately, simultaneously and directly to the plant and the CFIA veterinarian-in-charge. The operator must convey instructions to their contracted laboratory for reporting test results to the CFIA, using Annex 8 - Ractopamine National Database – Ractopamine carcass testing under the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program, at the following email address: ractopaminedatabase@inspection.gc.ca

If a sample is found positive for ractopamine, the operator must implement corrective and preventive actions without delay to ensure that product in non-compliance is identified and controlled, and that the root cause of the non-compliance is identified and managed. The CFIA will suspend certification procedures for countries requiring the present program, until the operator can confirm that products presented for export certification are derived from animals raised in accordance with the requirements of the program. If the operator cannot confirm that products presented for export certification are derived from animals raised in accordance with the requirements of the program, the products will be deemed ineligible for this program; however, it could be eligible for countries with no ractopamine restriction. The operator must follow Annex 13 - Action plan and communication in case of pork meat containing ractopamine is detected and share information about the investigation with CFIA inspection staff. CFIA will inform foreign competent authorities, in the case an ineligible product has reached a foreign country with ractopamine restriction.

In the case of ractopamine positive test results communicated by foreign officials to the CFIA (port-of-entry violation), a corrective action request (CAR) will be issued and a root cause analysis must be performed by the operator throughout the supply chain. Findings must be then forwarded to the veterinarian-in-charge of the exporting establishment, along with an action plan (containing corrective and preventive actions). This action plan shall be to the satisfaction of the CFIA veterinarian-in-charge and the Operations Veterinary Specialist (OVS) (meat export) or substitute, before certification may resume.

4.6 Record keeping

Clear and comprehensive records must be kept and available for auditors on request for a minimum of 2 years from the time meat is shipped.

4.7 Requirements summary for Type A and Type B slaughter establishments

Summary
Requirements Type A Type B
Written control program Yes Yes, with segregation requirements. Segregation must be performed in cutting / processing sectors of the establishment, if applicable.
Agreement with the slaughter establishment (Annex 2) Yes Yes
Enrollment assessment (Annex 5 or Annex 5.2, if applicable) and up-dated list of enrolled PID sites Yes Yes
Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document Yes Yes
Randomized statistical carcass testing Yes Yes
Statistical carcass testing of newly enrolled Type B PID sites Yes Yes
Reporting of results to CFIA and slaughter plant by contracted laboratories Yes Yes

5. Cutting establishments

Operators of stand-alone cutting establishments must develop, implement and maintain adapted control programs covering the identification, traceability, segregation, handling, packaging, employee training and any other relevant components of the CRFPCP. The control program shall contain all key elements of a recognized quality control program, for example: written performance standards, deviation procedures, records, monitoring, verification procedures, annual review, etc.

Records shall be kept at minimum for 2 years and shall be made available to auditors upon request.

The control program must be reviewed and assessed by the CFIA inspector-in-charge and supervisor prior to approval.

6. Storage establishments

These storage establishments shall identify products eligible for export to a country as per current export verification procedures (see Completion of form CFIA/ACIA 5344 – Export Application Verification Form - Annex H).

6.1 Annex 1 - Cleaning procedure – CFIA position on eliminating ractopamine from feed production facilities

Although ractopamine is approved for use in specific livestock feeds manufactured in Canada, some trading partners are requesting foods of animal origin exported from Canada be certified as originating from animals that have never been treated with ractopamine.

With respect to the certification of pork products as per the CRFPCP, two types of feed production facilities are envisioned:

The CFIA recognizes that some feed production facilities that have, in the past, manufactured feeds that contain ractopamine may wish to implement cleaning protocols that would allow them to be considered ractopamine-free facilities. In order for these production facilities to meet the requirements for ractopamine-free facilities under the CRFPCP and to certify to clients that their products do not contain ractopamine, production facilities will need to provide assurances that:

The objective of the clean-up is to ensure the premises, bins, equipment and conveyances are free from ractopamine or feed containing ractopamine.

The following protocol outlines the CFIA's considerations regarding the manner in which this can be acceptably accomplished. The use of other methodology to achieve similar outcomes will be considered. Any such proposals shall be submitted to the CFIA for endorsement prior to their being undertaken.

Approved protocols may also be applied in premises where ractopamine is accidentally or otherwise re-introduced into feed production facilities that had been considered ractopamine-free. In these cases, naturally, other actions are required in such cases, for example: immediate notification of producers, investigation, and plan for corrective and preventive actions.

6.2 Verification

To maintain uniformity across all feed production facilities, the feed production facility must fully document clean-up. These documents shall be signed and dated by the production supervisor or designate.

6.3 Changeover to ractopamine-free facility status

Prior to being recognized as ractopamine-free, the feed production facility must demonstrate that all inventory has been cleared from the facility and an appropriate flush of the production system completed.

This shall include documentation that neither ractopamine nor medicated feeds containing ractopamine have been stored or used in the facility for a minimum of 10 days of full operation (must include at least one complete fill and empty for each of piece equipment in the production facility other than storage bins, compartments and conveyances). Additionally, the feed production facility must have documented records to demonstrate that all storage bins, compartments and conveyances have been emptied of all materials containing ractopamine and cleaned according to the following cleaning protocol.

