Canadian Supply ChainFood Safety Coalition

Annual Report for 2002/2003

Presented at the Annual Meeting

16 September 2003

Guelph

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

Our Vision: Canada’s agriculture, fisheries and food industry will have a world-class reputation for producing and selling safe food.

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

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

2002/2003 Priorities

Member Communications & ServicesIssue Management & Government

RelationsCoalition Administration

Priority #1 - Member Communications& Services

Policy ProtocolCode of ConductMembers’ Conference CallsNewsletterCoalition Website

Priority #1 - Member Communications & Services

2nd Symposium: Driving Food Safety - Industry Advancing the Agenda

1st Workshop: Communicating Supply Chain Food Safety Initiatives

Priority #2 - Issue Management & Government Relations

New approaches to decision-makingRelations with Fed/Prov/Terr CommitteesPolicy Input

Irradiation Agriculture Policy Framework Strategy for Consummer Food Safety

Communications Canada Health Protection Act

Priority #3 - Coalition Administration

New Membership StructureNew Fee StructureServicesFinancial Support

Steering Committee 2002/2003

Bryan WaltonDanny DempsterJennifer HigginsonJoyce ReynoldsKatherine SchmidtAnne Fowlie

Bob ArmstrongBob Anderson/

Wendell JoyceJoy ShinnDennis StephensSteve ThompsonPhil Boyd