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line with the publication of the Feed Hygiene Regulation (Reg. (EC) No
183/2005) and in particular articles 7, 20 and 22 thereof, all of the major European
associations
or federations representing the sectors that supply Feed Ingredients to the
EU market have taken steps to ensure that all of their respective sector
guides meet the obligations of Reg. (EC) No 183/2005, and more globally all
feed regulations requirements, and are conforming with the Codex Alimentarius guide on good animal feeding CAC/RCP
54-2004. These
associations or federations have formed EFIP, the European Feed
Ingredients Platform. EFIP is a
voluntary platform to evaluate sectors’ guides, share experiences, cooperate
and offer concerted guidance to all of their Members on the implementation of
the Feed Hygiene Regulation and relating safety schemes. Together, the EFIP Members represent the
vast majority of all “ingredients” that enter the food chain via compound
feed (cereals, processed vegetable or animal products, additives, and
co-products from the food processing industry), whether produced in Europe or
imported from third countries. A benchmark standard has been drawn up to
prescribe the minimum requirements for any of these sector guides. This
standard is meant to help with: ·
the
sharing of knowledge on feed safety control at sector level to the benefit of
all operators involved in that sector; ·
the
involvement of operators/managers in the application of HACCP, a prerequisite
for the successful application of feed safety schemes; ·
the
facilitation of access of operators to all legal, Codex and trade standards
documentation; ·
the
conclusion of an agreement with customers of feed ingredients and with
authorities on simplifying the control by third parties of the functioning of
sector guides; ·
the auditing by independent
bodies. By jointly maintaining this benchmark standard, EFIP Members
aims at harmonizing feed safety efforts, encouraging cooperation and
providing confidence to their partners in the feed chain,
including the compound feed industry,
animal rearing, and the authorities. |
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To contact EFIP: Tel.: + 32 (0)2 771 53 30 Fax: + 32 (0)2 771 38 17 E-mail: info@efip-ingredients.org Last
update: 27 September 2010 |
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