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There have been agreed several changes for the IDTF by the International Committee for Road Transport (GMP+ International, OVOCOM, QS, Qualimat, GTP, AIC and Gafta). The changes are now implemented in the IDTF. Also a new document has been published in the IDTF.

In recent months, several cases have been reported of pesticides in dried feed for which no plausible explanation could be given. Traces of two substances, prohibited for use within the European Union (Anthraquinone and Biphenyl), were identified in feed of vegetable origin, while the cause could not lie within the ‘cultivation’.

During the month of March 2016, two regulations, a circular letter and a technical directive, have particularly grabbed our attention.

Monday April 11th 2016 the classification of countries into risk categories (high / medium / low) was re-assessed. (see FCA document ‘BT-16: Temporary monitoring’).

The suspension as regards the certificate of the following company has been removed (07/04/2016).

The certificate of the company mentioned below has been suspended on 04/04/2016.

The certificate of the company mentioned below has been suspended on 25/03/2016.

Following the detection of a classic BSE case on a bovine animal born in 2011 in the French Ardennes, France has lost its OIE status of countries with a negligible BSE risk and returns to its previous status (= member state with a controlled risk status).

The 2016 Summary of all notifications issued by the RASFF (rapid alert system for Food and Feed), and which might be interesting for operators belonging to the feed sector, has been updated on February 29, 2016.

Primary products (such as cereals, straw and hay) may, under certain conditions, detailed in document FCA ‘BT-02 – Purchase : General provisions’, be purchased subject to an agreement from the primary producer to satisfy certain minimum requirements.

Traditionally, the conclusion as regards the follow-up of the rapid alert notifications of the past year are presented at our first thematic training course.

For this month’s follow-up, we focus on a current topic : regulatory framework for the use of insect-derived products and in particular insect proteins.

Day after day, OVOCOM commits itself to provide companies belonging to the animal feed sector with a reliable, credible and affordable feed safety system.

During the recent Periodical Evaluation that took place on Monday February 29th 2016, with respect to the classification of countries into risk categories (high / medium / low)  (see FCA document ‘BT-16: Temporary monitoring’), the classification for India has been modified:

The security and quality of animal feed are the main priorities of FCA certified companies. A thorough monitoring is required as well as a control of the purchases.

At the level of the national legislation (France and Belgium), several texts dealing with multiple issues were published last month.

Covered transport of products has thus far been a general requirement within the FCA Standard. However, for certain products (humid, hot, ...), covered transport may adversely influence their microbiological quality.

One of the pillars of the Feed Chain Alliance Standard is to implement a mandatory and well- founded monitoring plan.

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