6.4 Approved cleaning protocol

6.4.1 Feed production system flush

Documentation shall demonstrate that there has been no storage or handling of ractopamine and/or medicated feeds containing ractopamine in the facility for a minimum of 10 days of full operation (must include at least one complete fill and empty for each of piece equipment in the production facility other than storage bins, compartments and conveyances). Such documentation must identify all feeds and feed ingredients that have been processed through the system subsequent to the last use of ractopamine maintained by the facility for a minimum of 2 years and made available for review on request.

6.4.2 Clean-up of storage bins, compartments and conveyances

6.4.2.1 Visual inspection

A visual inspection of each storage bin, compartment and conveyance will identify if there is accumulation of material that may contain residues of ractopamine.

6.4.2.1.1 Procedure

Where the documented evidence demonstrates that the above conditions have been met, the system will be deemed to have achieved adequate flush out of ractopamine. No additional validation step is considered necessary by the CFIA.

To maintain uniformity across all feed production facilities, the CFIA anticipates operators would employ the cleaning protocol detailed above. The use of other methodology that achieves similar outcomes will be considered. The feed production facility shall submit such proposals to the CFIA for endorsement prior to their being undertaken.

Annex 2 - Agreement between the Premise Identification (PID) site and the slaughter establishment

Note: Example format for establishment use. This exact wording must be used.

Instructions

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Date
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PID number of the site
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Name of the CQA manager
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Name of the producer / livestock owner
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PID site name / farm name
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CQA number (optional)
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Mailing address
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Phone number
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Fax

Barn identifier number Herd mark(s)
   
   
   
   
   
   

Section I: Type of PID site

Section II: Declaration of CQA manager or producer and slaughter establishment representative

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Slaughter establishment name
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CQA manager or producer signature
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CQA manager or producer printed name
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Date
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Slaughter establishment representative signature
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Slaughter establishment representative printed name
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Date

Annex 3 - Letter of guarantee for the feed component

Note: Example format for establishment use. This exact wording must be used.

Instructions

Intended recipient of the feed and/or feed ingredient

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Feed facility name, name of the PID site, or assembly yard
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PID site number(s) (if applicable)
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Name of CQA manager or producer, assembly yard representative, or commercial feed facility representative
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Address (facility office/owner address)
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Phone number

This letter of guarantee certifies that:

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Feed facility name
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Feed facility code
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Address
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Phone number

is a Type space feed facility (identify whether facility is Type A, B, or D) enrolled in the CRFPCP that has appropriate procedures in place to ensure that all feed and feed ingredients delivered to your facility meet the requirements of the CRFPCP.

All employees involved in manufacturing/handling of feed have read and understood the protocol and agree to participate in the production of feed under this program. Appropriate records are maintained through all phases of production to provide traceability of the feed to ensure it has not been in contact with ractopamine.

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Name of facility representative
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Signature
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Position
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Date

Annex 4 - Swine Movement Document

Instructions

Section 1: Producer / Assembly yard section

Statements to be answered:
  1. For CQA farms to assembly yard or slaughter movement:
    "I attest these pigs were produced in accordance with the CQA Program standards. All drugs withdrawal periods have been met."
  2. For CQA farm to assembly or slaughter movement:
    "I attest that these pigs were not fed with feed containing ractopamine and were produced in accordance with the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program (CRFPCP)."

Section 2: Transporter section

Statement to be answered:

"I hereby certify that these pigs were not mixed during transport with pigs non-certified to the CRFPCP and the truck was fully cleaned if livestock that may have come in contact with Ractopamine were previously transported in this vehicle."

Section 3: Destination

Note:

Annex 5 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for Premise Identification (PID) site and on-farm feed mills

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 5 form.

Instructions

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Date
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PID number of the site
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Name of the CQA manager
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Name of the producer / livestock owner
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PID site name / farm name
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CQA number (optional)
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Mailing address
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Phone number
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Fax

Barn identifier number Herd mark(s)
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. If there is a CQA on-farm feed mill on this PID site complete all remaining sections.
  2. If this PID site receives feed from a CQA on-farm feed mill located on another PID site, indicate the PID site number or address / LLD (legal land description) of the CQA on-farm feed mill and skip Section I and Section II.

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    PID number of the site or address / LLD

  3. If there is no CQA on-farm feed mill on this PID site or if this PID site does not receive feed from a CQA on-farm feed mill, check N/A below and skip Section I and Section II.
    • N/A

Section I: CQA on-farm feed mill enrollment assessment checklist

# Enrollment requirements Yes No N/A
1 The CQA on-farm feed mill is registered on the CQA Program and has a valid status. ---
2 This CQA on-farm feed mill does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CQA Program. ---
3a This CQA on-farm feed mill has not manufactured feed containing ractopamine in the last 12 months or since a clean-up was completed (in accordance with Annex 1) and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. ---
3b This CQA on-farm feed mill has not manufactured, had on site, or used any feed or supplements for any species (for example: poultry feed) that contain bovine meat and bone meal in the last 12 months or since a clean-up was completed (in accordance with Annex 1), and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. ---
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The CQA on-farm feed mill has obtained letters guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, and D) that supply them with feed confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

Commercial feed facility(s) name(s) and location(s) (town name) or facility code(s):

