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FROMOURDESKMarkHalsallSPUDSMART.COMWINTER20152TakingAimatFoodTamperingITSSOMETHINGpotatoarmersinthiscountryhaveneverseenbeoresewingneedlesintentionallystuckinpotatoesthatmakeitintoreshpacksandontoprocessinglinesinPrinceEdwardIslandposingnotonlyathreattoconsumersbutthreateningthereputationotheIslandsproudpotatoindustry.OurcoverageothepotatotamperingincidentsinP.E.I.seepage10includesanoverviewothecasethatfrstemergedintheheadlinesbackinOctoberwhentheCanadianFoodInspectionAgencycautionedconsumersabouttampered-withpotatoesharvestedandpackedatLinkletterFarmsLtd.inSummerside.MoreincidentshavebeenreportedsincetheninvolvingapotatoprocessorandanotherarminP.E.I.Whileewinnumbertheseincidentshavehadseriouseconomicconsequencesthatincludethedestructionohundredsothousandopoundsoproduce.Thelong-termeconomicimpacttotheprovincesmulti-milliondollarpotatoindustryremainstobeseen.UnderstandablypotatoproducersareonedgenotjustinP.E.I.butinotherpotatoproducingareaswheremanymaybewonderingIitcanhappentherewhynothereAmidtheoodtamperingscareoneshouldntlosesightotheactthatCanadahasanoutstandingrecordintermsooodsaety.InactarecentreportbytheConerenceBoardoCanadaranksournationsoodsaetysystemasthebestintheworldtiedorfrstplacewithIreland.AndouroodsupplyisgettingevensaertheSaeFoodorCanadiansActcomingintoorcethisyearisaimedatimprovingoveralloodsaetyorconsumersthroughanumberomeasuresrelatedtooodimportsinspectionsandrecallsbutalsobyreducingrisksrelatedtooodtamperingandhoaxes.Thesemeasureswouldcomplementthenumeroussaeguardsandefcienttraceabilitysystemsalreadyinplaceorprotectingoodorconsumers.SaetyrelatedprogramsollowedbyoperationswithintheCanadianpotatoindustryincludetheCanadaGAPprogramocertifedoodsaetypoliciesandprocedures.Inadditionmanyarmsandcompanieshavedevelopedtheirowninternalqualityassuranceprogramsasadditionalpreventionandsaetyassurancemeasures.HeatherGaletheexecutivedirectoroCanadaGAPsayswhathashappenedinP.E.I.shouldbeviewedmoreasamatteroooddeenceratherthanoodsaety.Shesamongthosewhoviewthepotatotamperingincidentsasanisolatedcaseandonethatmostgrowerspackersorgrowerswilllikelyneverhavetodealwith.NeverthelessitsimportanttonotethatCanadaGAPaddressesooddeenceriskslikeproducttamperingbyhelpingcompaniestakestepstoassesspotentialvulnerabilitieswithintheiroperations.Somepotatocompaniesalreadyhavehazarddetectionsystemsinplacelikemetaldetectorsontheirproductionlines.Inthemonthsaheadsomeothersmaybemullingoverwhethertoinvestinthekindospecializedequipmentusedtopreventproducttampering.Theymayalsobeaskingitheycanaordthekindosizableinvestmentneededorsomethingthatwhilesubstantiallyreducingriskmaynotbe100percentoolproo.WillgrowerspackersprocessorsandothersectorsinthepotatoindustryalwaysbeabletosuccessullydeendagainstthekindoincidentsthathavehappenedinP.E.I.Probablynot.Nooodsaetysystemcanguaranteeacompletelyrisk-reeenvironment.Butbycontinuingtoollowestablishedoodsaetystandardsandguidelineswhiletakingstepstostayvigilantandwardouturethreatsthepotatoindustrycanreducethethreat.WINTER2015-Vol.12No.1ThemagazineotheCanadianpotatoindustry.PUBLISHEDBY6327435CanadaLtd.403-313PacifcAve.WinnipegMBR3A0M2Phone204-453-1965Fax204-475-5247Emailissuesissuesink.comissuesink.comPUBLISHERShawnBrooksbrookissuesink.comEDITORMarkHalsallmhalsallissuesink.comEDITORIALJulieDeeringLindsayHomanShannonSchindleMarcZienkiewiczMARKETINGCraigArmstrongcarmstrongissuesink.comBrendaEzinickibezinickiissuesink.comMaeganMarriottmmarriottissuesink.comSamMostaasmostaaissuesink.comHitenShahhshahissuesink.comCREATIVETheresaKurjewiczLesleyNakonechnyDIGITALKyleDratowanyJillHollosiCalebMacDonaldVinceMendellaLynnRoyCIRCULATIONDeanFrenchdrenchissuesink.comCONTRIBUTORSMelanieEppHeilkedeJongLukiePieterseJimTimlickEDITORIALADVISORLukiePieterseEDITORIALADVISORYBOARDKhalilAl-MughrabiBenoitBizimunguRobertC.BobHamiltonJasonKehlerKeithKuhlBillMoonsRickD.PetersJanetPorchakTracyShinners-CarnelleyBertTuplingPeterVanderZaagHubertZandstraSUBSCRIPTIONSSpudSmartispublishedourtimesayear.Tosubscribepleaseemailsubscribeissuesink.com.Canadiansubscriptionrateis45.00yearplusGST.InternationalsubscriptionrateisCDN95.00year.PRINTEDINCANADAPleaserecyclewhereacilitiesexist.Nopartothismagazinemaybereproducedwithoutthewrittenpermissionothepublisher.SpudSmartmakesnoexpressedorimpliedwarrantiesomechantabilityorftnessoraparticularpurposeorotherwiseconcerningtheuseoanyproductandassumesnoliabilityoranyinjuryordamagedirectorconsequentialincurredromtheuseosuchproductsorservicestherein.Federalprovincialandmunicipallawsandregulationssupersedetheinormationcontainedwithin.PublicationsMailAgreementNo.40030841.ReturnundeliverableCanadianaddressestoIssuesInk403-313PacifcAve.WinnipegMBR3A0M2PRIVACYCODEToviewourprivacypolicyvisitspudsmart.com.SPUDSMART.COMSPUDSMARTSPUDSMARTMAG