In February 2018, we decided to aim our analysis at formaldehyde!

In December 2017, OVOCOM and Oqualim, accompanied by AIC, GMP+ International and QS, signed a ‘temporary mutual recognition’ effective as from January 1st 2018 (see our newsletter 78 from 14/12/2017).

Following questions received after the publication of version 0.3 of FCA document BC-01, it appears that certain aspects of point 6, ‘Evaluation of suppliers and service providers’, of this document probably still needed to be clarified. Hence the publication of version 0.4 of this document.

FCA document “BT-14: negative list” contains a list jointly drawn up by OVOCOM and GMP+ International. This list contains products issued from the oils and fats industry whose use is prohibited for certified companies.

Of all the texts published in January 2018, a European Regulation seems to stand out. It somewhat clarifies the approach of the problem of pesticide residues in and on certain animal feed!

FCA documents BT-11 and BT-16 have been modified.  Below, you can find more details regarding the modifications.

A certificate of the company T&A Logistics, located in Lennik (Belgium), falsely claiming the company as being a certified FCA transporter. This is also mentioned on the website of the company.

For the new ‘focus’ point, we will take a look in the rear-view mirror, by reviewing the highlights of 2017 regarding legislation ‘feed’.

Les aliments diététiques (alimentation particulière) visent à répondre à certains besoins nutritionnels spécifiques des animaux. Lors de cette formation, nous aborderons, à l’aide d’exemples concrets, les textes législatifs relatifs aux aliments diététiques et à leur étiquetage.

While the fall in 2017 seemed to be characterized by a relatively small number of publications, the month of December 2017 stands out strong.

See for yourself:

Les aliments diététiques (alimentation particulière) visent à répondre à certains besoins nutritionnels spécifiques des animaux. Lors de cette formation, nous aborderons, à l’aide d’exemples concrets, les textes législatifs relatifs aux aliments diététiques et à leur étiquetage.

In order to ensure correct placing on the market of feed, it is essential to master the purchase of your products.

Changes have been made to point 6 ‘Evaluation suppliers and service providers’ of document BC-01.

The certificates of the companies mentioned below have been revoked on 4/01/2018.

On January 2, 2018 the Feed Chain Alliance Standard was the first feed standard to be accepted by ketenborging.nl!

As a result of the publication of Regulation (EU) No 2017/2229 amending Annex 1 to Directive 2002/32/EC (undesirable substances), changes have been made to the following documents, as far as maximum levels of lead, mercury, melamine and decoquinaat are concerned.

As from January 1, 2018, the contribution fees of the following OVOCOM standards will be indexed:

BT-16: monitoring of Aflatoxin B1 in maize

A reassessment of the risk classification of countries (see FCA-document ‘BT-16: Temporary Monitoring’), based on Aflatoxin results received, has led to the following changes

The month of November 2017 appears to be in line with October: only few important publications.

One particular document catches our attention though: a memorandum from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

The managers of the FCA Standard (OVOCOM) and the CSA-GTP certification (FNA, Coop de France Métiers du grain, SYNACOMEX) have signed a mutual recognition agreement.