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5 This CQA on-farm feed mill has started collecting the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered and they confirm that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the CRFPCP.
6 CQA feed mixing and sequencing records are maintained, have been kept on file since the last CQA validation and are available for inspection upon request. ---
7 This CQA on-farm feed mill has controls in place to ensure that feeds of unknown origin are not accepted. ---
8 The personnel in charge of the on-farm feed mill are aware that the CQA provincial coordinator must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the on-farm feed mill. ---
9 An on-site examination and record review of this CQA on-farm feed mill has been performed. ---

Additional questions for CQA on-farm feed mills that have used ractopamine in the past 12 months

# Enrollment requirements Yes No N/A
10 Appropriate clean-up of the feed mill has been demonstrated, including records of a clean-up in accordance with Annex 1 of the CRFPCP. ---
11 This CQA on-farm feed mill has collected the shipping documents or invoices (receiving records, feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered since the clean-up (Annex 1), confirming that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the CRFPCP. ---

Section II: Declaration by external assessor and CQA manager or producer for the CQA on-farm feed mill

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External assessor signature
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External assessor printed name
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CQA manager or producer signature
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CQA manager or producer printed name
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CQA on-farm feed mill audit date
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Date

Section III: Type A and B PID site CRFPCP enrollment requirements

# Enrollment requirements Yes No N/A
1 The PID site is registered in the CQA Program and has a valid status. ---
2 This PID site does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CQA Program. ---
3 All individual barns in the PID site have their barn-exclusive herd mark(s). ---
4a This PID site is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since a clean-up (in accordance with Annex 1) was completed and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. ---
4b This PID site is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with any feed or supplements that contain bovine meat and bone meal in the last 12 months or since a clean-up was completed (in accordance with Annex 1), and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request. ---
5 The PID site has started collecting the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for loads of feed delivered, confirming that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the program.
6 The PID site has the supporting records demonstrating that the incoming animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the past 12 months or since a clean-up (as per Annex 1) was completed and these records are maintained and available to auditors upon request.
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The CQA manager or producer of the PID site has obtained letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, and D) that supply them with feed, confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

Write the name or the facility code and the type of commercial feed facility supplying feed. Commercial feed facility(s) name(s) and location(s) (town name) or facility code(s):

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Answer "N/A" if feed is only supplied by on-farm feed mill.

8 This PID site has controls in place to ensure that feeds of unknown origin are not accepted. ---
9 CQA validation report is maintained on file since the last validation and available for review to auditors upon request. ---
10 The CQA manager and the barn personnel are aware that the CQA provincial coordinator and the slaughter establishment must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the PID site. ---
11 The CQA manager is aware of the CRFPCP CQA manager and producer responsibilities. ---
12 An on-site examination and record review of this PID site has been performed. ---

Additional questions for PID sites that have used ractopamine in the past 12 months

# Enrollment requirements Yes No N/A
13 Appropriate clean-up has been demonstrated, including records of clean-up in accordance with Annex 1 of the CRFPCP. ---
14 Any animals that may have been exposed to ractopamine have been removed or identified and segregated from incoming ractopamine-free pigs. ---
15 The PID site has collected the shipping documents or invoices (receiving records, feed delivery slips) for loads of feed delivered since the clean-up (Annex 1), confirming that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the program. ---
16 Hog barns and equipment that may have been exposed to foods containing ractopamine or animals that have ingested ractopamine-containing foods have been cleaned. ---

Section IV: Audit summary

The following is a summary of the audit conducted for the PID site on space (date).

Option 1 – Adherence without deviation Yes No
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) has met the requirements of the CRFPCP and the facilities can be enrolled in the CRFPCP.
If the CQA on-farm feed mill is located on another PID site, this CQA on-farm feed mill has a valid status on the CRFPCP and CQA Program.
Option 2 – Adherence minor deviation Yes No

The following deviation(s) from the items listed above were identified at the PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) at the time of the audit:

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Corrective actions were completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit and completion was verified. Date the corrective action has been completed: space.
The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) has corrected the identified deviation(s) in an effective manner and demonstrated adherence to the CRFPCP requirements and the facilities can be enrolled in the CRFPCP.
If the CQA on-farm feed mill is located on another PID site, this CQA on-farm feed mill has a valid status on the CRFPCP and CQA Program.
Option 3 – Major deviation leading to non-adherence
  • Minor corrective actions were not completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit.

    (or)

  • There is introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine to the PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill.
  • The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill cannot be enrolled in the CRFPCP.

Section V: Declaration by external assessor and CQA manager or producer

Type A PID site

PID site registered under the CQA Program where pigs that have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the last 12 months were raised.

Type B PID site

PID site registered under the CQA Program where pigs that have been fed with feed containing ractopamine in the last 12 months were raised.

Declaration

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External assessor signature
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CQA manager or producer printed name
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Section VI: Declaration by the slaughter establishment

Instructions

Type A PID site

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Type B PID site

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A copy of the completed and signed Annex 5, by the external assessor and CQA manager or producer and the slaughter establishment, must be sent to the CQA provincial office.

Annex 5.1 - Annual assessment checklist for PID site and on-farm feed mills

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 5.1 form.

Instructions

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Name of the CQA manager
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Barn identifier number Herd mark(s)
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1. If there is a CQA on-farm feed mill on this PID site complete all remaining sections.
  2. If this PID site receives feed from a CQA on-farm feed mill located on another PID site, indicate the PID site number or address / LLD (legal land description) of the CQA on-farm feed mill and skip Section I and Section II.

