In this newsletter, we go a few months back to discuss a regulation concerning a very important trace element in animal feed, specifically in pig feed: copper!

Souhaitez-vous améliorer vos connaissances en législation « alimentation animale » ? Grâce à notre offre de formations « législation animale » de cet automne, vous pourrez vous familiariser avec les bases en la matière, ce qui est d’une grande importance pour un professionnel du secteur. Vous pourrez ensuite les appliquer, en pratique, dans votre entreprise.

The IDTF database contains the minimal cleaning requirements required for feed transport. It has been created with the aim of feed safety assurance throughout and has recently been reviewed and updated.

More information on the OVOCOM website.

As from Sunday October 7th 2018, Flemish television channel PlattelandsTv will broadcast a feed special on OVOCOM. So don’t miss it! You can find more information about the broadcasting hours and extra video material on our website.

The risk classification of Aflatoxin B1 has been changed in document BT-16. This operation was carried out in consultation with AIC EFISC-GTP, GAFTA, GMP+ Int. and QS. The new classification is based on the weather conditions during cultivation and harvesting and the geographic location of the origin.

Que ce soit au niveau de la législation ou du FCA, quelles sont les modifications les plus pertinentes des 12 derniers mois ? A vrai dire, ce n’est pas toujours évident de faire le point !

Souhaitez-vous acquérir une vision globale du Standard FCA ? Ou préfèreriez-vous améliorer vos connaissances en législation « alimentation animale » ? Notre assortiment de formations de cet automne répondent à ces besoins et plus encore.

Que ce soit au niveau de la législation ou du FCA, quelles sont les modifications les plus pertinentes des 12 derniers mois ? A vrai dire, ce n’est pas toujours évident de faire le point !

Regulation (EU) 2018/969, issued on July 10, makes a change to the definition of specified risk material (SRM) of small ruminants (sheep and goats) in Annex V, paragraph 1 b) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.

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.