The 2018 summary of all notifications issued by the RASFF (rapid alert system for Food and Feed) system has been updated until June 30th 2018 For these first 6 months, 609 ‘hazard/product’ combinations of interest to feed operators have been withheld (a 12% increase compared to 2017)

Traditionally, the conclusion of our follow-up of the rapid alert notifications during the past year are presented at our first masterclass. This year, we had a bit of a delay, but we hold true to this tradition. OVOCOM has posted a brief summary of this training course on the RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) webpage.

Transport in general, and especially road transport, is of great importance for the feed sector. Indeed, a few exceptions notwithstanding, it is the only mode of transport is able to deliver to farms.

Two texts from June 2018 have drawn our attention. At first, based on the title, it seems that they are not at all related to the feed sector… and yet!

In this beautiful month of May 2018, three regulations regarding maximum residue levels (MRLs) of more than 20 plant protection products, including well-known insecticides such as chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl, used in the protection of stored goods, have been published.

As announced in previous newsletters, OVOCOM consults with the other scheme holders in the feed sector to harmonize its purchase conditions.

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

Following the recent evaluation of the aflatoxin results received in the past month, the document has been adjusted as follows

For the month of April 2018, we have focused on the Commission’s communication which is dedicated to the use of former foodstuffs in feed!

Unfortunately, this workshop is only available in Dutch and French. However, you are more than welcome to join us, should you wish to do so. You will find more information on our web page.

Security and privacy are important for you as well as for us. Therefore we have adapted the certification rules of the FCA Standard, to clearly indicate what information we collect from you and what we do with it.

Feed producers may purchase primary products in order to sell them as feed or to process them into feed. This is allowed only under certain conditions. These requirements are fixed in a quality agreement.

This thematic training course is only available in french and dutch

Curious about how we put our slogan "Together for safety and quality" into practice? The OVOCOM Annual Report 2017 offers you a clear insight into what we do and what we stand for. Take a peek!

By reviewing the documents published in March 2018, we selected three very different texts. Additives, seaweed and labeling of former foodstuffs for pet food are on the program!

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OVOCOM is looking for a new feed security advisor. You can find the job description in French and Dutch on our website

Although the acronym "FCA" is fast becoming commonplace, sometimes we still discover a reference to the old name "GMP Animal Feed". So this is why we would like to remind you of some important dates:

Voulez-vous améliorer votre connaissance pratique des aliments pour animaux? Après les commentaires très positifs sur le workshop de 2017, notre décision avait été prise rapidement : nous recommencerions l’année prochaine !
 

There have been several changes for the IDTF by the International Committee for Road Transport (GMP+ International, OVOCOM, QS, Qualimat, EFISC-GTP, AIC, Gafta and AMA). The changes are now implemented in the IDTF.

Suite à l’évaluation récente des résultats d’aflatoxine réceptionnés le mois précédent, le document a été modifié comme suit :

• La classification du risque de Serbie passe de ‘Moyen’ à ‘Bas’.