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  3. If there is no CQA on-farm feed mill on this PID site or if this PID site does not receive feed from a CQA on-farm feed mill, check N/A below and skip Section I and Section II.

    N/A

Section I: CQA on-farm feed mill annual assessment requirements

# Annual assessment requirements Yes No N/A
1 The CQA on-farm feed mill is registered in the CQA Program and has a valid status. ---
2 This CQA on-farm feed mill does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CQA Program. ---
3a This CQA on-farm feed mill has not manufactured feed containing ractopamine since enrolling in the program and the information entered on the records since the last CQA validation support these conditions; these records are available to the auditors upon request. ---
3b This CQA on-farm feed mill has not manufactured, had on site, or used any feed or supplements for any species (for example: poultry feed) that contain bovine meat and bone meal since the last CQA validation or since the Annex 14 - Declaration by producer or CQA manager on the use of bovine meat and bone meal was signed. ---
4 This CQA on-farm feed mill has the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered since the last CQA validation or since enrolling in the program, confirming that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the program.
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The CQA on-farm feed mill has obtained letters guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, and D) that supply them with feed confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

Commercial feed facility(s) name(s) and location(s) (town name) or facility code(s):

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6 CQA feed mixing and sequencing records are maintained, kept on file since the last CQA validation and available for inspection upon request. ---
7 This CQA on-farm feed mill has controls in place to ensure that feeds of unknown origin are not accepted. ---
8 The personnel in charge of the CQA on-farm feed mill are aware that the CQA provincial coordinator must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the on-farm feed mill. ---
9a For a full validation, an on-site examination and record review of this CQA on-farm feed mill has been performed.
9b For a partial validation, a record review of this CQA on-farm feed mill has been performed.

Section II: Declaration by validator and CQA manager for the CQA on-farm feed mill

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Section III: Type A and B PID site annual assessment requirements

# Annual assessment requirements Yes No N/A
1 The PID site is registered on the CQA Program and has a valid status. ---
2 This PID site does not have any outstanding corrective actions related to the CQA Program. ---
3 The PID site has barn-exclusive herd mark(s). ---
4 A copy of Annex 5 is kept on file stating that the PID site met the requirements of the CRFPCP. ---
5 This PID site has a signed Annex 2 - Agreement between the Premise Identification (PID) site and the slaughter establishment stating that the PID site met the requirements of the CRFPCP upon enrollment. ---
6a This PID site is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine since enrolling in the program and the information entered on the records since the last CQA validation support these conditions; these records are available to the auditors upon request. ---
6b This PID site is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with any feed or supplements that contain bovine meat and bone meal since the last CQA validation or since the the Annex 14 - Declaration by producer or CQA manager on the use of bovine meat and bone meal was signed. ---
7 The PID site has the shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for each load of feed delivered since the last CQA validation or since enrollment on the program, confirming that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the program.
8 The PID site has supporting records, since the last CQA validation or since enrolling in the program, demonstrating that the incoming animals have not been fed with feed containing ractopamine and the records are maintained and available to auditors upon request.
9 The PID site has the Swine Movement Documents (Annex 4) for all shipments of pigs from this production site, and copies are kept on-site since the last CQA validation or since enrolling in the program and records are available to auditors upon request. ---
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The CQA manager of the PID site has obtained letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, and D) that supply them with feed, confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

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Answer "N/A" if feed is only supplied by on-farm feed mill.

11 The PID site has controls in place to ensure that feeds of unknown origin are not accepted. ---
12 CQA validation report is maintained on file since the last validation and is available to auditors upon request. ---
13 The CQA manager and the barn personnel are aware that the CQA provincial coordinator must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the PID site. ---
14 The CQA manager is aware of the CRFPCP responsibilities for CQA managers or producers. ---
15a For a full validation, an on-site examination and record review of this PID site has been performed.
15b For a partial validation, a record review of this PID site has been performed.

Section IV: Audit summary

The following is a summary of the audit conducted for the PID site on space (date).

Option 1 – Adherence without deviation Yes No
This PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) has met the requirements of the CRFPCP and the facilities can remain enrolled in the CRFPCP.
If the CQA on-farm feed mill is located on another PID site, this CQA on-farm feed mill has a valid status on the CRFPCP and CQA Program.
Option 2 – Adherence minor deviation Yes No

The following deviation(s) from the items listed above were identified at the PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) at the time of the audit:

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Corrective actions were completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit and completion was verified. Date the corrective action has been completed: space.
The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill (if applicable) has corrected the identified deviation(s) in an effective manner and demonstrated adherence to the CRFPCP requirements and the facilities can remain enrolled in the CRFPCP.
If the CQA on-farm feed mill is located on another PID site, this CQA on-farm feed mill has a valid status on the CRFPCP and CQA Program.
Option 3 – Major deviation leading to non-adherence
  • Minor corrective actions were not completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit.

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  • There is introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine to the PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill.
  • The PID site and/or CQA on-farm feed mill must be removed from the CRFPCP.

