1. Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners November 6, 2003
Managing Risks to Animal and Public Health and Other Death Defying Feats- The Role of the CFIA
Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners
November 6, 2003

2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Established in April 1997
Model studied and adopted by many other countries
Business lines of food safety, animal health and plant protection.
Organized based primarily on an animal and plant continuum from conception to consumption

3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
7th year of operation
136 years of tradition
96,500 years of experience

4. Our People Grown from 4,600 in 1997 to 5,600 in 2003
Veterinary complement increased from 491 to 585 over the same time interval
Veterinary roles in animal health, veterinary biologics, animal welfare, food safety, international negotiations, training,research, laboratory diagnostics
Veterinary demographic challenges

5. Public Policy Contributions
Public Security
border management
laboratory biocontainment
pathogen monitoring
Emergency Management
prevention, preparedness, response, recovery
Science Integrity and Innovation
diagnostic quality assurance
research
training

6. Public Policy Contributions
Public Health
Chemical and pathogen monitoring
Food recall
Zoonotic diseases
Economic Opportunities for Canadians
integrity of inspection and certification systems
Environmental Sustainability
disease control strategies
disposal approaches

7. Food Public Social Security Health Economic
VETERINARY SCIENCE

8. Seeing the Horizon Globalization people products Ecological change
Emerging pathogens
Production practices
Societal value changes
Threat environment
Aquaculture

9. Keys to Future Success Traceability Surveillance Early detection
Awareness and education
Seamless animal and veterinary public health community
Infrastructure investments
On-farm food safety and biosecurity

10. Veterinary medicine is not a profession…it’s a nationality
Veterinary medicine is not a profession…it’s a nationality. - Russian saying