Food Safety and QualityLand O’Lakes School Nutrition Programs
Commodities Monetized
- Albania (soybean)- Angola (NFDM)- Bangladesh (wheat, NFDM, soybean oil)- Democratic Republic of Congo (wheat)- Guatemala (soybean meal)- Indonesia (NFDM)- Kenya (wheat)- Madagascar (wheat)- Montenegro (corn, soybean meal)
- Mozambique (wheat)- Pakistan (NFDM)- Philippines (NFDM, soybean meal, peas)- Sri Lanka (red lentils, vegetable oil)- Tanzania (wheat)- Uganda (wheat)- Uzbekistan (NFDM)- Vietnam (soybean meal, NFDM, wheat)- Zambia (wheat)
Commodities Monetized
SNP PortfolioCountry Dates Value (USD) Children Fed
Bangladesh 2002 – 2009 $23.7 M 262,800
Colombia 2004 300
Honduras 2004 - 2006 4,500
Indonesia 2002 - 2005 $23.3 M 583,000
Malawi 2008 - 2009 $0.56 M 2,800
Pakistan 2002 - 2009 $8.7 M 204,100
Philippines 2002 - 20052006 - 2009
$31.1 M 168,30040,000
Uzbekistan 2003 $0.55 M 11,000
Vietnam 2002 - 2005 $18.8 M 330,000
Total 1,608,800
- Product Development and Packaging
- Selection of Processors
- Quality Control/Building Local Capacities
- Application to Other Commodities
Land O’Lakes Story of NFDM
Product Development and Packaging
- NFDM: shelf life of 1 year (+/-) in highly controlled environment
- Converted to liquid milk: shelf life of few hours
- UHT milk – shelf life of six months Specialized process and unique packaging
Selection of Processors
- Fact-finding mission: Land O’Lakes, Tetra Pak, local industry leaders
- Audit of the facilities: building, collection systems, lab, testing procedures, general layout, equipment, packaging, process lines, utilities, engine room, refrigeration, warehouses
- Sanitation procedures and effluent discharge
- Environmental considerations- Recall procedures
Quality Control/Building Local Capacities
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)- HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Points)- Food Borne Illness- Certification by Land O’Lakes- Six-month audit of each facility- Handling of finished product in warehouses
and schools- Testing at every level – product safety
Application to Other food products /Commodities
- R&D: Processes, chemical treatment and packaging Canning and ultralow blanching Sealing trays with modified applications (MAP) Gas flush (nitrogen, CO2) to remove oxygen Aseptic Packaging Fruit and Fresh vegetables – Ozone wash vs. Chlorine Calcium treatment that extends the shelf life of melons Way to control hormone levels in Tomatoes Use of antimicrobial systems, fungal amylases, Nisin and
reduced PH, … Various types of Coating and Films
“The world has the technology, either available or well-advanced in the research pipeline, to feed a population of 10 billion people.
The more pertinent question is whether farmers and ranchers will be permitted to use this new technology.”
Feeding A Hungry World
Dr. Norman Borlaug