Section V: Declaration by validator and CQA manager or producer

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Annex 5.1 must be sent to the CQA provincial coordinator along with the CQA validation report. A copy of Annex 5.1 and CQA validation report will be kept at the PID site, and by the CQA program validator.

Annex 5.2 - On-site enrollment assessment checklist for assembly yards

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 5.2 form.

Instructions

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PID number issued by provincial authority
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Name of the assembly yard
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Ear tag numbers (if applicable) and animal identifiers (herd mark tattoo, etc.)

Section I: Assembly yard enrollment assessment checklist

# Enrollment requirements Yes No N/A
1 Does the assembly yard receive animals (all species) that are not registered in a ractopamine program?
2 If the answer to item 1 above is yes, does the assembly yard have segregation procedures implemented to ensure animals do not commingle (documentation provided)?
3 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has on file completed and signed Swine Movement Documents (Annex 4), or in case of other species, documentation demonstrating registration on a ractopamine-free program, for each shipment of animals delivered in the last 12 months. A copy of documents is kept on site and records are available to auditors upon request.
4 If the owner or person in charge of the assembly yard does not have all Swine Movement Documents (Annex 4), or in case of other species, documentation demonstrating registration in a ractopamine-free program for incoming animals delivered in the last 12 months, the assembly yard has completed an appropriate clean-up as applicable in accordance with Annex 1 of the CRFPCP.
5 If the owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has no shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for feed delivered in the last 12 months, the assembly yard has completed an appropriate clean-up as applicable in accordance with Annex 1 of the CRFPCP.
6 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard started collecting shipping documents or invoices for each load of feed (feed delivery slips) since the clean-up was completed, to demonstrate that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the CRFPCP.
7 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard is able to demonstrate that feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplement that may contain bovine meat and bone meal is not kept on site since the Annex 15 - Declaration by person in charge of the assembly yard on the use of bovine meat and bone meal has been signed.
8 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has available all Swine Movement Documents (Annex 4) for all shipment of pigs from this assembly yard, and a copy is kept on site for at least 12 months and records are available to auditors upon request.
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The owner or person in charge for the assembly yard has obtained letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, or D) that supply them with feed, confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

Write the name or the facility code and the type of commercial feed facility supplying feed. Commercial feed facility(s) name(s) and location(s) (town name) or facility code(s):

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Answer "N/A" if the assembly yard does not receive feed on-site.

10 The owner or person in charge and employees are aware that the slaughter establishment must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the assembly yard.
11 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard is aware of its responsibilities listed in section 2.1.6 - Responsibilities of the assembly yard owner or person responsible of the CRFPCP.
12 An on-site examination and record review of this assembly yard has been performed.

Section II: Declaration by the external assessor and owner or person in charge of the assembly yard

Type A assembly yard

Type A assembly yard keeping pigs and/or other species that are not fed with feed containing ractopamine.

Type B assembly yard

Type B assembly yard is unable to demonstrate that pigs and/or other species fed with feed containing ractopamine or feed containing ractopamine has not been kept on this facility in the last 12 months and has implemented clean-up procedure as applicable and segregation protocols.

Declaration

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Section III: Declaration by the external assessor and owner or person in charge of the assembly yard

The following is a summary of the audit conducted on space (date).

Option 1 – Adherence without deviation Yes No
This assembly yard has met the requirements of the CRFPCP and the facilities may be identified on the list of enrolled facilities.
Option 2 – Adherence minor deviation Yes No

The following deviation(s) from the items listed above were identified at the assembly yard at the time of the audit:

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Corrective actions were completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit and completion was verified. Date the corrective action has been completed: space.
The assembly yard has corrected the identified deviation(s) in an effective manner and demonstrated adherence to the CRFPCP requirements and the facilities may be identified on the list of enrolled facilities.
Option 3 – Major deviation leading to non-adherence
  • Minor corrective actions were not completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit.

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  • There is introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine to the assembly yard.
  • The assembly yard cannot be enrolled in the list of facilities on the CRFPCP.

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Section IV: Declaration by the slaughter establishment

Instructions

Type A assembly yard

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Type B assembly yard

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Annex 5.3 - Annual assessment checklist for assembly yards

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 5.3 form.

Instructions

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Name the assembly yard
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Ear tag numbers (if applicable) and animal identifiers (herd mark tattoo, etc.)

Section I: Assembly yard annual assessment checklist

# Annual assessment checklist Yes No N/A
1 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has on file a copy of Annex 5.2.
2 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has on file completed and signed Swine Movement Document (Annex 4) for each shipment of pigs from PID sites delivered in the last 12 months, to confirm all animals being transferred to the assembly yard are registered under the CRFPCP.
3 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has available all Swine Movement Documents (Annex 4) for all shipment of pigs from this assembly yard to the slaughter establishment, and a copy is kept on site for at least 12 months and record are available to auditors upon request.
4 If applicable, the owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has all shipping documents or invoices (feed delivery slips) for feed delivered in the last 12 months or since the enrollment, to demonstrate that the feed being delivered has been made in accordance with the CRFPCP
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The owner or person in charge for the assembly yard has obtained letters of guarantee (Annex 3), issued by enrolled commercial feed facilities (Type A, B, or D) that supply them with feed, confirming that the facility meets the requirements of the CRFPCP. Annex 3 is not required for single feed ingredients (such as concentrated minerals, vitamins, flavours and enzymes) manufactured in facilities other than Type A, B, and D.

