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Chain of Custody (CoC) is a critical component of the CRSB Certified program that enables participants to make credible supply chain assurances, manage risks, and grow brand value by the tracking of beef from Certified farms and ranches through the supply chain.
Chain of Custody refers to how cattle and beef from Certified Operations are linked and tracked through the supply chain, including all organizations(supply chain) that take ownership, physically and/or administratively, of a product during production, processing and retail.
Confirming that products carrying the CRSB Certified mark are sourced and processed from CRSB Certified Operations provides assurances to retailers, consumers and stakeholders about the products they purchase.
The Chain of Custody Requirements outline the administrative and technical requirements for tracking cattle and beef through the supply chain, enabling CRSB Claims about beef sourced from CRSB Certified operations.
Cattle must move through CRSB Certified Operations (that are in scope for a certification audit) from birth up to and including the primary processor to qualify for a CRSB Claim.
Beef must be from animals with documented records, which must include animal identification [RFID tag] and age verification evidence from a CRSB approved live-cattle chain of custody verifier, showing that they moved through only applicable CRSB Certified Operations to qualify for a CRSB Claim.
Organizations that provide cattle traceability for the CRSB Certified chain of custody system by identifying the qualifying status of individual animals moving through certified supply chains.
As of October 2023, the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) is the only approved live-cattle chain of custody verifier for beef cattle in Canada, excluding Quebec.
To make the most of your CRSB certification and give your cattle a chance to qualify for CRSB Certified supply chains, producers must complete all of these steps:
Get and maintain CRSB Certification
Agree to share information with the applicable CRSB Certified approved CoC Verifier(s) through your chosen certification Body
Submit birth dates to the Canadian Livetstock Tracking System (CLTS) for cattle born on your operation. Cattle born within six months of certification are eligible.
Submit move-ins to the CLTS any time cattle move to a new operation. Qualifying cattle moved in from another operation within six months of your certification date are eligible.
To establish a CRSB Certified supply chain all of the following steps must be completed:
Primary processor(s) must be certified and maintain certification to CRSB’s Sustainable Beef Processing Standard and Chain of Custody Requirements to be a Participating Operator / Approved Supplier
All secondary processors (any company that transforms and/or packages beef)must get and maintain certification to CRSB’s Chain of Custody Requirements to become CRSB Certified Approved Suppliers.
Any distributor, food service, restaurant or retail company that sources CRSB Certified beef with the intention of making a CRSB Certified Claim must sign a licensing agreement with CRSB (see Claims section for more information).
Three different internationally recognized chain of custody models are available for sourcing beef from CRSB Certified Operations.
Cattle and beef from individual Certified Operations are separate, and the beef can be linked back to the original Certified farm or ranch where the cattle were raised. To qualify for a product claim, 100% of the beef must be traced to that specific original cattle farm or ranch.
Beef from CRSB Certified Operations is physically separated from beef sourced from non-certified operations throughout the supply chain; multiple sources of certified products may be mixed during processing. 100% of the beef in an individual product is from Certified farms and ranches.
Physical mixing or blending of beef from CRSB-Certified farms and ranches and from non-certified operations is allowed during processing; incoming and outgoing volumes of beef are documented and controlled.
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