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QA STREAMLINED FOR SUPPLIERS: The Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS) TRISTAN KITCHENER 61 407 827 738 tristan@kitchenerpartners.com.au www.kitchenerpartners.com.au BELINDA MILLARD 61 488 122 770 bel millard@bigpond.com pma-anzadmin@harpsonline.com.au
Who has heard of HARPS?
AGENDA HARPS recap – who, when, how, what Progress to date and feedback So what for you, and what’s next?
HARPS – WHAT IS IT? “A harmonised food safety scheme (replacement, not new) developed by the major grocery retailers to reduce duplication, confusion and cost” Objectives: 1. Harmonise the different Quality Assurance certifications required by the major grocery retailers to eliminate multiple audits 2. Further develop food safety auditor competency to secure a capable, robust and reliable auditing community
HARPS – WHAT IS IT? Scope is food safety for whole produce HARPS is simple for users, but complex to develop Multiple stakeholders (retailers, Certification Bodies, Scheme Owners, QA facilitators, ACCC, Hort Innovation, AFGC) Platform for other complex multi-stakeholder issues to be discussed Funded by Hort Innovation (and retailers)
HARPS – WHAT ISN’T IT? An additional standard on top of all the rest A competition between retailers An opportunity to make money
x1 GFSI- BENCHMARKED STANDARD (GLOBALG.A.P. or Freshcare or BRC or SQF) HARPS DIFFERENT STANDARDS (Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme) DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS multiple requirements and multiple audits to supply multiple retail customers
DIRECT & INDIRECT SUPPLIERS If you are responsible for the supply of product to a customer specification i.e. the final retail pack – despite your link or position down the supply-chain you will be required to be on HARPS Why? HARPS was developed to mitigate risk where growing / production / packing occurs! B
DIRECT & INDIRECT SUPPLIERS Jo Jones Ripening Mr Smith’s Marketing Grower (packing bulk product only into bins) Grower / Packer Tony Thomas Packers Do you trade directly with the retailer? Do you pack into retailer branded packaging i.e. pre-packs, returnable packaging or to the retailer specification? If the answer is ‘yes’ – your business is in scope for HARPS
HARPS - How does audit information flow? Audit is Scheduled Audit is scheduled by your nominated CB against your chosen base scheme as well as HARPS Audit is Conducted Audit outcome is provided to: PMA Admin (for base scheme CARs, and HARPS audit report HARPS CARs) Retailers nominated to receive the audit outcome Supplier is Approved Once all CARs (base scheme and HARPS) have been addressed, CB advises PMA Admin and approval is granted Data is held securely by PMA
HARPS STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUP
AGENDA HARPS recap – who, when, how, what Progress to date and feedback So what for you, and what’s next?
www.harpsonline.com.au HARPS Standard Version 1.0 Audit Protocols Version 1.0 Scheme Rules Version 1.0 HARPS Pre-Assessment Checklist Version 1.2 T
QA HARMONISATION PROJECT MILESTONES x12 retailer workshops HARPSonline website 2012 100th HARPS audit 2016 PMA Launch May 2016 Industry Launch Oct 2016 Industry conferences, newsletters, media releases H-TAG Technical Advisory Group 2017 1300 Help Line Direct Suppliers 1st Jan 2018 (base scheme HARPS) 2018 HARPS Version 2.0 2019 Indirect Suppliers 1st Jan 2019 (base scheme only)
AUDITOR COMPETENCY PROJECT MILESTONES CB Engagement Workshop Identification of Coles & WW approved auditors Witness Audit Program (Phase 3) 2017 2016 Identification of qualified auditors by scheme Annual review of CB and auditor performance Auditor Examinations (Phase 1, 121 passed) ‘Bridge-the-Gap’ auditor training to increase size of auditor pool 2018 Auditor training and technical assessment (Phase 2) 2019 Integrity assessment of each CB communication, behaviour, planning, organisation B
AUDIT ACTIVITY TO END-MARCH 2017 219 HARPS audits completed 80% of sites are ‘HARPS Certified’ (i.e. all Base Scheme HARPS corrective actions closed out) 5 CBs approved to conduct HARPS audits across all retailers, one new CB undergoing training for Aldi suppliers
AUDITS BY BASE SCHEME BRC Freshcare SQF GLOBALG.A.P.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RAISED 1. Labelling and packaging requirements Secured in a dedicated area Access by trained personnel only Meets customer specifications 2. Inadequate recall procedures 3. Equipment and maintenance Log keeping Cleaning at shift start/end procedures 4. Foreign object control 5. Calibration and weight check recording and frequency
AGENDA HARPS recap – who, when, how, what Progress to date and feedback So what for you, and what’s next?
FEEDBACK – THE GOOD STUFF Positive overall: 1. One standard is simpler 2. Saves time and cost (no need for 3 to 4 days audits, or six monthly audits)
COST SAVINGS HARPS AUDIT COST 245 GST WQA SQF WQA Coles Annual Audit Cost 5,300 Half-Yearly Audit Cost 1,800 Total Annual Cost 7,100 SQF HARPS Audit Cost 5,545 245 Total Annual Cost 5,790
COST SAVINGS HARPS AUDIT COST 245 GST WQA SQF WQA Coles ALDI Annual Audit Cost 7,200 Half Yearly Audit Cost 2,700 Total Annual Cost 9,900 SQF HARPS Audit Cost 5,545 245 Total Annual Cost 5,790
FEEDBACK – THE BAD STUFF 1. Lack of communication 2. Auditor availability “There aren’t enough CBs and auditors” T
HARPS – Technical Advisory Group Do you want to be involved in the ongoing development? What does H-TAG do? Provide technical guidance and advice to the HARPS Stakeholder Working Group Work independently on a range of topics Share knowledge and discuss first-hand experiences The first H-TAG will be for the ongoing development of the HARPS Standard Who should apply? Technical experts from growers, packers, brokers, distributors, Certification Bodies, auditors, scheme owners, industry associations, government bodies, scientists, researchers . If you are interested email: pma-anzadmin@harpsonline.com.au
WHAT’S NEXT? NZ ? BIOSECURITY ? Refine and improve (H-TAG and HARPS Version 2) LABOUR STANDARDS ? Industry engagement and grower uptake Use HARPS model as a platform for solving other industry problems
Q&A Tradeshow: PMA A-NZ Stand #170-175 Richard Bennett (PMA A-NZ) Clare Hamilton-Bate (Freshcare) Panel: Brendan Hayes, Coles Product Techologist Kamran Durrani, Aus-Qual Auditor TRISTAN KITCHENER 61 407 827 738 tristan@kitchenerpartners.com.au www.kitchenerpartners.com.au BELINDA MILLARD 61 488 122 770 bel millard@bigpond.com pma-anzadmin@harpsonline.com.au
Positive overall: 1. One standard is simpler 2. Saves time and cost (no need for 3 to 4 days audits, or six monthly audits) COST SAVINGS HARPS AUDIT COST 245 GST WQA SQF Coles Annual Audit Cost 5,300 WQA Half-Yearly Audit Cost 1,800 Total Annual Cost 7,100 SQFHARPSAudit Cost 5,545 245 Total Annual Cost 5,790 COST SAVINGS
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