Write the name or the facility code and the type of commercial feed facility supplying feed. Commercial feed facility(s) name(s) and location(s) (town name) or facility code(s):

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Answer "N/A" if the assembly yard does not receive feed on-site.

5b The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard is able to demonstrate that feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplement that may contain bovine meat and bone meal is not kept on site for the last 12 months or since the Annex 15 - Declaration by person in charge of the assembly yard on the use of bovine meat and bone meal has been signed.
5c The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard has implemented protocols to ensure other species are segregated from CRFPCP pigs.
6 The owner or person in charge and employees are aware that the slaughter establishment must be contacted within 24 hours in the event that ractopamine is introduced or was likely to have been introduced to the assembly yard.
7 The owner or person in charge of the assembly yard is aware of its responsibilities listed in section 2.1.6 - Responsibilities of the assembly yard owner or person responsible of the CRFPCP.
8 An on-site examination and record review of this assembly yard has been performed.

Declaration

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Section II: Declaration by the external assessor and owner or person in charge of the assembly yard

The following is a summary of the audit conducted on space (date).

Option 1 – Adherence without deviation Yes No
This assembly yard has met the requirements of the CRFPCP and the facilities may continue to be identified on the list of enrolled facilities.
Option 2 – Adherence minor deviation Yes No

The following deviation(s) from the items listed above were identified at the assembly yard at the time of the audit:

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Corrective actions were completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit and completion was verified. Date the corrective action has been completed: space.
The assembly yard has corrected the identified deviation(s) in an effective manner and demonstrated adherence to the CRFPCP requirements and the facilities may continue to be identified on the list of enrolled facilities.
Option 3 – Major deviation leading to non-adherence
  • Minor corrective actions were not completed within 15 business days after the date of the audit.

    (or)

  • There is introduction or likely introduction of ractopamine to the assembly yard.
  • The assembly yard must be removed from the list of enrolled facilities on the CRFPCP.

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Annex 5.4 - Trace-out checklist (for PID sites and on-farm feed mill and assembly yards)

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 5.4 form.

Instructions

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PID number of the site or assembly yard
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Name of the CQA manager
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CQA number (optional)
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Address
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Email
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Barn identifier number Herd mark(s)

Trace-out pre-requirements checklist

Requirements Yes N/A
The CQA manager / producer / person in charge of the assembly yard notified the slaughter establishment about the deviation within 24 hours.
The barn(s) is / are clearly identified.
Feed bins / silos are clearly identified.
The following records have to be available for the completion of the trace-out:
a. feed delivery slips and lot/batch number
b. Annex 5 or the latest Annex 5.1
c. Annex 5.2 or the latest Annex 5.3 for the assembly yard
d. documentation of feed bins / silos being emptied (records)

Trace-out checklist for the PID site and barns

# Assessment of PID site Yes No N/A
1 Are all barns on this PID site listed on the Annex 5 or the latest Annex 5.1?
2 Are all barns listed on the Annex 5 or latest Annex 5.1 clearly identified (for example: number, letter, etc.)? ---
3 Does each barn have assigned bins / silos?
4 Is each assigned feed bin / silo clearly identified (for example: number, letter, etc.)?
5 Is the feed delivered in bags?
5a If yes, are lot / batch numbers available?
6 Is the feed delivered through bulk purchasing?
7 Is there documentation to when the feed bin / silos were last emptied?
8 Are all feed delivery slips available for the past 12 months or since enrollment on the CRFPCP?
9 Do all feed delivery slips include: --- --- ---
9a PID site number
9b destination (feed bin / silo number)
9c delivery date
9d ration code
9e name of the company
9f name of the transporter
10 Was the entire load or batch of contaminated feed delivered to one specific destination (barn(s) and/or feed bin(s) / silo(s))?
10a If yes, have corrective measures been taken?
10b If no, are the other(s) destination(s) known? ---
10c Have other destinations been contaminated? ---
10d If yes, have corrective measures been taken? ---

Trace-out checklist for the PID site and barns

# Assessment of on-farm feed mill Yes No N/A
11 Is the feed blown into the barn via an on-site milling distribution system?
11a Print destination number(s) (feed bin(s) / silo(s)):
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11b Print the date that feed was transferred:
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11c Print ration code or name:
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11d Are flushing and sequencing records been kept after feed was contaminated to determine if other barn(s) / bin(s) / silo(s) have been affected?
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Trace-out checklist for the PID site and barns

# Assessment of pigs Yes No N/A
12 Were any animals moved from one building to another?
12a If yes, were the animals contaminated?
12b If yes, was the movement documented and location identified?
13 Were any animals moved to a slaughter facility?
--- If yes, list all slaughter establishments:
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Trace-out checklist for the PID site and barns

# Assessment of assembly yard Yes No N/A
14 Does the assembly yard have assigned bins / silos?
15 Is each assigned feed bin / silo clearly identified (for example: number, letter, etc.)?
16 Is the feed delivered in bags?
16a If yes, are lot / batch numbers available?
17 Is the feed delivered through bulk purchasing?
18 Is there documentation to when the feed bins / silos were last emptied?
19 Are all feed delivery slips available for the past 12 months or since enrollment on the CRFPCP?
20 Do all feed delivery slips include:
20a PID number
20b destination (feed bin / silo number)
20c delivery date

Annex 6 - Audit checklist for commercial feed facility

Note: This exact wording must be used if industry drafts its own Annex 6 form.

