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Managing Risks to Animal and Public Health and Other Death Defying Feats- The Role of the CFIA

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. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Established in April 1997 Model studied and adopted by many other countries

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Managing Risks to Animal and Public Health and Other Death Defying Feats- The Role of the CFIA

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  1. 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. VETERINARY SCIENCE Food Public Social Security Health Economic

  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.- Russian saying

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