FEDIAF Code of Practice

for the Manufacture of Safe Pet Food

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Introduction
 What is FEDIAF?

European Pet Food Industry Federation

representing the National Pet Food
Industry Associations of the EU, Bosnia
Croatia, Norway, Russia, Serbia and
Switzerland
 FEDIAF in numbers
Number of pet food companies 650
Sales 8.3 million tons
Turnover € 13.5 billion
Growth rate (value) over last 3 years 2%
Employment Direct 50 000
Indirect 500 000
Number of households with pets 70 million
Number of animals cats 84.457.500
dogs 73.593.400
birds 42.592.000
aquaria 9.221.000
others 30.644.000
 Prime objective of FEDIAF

Feeding pet animals with safe pet food

for a long healthy life
 What is the FEDIAF Code?

Guide of good manufacturing practices

first adopted in 2001
 What is the FEDIAF Code?
(cont’d)

 Useful guide to the industry

 Developed with third parties
 Based on the CODEX Alimentarius Codes
 Tool used broadly by the EU industry
 Complies with EU and national legislation
 Used in practice
 Fulfils microbiological criteria
 Based on HACCP principles
FEDIAF Code based on responsibility

 Current best practice in the food and pet

food industry
 European legislation on feed
 HACCP requirements as in CODEX
 ISO 9000 and 22000 series
 Standards developed by other stakeholders
 Guiding principles of FEDIAF Code

 General requirements for safe pet food -

flexibility on how to implement the Code
 Focus on pet food safety aspects
 Upstream/downstream Traceability
 Balance food/feed and pet food specific rules
 Regularly reviewed
 Main legal requirements

R183/2005 Feed hygiene

R1069/2009 & 142/2011 Animal by-products (ABP)
R1831/2003 Feed additives
D2002/32 Undesirable substances
R178/2002 Food law
R767/2009 Marketing/use of feed
Others BSE, ENV, GMO, LAB
  Sections Content Page
  Glossary Definitions 3-5
  Introduction Scope, Acknowledgements 6-7
1 Personnel Training, Personal Hygiene, Protective Clothing 8-9

Quality Policy, Quality Manual, Organisation, Management Review,

2 Quality Management System
3 HACCP
4 Traceability
5 Plant Design and Maintenance
6 Pet food Design and Formulation
7 Purchasing and Delivery
8 Production
9 Storage and Transport
10 Relevant Documents
AI European Pet Food legislation
Procedures, Documentation Control, Quality Records, Information of
Authority, Specifications, Customer Satisfaction, Internal Audit, 10-14
Corrective & Preventive Actions, Complaint Handling, Continuous
Improvement
General Requirements 15
Registration and Approval, Key Requirements, Product Identification,
16-17
Product Recall
Location, Perimeter, Layout, Fabric, Equipment, Maintenance, Staff
facilities, Risk of Physical & Chemical Contamination, Housekeeping & 18-23
Hygiene, Waste, Pest Control
Product and Packaging Design, Formulation 24
Supplier Assurance, Deliveries 25-26
General, Feed Materials of Animal Origin, Weighing, Mixing, Quality
control & Product analysis, Temperature-Time Control, Foreign Body
Detection, Product Release, Control of Non-Conforming Goods, 27-32
Quantity Control, Equipment & Process Validation, Calibration, Specific
Handling Requirements, Packaging
Transport and Warehousing, Segregation, Stock Rotation 33-34
  35
Summary 36-38

AII HACCP Principles, Implementation, Example to Identify CCPs 39-43

 FEDIAF Code layout

1 PERSONNEL
General Requirements LEGAL AND USEFUL
DOCUMENTATION
1.1 Training
The Pet food Manufacturer shall ensure that all employees are adequately trained, instructed and
supervised, commensurate with their activity.

a) Good manufacturing practice requires that all employees involved in - Regulation 183/2005/EC
the production of pet food, including storage and transport, be aware Annex II, (Personnel)
(e.g. clearly informed in writing of their duties, responsibilities and (IX)
powers) that they contribute to the quality and safety of the finished
products.
b) All personnel, including temporary personnel and contractors, shall be
in sufficient number, possess the skills and qualifications necessary
for the manufacturing process and be appropriately trained prior to
commencing work. They shall be adequately supervised throughout
the working period.
c) The staff must be adequately trained for quality management. The
person responsible for supervising quality control must furthermore
be in a position to carry out his/her tasks independently and to take
the appropriate decisions.
d) The Pet food manufacturer shall have full training programmes and
records.
Consultation of third parties

FEFAC (EU Farm Feed Federation)

BRC (British Retail Consortium)
BEUC (EU Consumer Association)
CIES (Food Safety Initiative)
IFS (International Food Standards)
EuroCommerce (EU Retail Federation)
Lloyd’s Register of Quality Assurance
FVO (Food and Veterinary Office)
EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
National Authorities
National Organisations