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Feed facility name
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Person in charge at this facility
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Audit type:

Type A commercial feed facilities

General

Incoming feeds and feed ingredients

Production controls (sequencing and flushing)

Record keeping

Type B commercial feed facilities

General

Incoming feeds and feed ingredients

Production controls (sequencing and flushing)

Record keeping

Type D commercial feed facilities

General

Incoming feeds and feed ingredients

Record keeping

Audit result summary

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Audit type:

The following is a summary of the audit conducted on space (date).

Complete the appropriate option (1, 2 or 3) below.

Option 1 – Adherence without corrective actions

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Option 2 – Adherence with corrective actions

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Option 3 – Non-adherence

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Annex 7 - Request for enrollment in the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program for commercial feed facility

Note: Example format for establishment use. This exact wording must be used.

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CFIA facility code (from CFIA verification report)
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Facility Identification

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This facility has successfully implemented the necessary controls and meets the requirements of the CRFPCP as of space (date).

The feed facility meets to requirements to be considered as a (select the applicable type in the table below):

Checklist to determine ractopamine-free feed facility type
Feed facility type Feed mill Feed retail outlet
Type A (dedicated) facility
Type A (dedicated) facility after clean-out in accordance with Annex 1 on space (date)
Type B (mixed) facility
Type D (only bagged feed in original packaging)

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To be submitted to the Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program of the CFIA – Attention Nick Tremblay

Annex 8 - Ractopamine National Database – Ractopamine carcass testing under the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program

Note: Example format for establishment use. This exact wording must be used.

Instructions

Carcass testing information

Laboratory name,
city, province
Registered establishment
number (XXX)
Laboratory sample
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Date sampled
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Date reported
to CFIA
(YYYY/MM/DD)
Screening method Limit of
detection
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Annual random
statistical sampling Table Note 4
Level detected
(ug/kg)

Annex 9 - Requirements for laboratories performing ractopamine testing under the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program

The CFIA Science Branch has determined equivalency for third party Canadian laboratories to test for the presence of total ractopamine in pork and beef products destined for export. For the method to be considered equivalent to the accredited CFIA method, the laboratory must meet the following requirements:

  1. The laboratory must be accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) or the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) for the method / technique under consideration and demonstrate that it meets ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for routine testing of beta-agonists in tissue and animal-derived meat products. The method must appear within the current scope of accreditation.
  2. The laboratory must have a controlled-document method based on AOAC Official MethodSM 2011.23 Determination and Confirmation of Parent and Total Ractopamine in Bovine, Swine and Turkey Tissues by January 1, 2019. The accredited CFIA method CVDR-M-3021.09, will not be accepted after this date. Additionally, data must be available to indicate that the laboratory method was validated for the raw meat species and matrices for which the tested meat products destined for export are derived.
  3. The laboratory must have a controlled-document method for testing of beta-agonists which includes the capacity to test for the presence of total ractopamine (matrix-bound + free) at a reporting level (LOQ) of 0.1 ng/g, or lower. This method is also to be followed to confirm positive results.
  4. A Report of Analysis (ROA) is required for each test sample submitted. The presence of ractopamine, if confirmed above the reporting level of 0.1 ng/g, must be indicated as X.X ng/g. Levels below 0.1 ng/g will be declared as "not detected" on the ROA.

This testing program does not replace Canadian domestic regulatory requirements for the control of ractopamine in raw pork and beef products. Canadian producers will continue to comply with the requirements set out in Food-specific requirements and guidance – Meat products and food animals.

Only CFIA recognized test methodology can be used for the analysis of ractopamine. Currently, the following four Canadian laboratories have methods that have been evaluated and are recognized to be equivalent to the CFIA regulatory method for the analysis of total ractopamine in tissues and animal-derived meat products.

Laboratory Services Division – University of Guelph
95 Stone Road West
P.O. Box 3650
Guelph, ON N1H 8J7
(519) 767 6299

Bureau Veritas Canada (2019) Inc. – Burnaby
4606 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 1K5
(604) 734 7276

Silliker JR Laboratory – Burnaby
#12-3871 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC V5J 5G6
(604) 432 9311

Eurofins EnvironeX
2350, Chemin du Lac
Longueuil, QC J4N 1G8
(514) 332 6001

Additional methods / techniques may be submitted by Canadian laboratories of choice to the contacts below for evaluation of equivalence. If you have any further comments or questions, you may direct them to:

Dugane Quon - dugane.quon@inspection.gc.ca

Aaron Price - Aaron.price@inspection.gc.ca

Annex 10 - Ractopamine National Database – Annual ractopamine random sampling forecasting under the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program

Note: Example format for establishment use. This exact wording must be used.

