1. 1 Canadian Quality Milk Program

2. 2 DFO Perspective on CQM  HACCP resonates well with consumers  CQM implementation to ensure consumers’ opinion of farmers remains positive  Brand milk as being of high quality and safe and that dairy farmers are at the top in regard to quality control  Traceability of dairy beef through records  Keep pace with developments in industrial and agricultural sectors

3. 3 Why Implement CQM?  Increasingly difficult to track each ingredient from farm to table  Simply tightening regulations and increasing government inspections is not enough to ensure the safety of our food supply  The solution lies in prevention  Suppliers must accept responsibility for safe food production and invest in programs designed to prevent food safety incidents

4. 4 Why Implement CQM?  Consider the costs and consequences of a food safety or quality mistake  Implementing a food safety program is an investment in protecting your market, your reputation and your bottom line.

5. 5 Veterinarians and CQM  What are the most serious risks we are trying to prevent? Drug and Chemical contaminations  Who is most knowledgeable about drugs and chemicals and their uses on a dairy farm?

6. 6 Veterinarians and CQM Long term relationships Long term coaching Local service

7. 7 National Perspective  CQM is a Dairy Farmers of Canada initiative  Producer driven program  All provinces agreed to implement CQM in by 2010  Adjusted to 2012  Likely completed by 2014  Two largest provinces have set program implementation deadlines

8. 8 CQM- National Status  100% of NS and Alberta producers registered  Newfoundland, BC, Manitoba and PEI have 52 to 87 per cent registered  Quebec and NB have 17 and 27% registered, respectively  Saskatchewan has 3% registered  Ontario has 0.5% registered

9. 9 Setting the stage in Ontario  Livestock medicines courses (1999 to 2003)  Grant for development of SOPs (2002-2003)  On-line web tool for SOP development  Research, materials regarding potable water (2002-2009)  TTRs – development & installation – (2000 -2008)  DHI calendar and log book  Producer training materials developed 2010

10. 10 Ontario’s Implementation Plan  DFO has offered a voluntary program for several years ….. limited uptake  DFO has asked FPMC to put a CQM penalty program in place  DFO hopeful that regulations can be in place by July 2011  DFO can start program rollout seven months ahead of regulations being in place (if in place July 2011, rollout starts Dec 10)

11. 11 Program Phases  Training – prepare for validation  On-Farm Validation – an audit of farm procedures and records in comparison to CQM requirements  Registration – producers receive a registration certificate if they pass the validation

12. 12 Producer Training  Producers will be provided with a list of about 120 DFO trained “CQM Advisors”  Producers can select the Advisor of their choice to take training  DFO has allocated up to $300 per farm for producer training from DFO trained Advisors …..Advisors will bill directly for additional services beyond $300 …. SOPs, CAPs, etc.  Veterinarians and small number of non vets signed on for training

13. 13 Your registration month  DFO will randomly select 25 per cent of producers from each field region for validation per year for four years (~1,000 per year)  Approximately 85 producers will be scheduled to be registered each month  Each farm will be advised of their registration month when program rollout is announced (e.g. December 2010)  Producers will receive a reminder 3.5 months in advance of registration month

14. 14 What you need to pass  Do once – SOPs, Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), Livestock medicines inventory, animal identification  Daily – record drug treatments, record issues and action taken to correct an issue(s), obtain prescription (and/or protocol) if using a drug off- label; record broken needle (if resident)  Monthly – visual check of equipment cleanliness  Annually - wash analysis, water test (info test will be provided by DFO)  ……….. three months of records and annual requirements needed to pass first validation

15. 15 New Proposal  Producers given seven months advance notice of registration month  Producers need to be trained and have a minimum of three months or records and annual requirements to pass validation  Advisor and trainer to sign off on CQM validation checklist before validation scheduled  Producers will have two opportunities (validations) to meet validation requirements

16. 16 Validation Process  Farmer to schedule validation with validator (FSR) …. scheduling needed throughout the month to make best use of resources (first-come-first-serve)  Farms will be inspected and must be Grade A for the validation to follow the inspection  Farms that receive notice in December will receive their first validation (if scheduled) in June with a scheduled follow up validation in July if necessary

17. 17 What if I don’t pass?  $2 per hl penalty on all milk shipped for failure to meet requirements on first follow-up validation (second validation)  Producer to schedule a second follow-up validation (third validation)  A service fee of $250 for third and subsequent validations  Penalties applied monthly if in non-compliance  Penalties increase by $2/hl in each quarter or three- month period

18. 18 What happens after initial registration?  The program will alternate yearly between a validation and a self-declaration  Producers will be mailed self-declaration notice about 10 days before the due month (due month is 11 to 13 months after the month the producer first passed validation)  If a producer does not complete and return self- declaration by end of due month, a reminder notice (with a $50 service fee) will be sent  If the self-declaration is not received by the end of the month after the initial due month, producer subject to CQM penalties ($2/hl per month, etc.)