APPENDIX 2
Organisational Responsibilities for Cocoa Quality by Country
| Function | Cameroon | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| Overall responsibility for food safety | Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development (MINMIDT), Department of Standardization and Quality (DSQ) sets norms. | Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, du Contrôle et de la Qualité (DPVCQ/MINAGRI§) |
| Authority responsible for registration and use of pesticides | MINADER§ coordinates 10 other ministries under CNHPCAT | DPVCQ/MINAGRI |
| Authority responsible for establishing maximum residue levels (MRLs) | MINADER§ (as above), Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation; IRAD; Ministry of Trade (MINCOMMERCE) | DPVCQ/MINAGRI Direction de Production Vivriere et la Securité Alimentaire (DPVSA) Codex Committee |
| Main national/federal laboratory responsible for food control | Laboratoire National d’Analyse et des Diagnostiques (LNAD : of MINADER§) | Laboratoire Central d’AgroEcotoxicologie du Laboratoire d’Appui au Développement Agricole (LCAE/LANADA) |
| Other important laboratories responsible for food control | Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (health: arbitration) HYDRAC (private), LCA/ONCC (Laboratoire Central d’Analyse) | Laboratoire National de Santé Public (LNSP) LANEMA |
| Main laboratory responsible for development of analytical methods for residues | LNAD: of MINADER§ will soon have ISO accreditation and accredit other labs. LCA/ONCC | LCAE/LANADA |
| Main organization responsible for applied research regarding pesticides for cocoa pests | IRAD and MINADER: Department of Regulation and Quality Control of Inputs and Agricultural Products | Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) |
| Ecuador | Ghana | Indonesia | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerio de Salud Pública (MSP), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAGAP) | Food & Drugs Authority (FDA) (previously Food & Drugs Board) | Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM)/National Agency for Drug and Food Control (NADFC); Kementerian Pertanian/Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) | National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC) |
| Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario (AGROCALIDAD) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Directorate General of Agricultural Infrastructure and Facilities under the Kementerian Pertanian/ Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) | NAFDAC: HQ: Abuja; Cocoa practice: Lagos |
| AGROCALIDAD Codex Committee | Ghana Standards Authority (GSA – formerly GSB); Codex Committee | MoA; Kementerian Kesehatan/ Ministry of Health (MoH); regulated by the National Standards Agency (BSN); National Codex Committee | Codex Committee: (adapts international standards): includes SON and NAFDAC |
| Laboratorios de Referencia, Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria (ARCSA); Laboratorios de Diagnóstico de los Alimentos y Control de Insumos Agropecuarios (AGOCALIDAD) | FDA and GSA | BPOM | NAFDAC (with SON) |
| LASA (private), LABOLAB (private), Multianalityca (private) | Food Research Institute (FRI), CSIR, Accra (ISO 17025 accredited) | none | none |
| Laboratorios de Diagnóstico de los Alimentos y Control de Insumos Agropecuarios (AGOCALIDAD) | GSA | BSN (proficiency testing with private accredited laboratories) | NAFDAC |
| INIAP | Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) | Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao Indonesia/Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa research Institute (ICCRI) | Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) |
| Function | Cameroon | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| Main organization responsible for applied research regarding pesticides for cocoa pests | IRAD and MINADER: Department of Regulation and Quality Control of Inputs and Agricultural Products | Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) |
| Institution acting as Codex contact point | Cameroon Codex Commission - under MINMIDT (Department of standardization and Quality) | Direction des Productions Alimentaires et de la Diversification § (DPVSA/MINAGRI§) |
| Institution acting as SPS contact point (if different) | MINADER | DPVCQ/MINAGRI |
| National association of pesticide manufacturers/ distributors | CropLife Cameroun: Douala and Yaoundé | 1. CropLife Côte d’Ivoire (also Regional~) 2. AMEPHCI (Association des Petites et moyennes entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire) |
| Responsibility for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) analysis of the cocoa supply chain | Conseil Interprofessionnel du Cacao et du Café (CICC) & ONCC (MINADER proposed) | DPVCQ/MINAGRI |
| Recent legal and regulatory documents concerning SPS | Law on phytosanitary protection. Regulations on pesticide registration procedures, management and plant quarantine; Schedule of pesticides forbidden for cocoa | - Décret n°99-272 (6/4/1999) fixant les modalités du conditionnement du cacao à l’exportation; - Décret n°89-02 sur l’homologation et l’utilisation des pesticides [1] |
| Ecuador | Ghana | Indonesia | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
| INIAP | Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) | Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao Indonesia/Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa research Institute (ICCRI) | Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) |
| Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN) | GSA | Badan Nasional Standardisasi (BSN)/National Standardization Agency of Indonesi | Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON): now has residue laboratory |
| AGROCALIDAD | Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of MOFA§ | Center for Plant Quarantine and Biosafety, Indonesia Agricultural Quarantine Agency, Central Office of Ministry of Agriculture | ditto |
| CropLife Latin America | CropLife Ghana | CropLife Indonesia | CropLife Nigeria |
| Laboratorios de Referencia, Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria (ARCSA) | CRIG, FRI and GSA | BPOM | NAFDAC |
| Decisión 804 - Modificación de la Decisión 436 (Norma Andina para el registro y control de plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola) | Act 528, Pesticides Control & Management Act (1996) | Ministry of Agriculture Regulation No. 55/2016 sets MRLs for pesticides for fresh foods of plant origin | TBD |
| Function | Cameroon | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| Organisations primarily responsible for implementing Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in cocoa | MINADER (cocoa SPS project): IRAD, NCCB; Cocoa Development Society (SODECAO); various cooperatives of producers. Commission Nationale pour l’Homologation des Pesticides et la Certification des appareils de Traitements (CNHPCAT) | DPVCQ/MINAGRI et ANADER (Agence Nationale d’Appui au Développement Rural) ANADER; Conseil du Café et du Cacao |
| Organisation(s) responsible for implementation of good storage/ warehousing practices (GWP) for cocoa | Office National du Cacao et du Café (ONCC = National Cocoa and Coffee Board NCCB) certify CICC member produce; MINADER responsible for treatments | MINAGRI, Conseil du Café et du Cacao ANADER |
| Available list of pesticides registered for cocoa? | Yes - 28 Mar 2021 | Yes – Aug 2021 |
| Main organisation responsible for providing information on quality standards to cocoa producers | ONCC / CICC | DPVCQ/MINAGRI, Conseil de Café et de Cacao |
| Organisations advising on mitigation of mycotoxins, PAH, FFA, heavy metals, etc. | ONCC / CICC / MINADER: with the help of resource persons (scientists and researchers at IRAD) | MINAGRI, CGFCC, ANADER Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricoles (FIRCA: www.firca.ci) |
§ Ministère de l’Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Cameroon: Department of Regulation and Quality Control of Inputs and Agricultural Products); Ministry of Food & Agriculture (Ghana)
| Ecuador | Ghana | Indonesia | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
| INIAP | CRIG, CODAPEC CSSVD/CU of Cocobod; Quality Control Company Ltd. (QCCL: with 3 laboratories) | ICCRI | CRIN: Farmers Field Schools (FFS): especially via STCP; also, formal extension service |
| INIAP | QCCL | ICCRI | Federal Produce Inspection Service (FPIS) |
| Yes – Oct 2021 | Yes – Dec 2021 | Yes | (May 2012) |
| AGROCALIDAD | QCCL | BSN | CRIN |
| AGROCALIDAD Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAGAP) | CRIG/FRI, GSA and FDA under codex. (National surveys being undertaken to determine extent of problems) QCCL | BPOM BSN | Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment? |
