GMP+ Blogs

Roland van der Post (Managing Director) shares his vision with the GMP+ Community on a monthly basis via his blog.

Since September 2021 Roland took over the blog from Johan den Hartog (Business Development director). Roland shares his experience through his blogs. The blogs of recent years can be read here.

Safety comes first in circular feed production too

Safety comes first in circular feed production too

22/12/2022

At GMP+ International, we receive more and more requests for risk assessments for residual products. The focus on the circular economy is growing steadily in the feed secto...

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Early Warning System has proven its value

Early Warning System has proven its value

29/11/2022

A chain is often presented as a set of interconnected links. That paints a comforting, robust picture, but in reality it is more appropriate to conceive of a chain as commu...

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Sense of responsibility the best weapon against fraud

Sense of responsibility the best weapon against fraud

31/10/2022

In early October, the food sector was shaken by large-scale fraud case in Poland. The incident once again makes clear that not every party can necessarily be trusted and, m...

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Awareness of regional nuances

Awareness of regional nuances

28/09/2022

It is one of the biggest challenges of a worldwide feed safety scheme: maintaining uniform standards although countries and regions often differ enormously from one another...

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Results are the only thing that counts

Results are the only thing that counts

27/07/2022

Every organisation likes to celebrate anniversaries and growth. As you know, this year marks the 30th year of GMP+ International.  And fortunately, we note that participati...

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Antimicrobial resistance: a task for the entire sector

Antimicrobial resistance: a task for the entire sector

30/06/2022

Worldwide, more people die each year from the consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than from HIV/AIDS or malaria. If nothing happens, more people will die from AM...

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GMP+: thirty years of, for and by the sector

GMP+: thirty years of, for and by the sector

30/05/2022

The GMP+ Feed Certification scheme is thirty years old. In 1992, the Dutch feed sector joined forces to lay down ‘good manufacturing practices’ for the production of safe f...

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Summit fosters faith in the future

Summit fosters faith in the future

28/04/2022

How do we feed 10 billion people in 2050? How can we give a push to the sustainability transition as a sector? These were the big questions at the Global Feed Safety Summit...

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Sustainable feed: many questions, many challenges

Sustainable feed: many questions, many challenges

28/03/2022

The feed sector is keen to become more sustainable. But there is a big gap between dream and reality. Understandably so, because there are no simple answers.

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Global Feed Safety Summit: time for action

Global Feed Safety Summit: time for action

25/02/2022

During the Global Feed Safety Summit (6-8 April), experts from the feed sector will discuss feed safety culture, digitalisation, sustainability and strengthening the global...

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