Scope And Application:

The aim of this European Code of Practice is to ensure safety of feed additives and pre-mixtures by:

Minimizing the risk of adulterated feed additives and pre-mixtures entering the feed/food chain;

Enabling an operator to implement the objectives of the feed hygiene Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 183/2005); and

Providing measures to ensure that other applicable regulatory feed safety requirements are met. Feed is considered unsafe for its intended use if it is likely to pose a risk to (has adverse effect on) human or

Animal health, or if the food derived from food producing animals fed the feed is unsafe for human consumption.

This Code shall apply to feed additives and pre-mixture operators at all stages of feed production from the first placing on the market of feed additives and pre-mixtures based on current EU legislation. Therefore it also applies to the placing on the market of feed additives and pre-mixtures after import from third countries.

Compliance with FAMI QS does not exonerate the operator from meeting the statutory or regulatory requirements in each country in which the operator is active.

Certification of a Feed Safety and Quality Management System according to FAMI-QS Code is a management system certification, not a product certification. For the current scope of FAMI-QS certification, please refer the FAMI-QS Code of Practice, Chapter 2 (available on http://www.fami-qs.org/code.html)

APPLICABLE TO:

The feed regulation applies to,

Producers and traders of compound feeds,

animal feeds,

premixtures and additives,

As well as transportation, transhipment, cultivation and feeding at the livestock farm.

In order to determine if your product is covered within the FAMI-QS scope please visit www.fami-qs.org/scope the full list of feed additives can be found on the European Register of Feed Additives. This annex classifies the specialty feed ingredients by their intended use in the feed, and when required, to the respective animal.

Implementation And Benefits:

An industry-driven, sector-specific quality system, with unrivalled value on the global feed market. To support the safety of feed across the value chain.

Focus on risk management, safety and quality, coupled with time and cost efficiency.

Regulatory compliance for global feed safety management system.

Highly effective management system approach.

Expert knowledge and industry experience translated into the state-of-art set of rules, practices and standards.

Global perspective with great market access / Facilitating exchanges at international level

Enhance competence of operators / manufacturer.

Support the safety of feed across the value chain

Regulatory compliance for global feed safety management system.