GMP+ FSA Feed Safety (Good Manufacturing Practice) Certificate

GMP+ FSA Feed Safety

The GMP+ standard is a standard developed by the Dutch Animal Nutrition Association (PDV). It is a program aimed at ensuring the safety of all links throughout the feed production chain. Avacert Anadolu International Certification Inspection Technical Control Training and Testing Services has been providing certification services on GMP+ since 2007. Avacert Anadolu International Certification Inspection Technical Control Training and Testing Services has the world’s first and only Turkish Auditor Pool in GMP+ Certification.

You can establish the GMP+ system to ensure product safety against possible dangers in feed production. The system is based on HACCP and helps to ensure that the points specific to the feed industry are not overlooked.

The basic principle of GMP+FSA, which has been developed since 1992, is that all parties in the animal feed chain are included in the chain. Documents related to GMP+FSA are divided into numbers defined as follows.

  1. General (Framework) Documents:  These Documents contain the requirements for participation in the certification program for companies and certification bodies (Framework Regulations, logo use, etc.). This series contains a general list of definitions and abbreviations.
  2. Normative Documents:  These Documents contain international standards and additional country notes to be used by the company in relation to various feed products and production stages, including cultivation and industrial production, purification and processing, collection, trade, transportation, storage and transfer vehicles.

These documents are divided into various subgroups by code and name.

Document

Code

Name

Standard

GMP + Bxx

For example; GMP + B1  Production, Trade and Services

Additional

GMP + Baxx

 

Country Note

GMP + BCNxx

 
 
  1. Certification Requirements:  These documents include audits, minimum audit duration, assessment criteria, audit lists, etc. It includes audit frequency, how audits are implemented by certification bodies. It describes the GMP+ certification process, including certification rules, including information required for approval by certification bodies and auditors.
  2. Interpretation and Accompanying Texts:  In addition to the normal documents mentioned above, there are documents in the D series that contain lists of frequently asked questions, guides and additional information.

You can also obtain details for GMP+ Certification  from the web page http://www.gmpplus.org/en/  .