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