Quality plays an important role in our sector, just like food safety. Through the years, several agreements have been reached with national quality systems. The collaboration with GMP+ is one of them. Here, you can find an overview.

The European guide for the safety of animal feed (EFMC – European Feed Manufacturers Code) was approved in 2007. The European Permanent Committee concluded that the guide was a part of the new European regulation, ‘EU Feed Hygiene’ and more specifically the obligations concerning traceability and hazard analyses of feed materials. More information can be found on the website of FEFAC.

In June 2012, BFA signed an exchangeability agreement with KAT, the German quality system for eggs. This agreement contains among others; the frequency of the audits, the exchangeability of the analysis results and the requirements for the KAT-certification. Important to know is that an evaluation happens every year between both parties. Do visit www.was-steht-auf-dem-ei.de/en/home/ to learn more about KAT.

Mutual Agreement BFA & KAT
Interchangeability agreement BFA - KAT (update May 2016)
Interchangeability agreement BFA - KAT (update May 2016) Track changes
 List of companies that are certified by KAT
 List of approved OCIs and auditors specifications vegetable – KAT – HFA (update 08/2018) (In Dutch and French)

 List of KAT participants

Certificat
 

This German chain guarding system was established in 2002. QS, BFA and OVOCOM aimed at an exchangeability agreement in 2004, as Germany is an important exporting country for compound feed and raw materials. This agreement is prolonged every year, so that Belgian compound manufacturers can deliver to QS-companies without a supplementary audit.

To be able to deliver animal feed as a GMP-certified company to a QS-certified company, you have to be registered in the QS database. Beware, this obligation also applies to GMP-certified transporters who transport their products by order of a GMP-certified company.

Procedure to apply to the QS-system. You can also contact Lisa Krämer (lisa kraemer q s de) or Simone Hoogen (simone hoogen q s de).
The use of additives and premixtures in the QS system (also available in German)
 QS-guidelines about product specific marking / labelling to help companies in labelling their goods in the right way (In German)