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Reinforcement assurance purchasing fats and oils
26 september 2016
GMP+ International is continuously aiming to improve the quality and integrity of the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme. After a recent risk evaluation GMP+ International will take some actions regarding certain fats & oils products on short term, which is explained below.
Basic strategy
The basic approach of GMP+ International is that the whole feed supply chain between cultivation and delivery to livestock & aqua farms should apply feed safety assurance, ensured by third party certification. In some cases we have provided a gatekeeper option, but mainly for low-risk feed materials, like grains.
Precautionary measures
In the framework of a risk assessment of the integrity of the GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance certification, we notice that there is a potential risk which needs short term action. Fats & oils products are generally considered as a commodity group with a potentially higher risk profile relatively, and especially the oils & fat byproducts. Many control measures for this product group has been imposed in the past.
GMP+ International wants to realize a further reduction of the vulnerability of the image of the feed industry and of the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme related to the current acceptance of the gatekeeper option for fats & oils byproducts in some mutual recognitions of other certification schemes.
Intended actions
GMP+ International would like to collaborate with the other chain-covering scheme holders AIC, Ovocom and QS. Therefore the following joint actions are proposed:
- Taking a precautionary measure by skipping the gatekeeper option for fats & oils by products in applicable schemes.
- If agreement about skipping the gatekeeper option for fats & oils byproducts, a joint action to request the same to Coceral / GTP.
- Developing further steps in reducing potential risks by developing a robust set of requirements and conditions for assurance of – among others - the safety of the fats & oils in the certified chain, used in feed.