Random sampling forecasting

Establishment number Fiscal year Number of pigs slaughtered last year under the CRFPCP Table Note 5 Number of pigs forecasted to be slaughtered for the upcoming year under the CRFPCP Table Note 5 Number of samples required to be taken in the next fiscal year
(XXX) (YYYY-YYYY)

Annex 11 - Procedures to be followed by commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) when a deviation impacting program status is identified

Instructions

  1. Identify and control:
    1. Deviation impacting program status has been identified.
    2. Identify any affected feed(s).
    3. If any on-site, place product under a hold; do not distribute to a customer on the program.
  2. Communicate risk (within 24 hours):
    1. Contact customers on the program that received affected feed and advise that the CQA provincial coordinator should be notified.
    2. Contact CFIA Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program within 24 hours. Include the Audit Result Summary of Annex 6 as applicable.
  3. On-going communications:
    1. Advise all customers on the program that the facility has been removed from list of approved facilities and will therefore not be able to provide feed meeting program requirements until further notice.

Annex 12 - Commercial feed facilities (Type A and B) – Re-enrollment process for Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program

Instructions

  1. Corrective actions:
    1. Conduct a follow up investigation to determine the cause of the deviation from program requirements.
    2. Develop an acceptable and effective action plan to address the deviations.
    3. Implement corrective actions related to the affected feed (for example: disposal) and address deviations.
    4. Audit and/or manufacturing error files are updated accordingly.
  2. Re-enrollment:
    1. Conduct an internal audit (Type A , B, and D).
    2. Results of the follow-up investigation to determine the root cause and completed Annex 6 and Annex 7 are provided to the CFIA Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program (Type A, B, and D).
    3. Type C facilities are required to follow the program enrollment process (enrollment assessment).
  3. Status confirmation:
    1. The CFIA reviews the information provided and confirms facility's program status within 5 working days.
    2. If the CFIA confirms program eligibility, facility resumes normal operations pursuant to program requirements.
    3. If the CFIA determines facility is not eligible for inclusion in the program, additional corrective measures will be required prior to submitting a new enrollment package.

Annex 13 - Action plan and communication in case of pork meat containing ractopamine is detected

Instructions

  1. Slaughter establishment:
    1. Identify and control the implicated products and production lots, as first priority.
    2. Trace back the implicated pigs to PID sites and/or assembly yards of origin.
    3. Contact the producer(s) or the person (s) in charge of the facility involved to initiate investigation.
    4. Determine whether lots or shipments can be exported to countries that do not prohibit ractopamine and consider the possibility of redirecting them.
    5. As a last resort, disposition of implicated meat products.
  2. PID site, assembly yard and on-farm feed mill:
    1. The producer and/or CQA on-farm feed mill responsible must complete the trace back to identify where the potential ractopamine cross-contamination occurred.
    2. The CQA provincial coordinator must complete Annex 5.4 - Trace-out checklist (for PID sites and on-farm feed mill) to determine which PID sites, assembly yards or on-farm feed mills and barns received feed containing ractopamine.
    3. The CQA provincial coordinator must notify the slaughter establishment and CQA national coordinator of the trace-out checklist results.
  3. Commercial feed mill:
    1. Trace back where the potential ractopamine cross-contamination occurred.
    2. Determine if feed containing ractopamine was distributed to any other feed mills, assembly yards or PID sites.
    3. Notify the producers, the provincial CQA program coordinator, Canadian Pork Council (CPC), and the CFIA Animal Feed and Veterinary Biologics Program representative of the trace back results.

Annex 14 - Declaration by producer or CQA manager on the use of bovine meat and bone meal

Instructions

Section 1 - Free from bovine meat and bone meal Yes No
The PID site space (PID site number) is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or fed with any protein supplement that may contain bovine meat and bone meal in the last 6 months.
This CQA on-farm feed mill space (PID site number) is able to demonstrate that feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplement that may contain bovine meat and bone meal was not manufactured, kept or used on site for swine or any other species (for example: poultry feed) in the last 6 months.
Section 2 - Usage of bovine meat and bone meal Yes No N/A
The PID site space (PID site number) and/or CQA on-farm feed mill space (PID site number) that were using bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplements containing bovine meat and bone meal in the last 6 months have stopped using the products on space (date) and completed a clean-up in accordance with Annex 1 on space (date) and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request.

Section 3 - Declaration by the producer or CQA manager

I, space (name of producer or CQA manager) attest that I am not using bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplement containing bovine meat and bone meal at the PID site and/or on-farm feed mill listed above.

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This requirement will be evaluated during your next CQA / Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program (CRFPCP) validation.

Annex 15 - Declaration by person in charge of the assembly yard on the use of bovine meat and bone meal

Instructions

Section 1 - Free from bovine meat and bone meal Yes No
The assembly yard space (PID site number) is able to demonstrate that pigs have not been fed with feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or fed with any protein supplement that may contain bovine meat and bone meal in the last 6 months.
Section 2 - Usage of bovine meat and bone meal Yes No
The assembly yard space (PID site number) that was using bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplements containing bovine meat and bone meal in the last 6 months has stopped using the products on space (date) and completed a clean-up in accordance with Annex 1 on space (date) and records supporting these conditions are available to auditors upon request.

Advise your slaughter establishment if you have been using feed containing bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplements containing bovine meat and bone meal in the last 6 months.

Section 3 - Declaration by the person in charge of the assembly yard

I, space (name of person in charge of assembly yard) attest that I am not feeding bovine meat and bone meal or any protein supplement containing bovine meat and bone meal at the assembly yard listed above.

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This requirement will be evaluated during your next annual assessment of the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Pork Certification Program (CRFPCP).

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