80. The Delegation of Australia recalled that the 29th Session of the Committee had agreed to ask for comments on the experience of governments in the implementation of the HACCP system, in order to obtain guidance on how to proceed in this area. In view of limited comments received, it was proposed to conduct an annual survey on the development and implementation of HACCP systems and the draft outline of a questionnaire was presented in the Appendix to the working paper.
81. The Delegation of India referred to its experience in the introduction of the HACCP system in certain sectors of the industry and stressed the need for information on both training needs and training resources and expertise available in other countries. The Delegation of Indonesia supported this view and indicated that the HACCP system had been introduced in some large-scale industry, especially fisheries, but that problems still existed for large and small-scale businesses in that country. The Committee agreed that the survey should include specific questions concerning training resources and training needs. The Delegation of the United Kingdom mentioned that its research on the application HACCP principles in small businesses was nearing completion and offered to share the results with the Committee.
82. The Delegation of Peru indicated that the HACCP system had been implemented in that country in the fisheries industry with the support of the private sector and that other training programmes were being developed. The Delegation of Argentina suggested that the questionnaire should refer more specifically to the strategies applied and the articulation between official agencies and the private sector. Many delegations felt that the draft questionnaire should be further expanded in order to collect information pertinent and useful to the countries intending to promote HACCP and related food safety systems. It was also noted that it would be too early to obligate the Committee to an annual survey.
STATUS OF THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BROADER APPLICATION OF THE HACCP SYSTEM
83. The Committee agreed to inform the Executive Committee of the proposal to conduct a regular survey of Member countries on the implementation of HACCP and related systems. It was further agreed that the document would be circulated for government comments and revised by Australia with the
