1 MEETING SPS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EXPORT OF NILE PERCH NATIONAL EXPERIENCE MEETING SPS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EXPORT OF NILE PERCH NATIONAL EXPERIENCE by Mr. Philip Borel (Chairman UFPEA/EAIFFPA) P.O. Box 24576, Kampala Tel/ Fax : Date : 11 th May, 2009

2 Partnerships / Stakeholders EU Government Donors -Standard Operating Procedures -Quality Assurance Inspections -SOPs for Fish Inspection & QA UFPEA Artisanal Fisheries Goods Providers Services Providers Competent Authority -Laboratories -Cold storage -Freight Services -Ice production -Packaging materials -Establishments -QAMA -Compliance issues -Fishers -Fish Suppliers Upstream Control EU Food Legislation -FSP Project -GMPs / HACCP -QMS (ISO 9001) -FSMS (ISO 22000) -National Resource & Food Legislation Private Sector

3 Problems in the past Inadequate Infrastructure design / status Inadequate Infrastructure design / status Fish quality/safety requirements not met Fish quality/safety requirements not met Initially, no quality management systems Initially, no quality management systems Weak Competent Inspectors Weak Competent Inspectors Resultant quality problems – EU Ban Resultant quality problems – EU Ban

4 Fish collection

5 Legislations: EU Legislations: 178/ General principles and requirements of Food Law 178/ General principles and requirements of Food Law 852/ Hygiene Rules of food stuffs 852/ Hygiene Rules of food stuffs 853/ Specific hygiene rules for food stuff of animal origin 853/ Specific hygiene rules for food stuff of animal origin 854/ Official controls on animal products 854/ Official controls on animal products 882/ Official control to ensure verification of compliance with feed and food law 882/ Official control to ensure verification of compliance with feed and food law National Legislations: Uganda Standards (US 201, US 28) Uganda Standards (US 201, US 28) The Fish (Quality Assurance) Rules The Fish (Quality Assurance) Rules SOPs for Fish Inspection & Quality Assurance SOPs for Fish Inspection & Quality Assurance

6 UFPEA formation 1992 Infrastructure Improvement Infrastructure Improvement Donor Funding: Donor Funding: CDECDE UNIDOUNIDO USAIDUSAID Capacity Building Capacity Building External Support Programs;External Support Programs; Training of Fish Inspectors;Training of Fish Inspectors; Implementing HACCP, GMPs, traceability;Implementing HACCP, GMPs, traceability; Quality Assurance Managers Association QAMA;Quality Assurance Managers Association QAMA; Traceability and Product recall procedure;Traceability and Product recall procedure; Common approach in addressing quality problems.Common approach in addressing quality problems. Post Ban Interventions:

7 Fish storage

8 Infrastructure up-grading - (1997) Infrastructure up-grading - (1997) Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety Standards: Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety Standards: External Support Programs (UNIDO);External Support Programs (UNIDO); Training of Fish Inspectors;Training of Fish Inspectors; Implementing HACCP, GMPs, traceability;Implementing HACCP, GMPs, traceability; Establishment of QAMA.Establishment of QAMA. Compliant EU Inspections Compliant EU Inspections Periodic CA Compliant Inspections Periodic CA Compliant Inspections Harmonization

9 Fish transportation

10 Temperature maintenance

11 Good hygiene practices

12 Quality Control

13 Addressing Challenges Effective upstream control Effective upstream control Hygiene; Hygiene; Fishing; Fishing; Handling & storage; Handling & storage; Transport; Transport; Food safety training Food safety training Implementing / maintaining quality systems Implementing / maintaining quality systems Prerequisite programs (GMPs) – CDE + UNIDO Prerequisite programs (GMPs) – CDE + UNIDO HACCP HACCP ISO 9001:2000 (QMS) – USAID (SPEED PROJECT) ISO 9001:2000 (QMS) – USAID (SPEED PROJECT) ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS) – UNIDO ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS) – UNIDO Market competition – CDE Market competition – CDE Value addition – UNIDO (COMPETE PROJECT) Value addition – UNIDO (COMPETE PROJECT)

14 Addressing other Challenges Resource management Resource management Self-monitoring & control program Self-monitoring & control program Fish for Future campaign (FFF) Fish for Future campaign (FFF) Formation of Regional Association Formation of Regional Association THANK YOU THANK YOU THE END THE END