OTTAWA, (June 29, 2005) — The Canadian Trucking Alliance has given the nod to Kasar Canada to deliver food safety consulting and compliance audit services on behalf of truckers.

Over the past several years, New Glasgow, N.S.-based Kasar has been working with CTA on the development of a trucking specific food safety program based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles. Kasar Canada develops and implements food safety programs for the food production and distribution industries.

Developed for the US space program, HACCP follows an internationally recognized methodology allowing for the identification, control and documentation of factors which could potentially compromise food safety. HACCP is currently mandatory for seafood products, and is becoming increasingly in demand from processors, distributors and retailers who rely on trucks to move food commodities.

“HACCP is the wave of the future,” Ron Lennox, CTA’s vice-president of Trade and Security, said in a press release. “We wanted to ensure that the trucking industry was ready to meet the increasing demands of our clients. We believe the program developed by the food safety experts at Kasar, which has been pilot tested by carriers under the guidance of federal officials, will meet or exceed any food shippers’ expectations.”

CTA and Kasar acknowledge the important role played by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in the development of the Trucking Food Safety Program.

“We feel very honored to be representing the CTA on this important issue of food safety in transportation,” said Kasar founder and President Brad MacCallum. “Our existing national presence in distribution warehousing will help us generate an awareness of the new program in the trucking industry.”