1. EU draft Community Guide to Good Hygiene Practice for the use of animal feed in primary production « Workshop on feed safety, marketing and use of feed  » Sofia September 2010

2. Who are Copa and Cogeca? Copa – European farmers
Bringing together 60 EU farmers’ organisations
Cogeca – European agri-cooperatives
Bringing together 36 EU agricultural cooperative organisations
Copa-Cogeca have altogether 76 Member and 29 Partner Organisations
Representing 25 million farmers and their families, as well as around cooperatives
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3. Introduction Legal framework
General food law legislation (Reg. 178/2002)
Feed business operators shall be responsible for all activities under their control.
Regulation (EC) 183/2005 on feed hygiene
Articles 20 and 22 establish Community guides to good practice in the feed sector.
Feed business operators shall also comply with relevant Community legislation (e.g: Reg. 767/2009; Reg. 999/2001) and national legislation.
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4. Introduction General objectives
GHP are effective tools for ensuring feed safety in primary production (HACCP based procedures are not applicable to primary production)
This guide provides farmers guidance on how to comply with animal feed legislation requirements and ensure feed safety on their farm.
Legal compliance has been differentiated from good practice.
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5. Scope and structure of the guide
Introduction
Scope and structure of the guide
Some guiding principles
A practical tool for farmers in its daily operation: covering all aspects of on-farm feeding (from the purchase of feed to the on-farm production of animal feed…)
Efforts so as to make this instrument as user-friendly as possible: “overall responsibilities” section, set of concrete examples, example of a check list
- A baseline instrument which may be combined with national guides
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6. Scope and structure of the guide
Introduction
Scope and structure of the guide
How is it structured?
Introduction
“Basic principles of feed hygiene”
“Implementation of feed hygiene in practice”
Annexes (definitions, example of a check list, HACCP principles)
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7. Introduction
«Guides to good practices shall include appropriate information on hazards arising in primary production of feed and actions to control hazards …»
(Reg. 183/2005 Annex I Part B)
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8. Basic principles of feed hygiene
This guide aims to help farmers identifying potential sources of contamination of feed produced on-farm
Concrete examples 0f physical, chemical and biological hazards are provided.
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9. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
These potential sources of contamination may originate from:
Premises and equipment
Personnel
Water sources
Production process (raw materials, transport within the farm storage, on-farm mixing , feeding, use of fertilisers, plant protection products …)
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10. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
The guide provides practical recommendations so as to control potential sources of feed contamination
Appropriate measures may for instance include:
“Advice to ease the cleaning and disinfection of premises and equipment used” […]
Observation of “application rates and minimum distance requirements when using chemical fertilisers”.
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11. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
«feed business operators shall take adequate measures …to ensure, where necessary hygienic production»
(Reg. 183/2005 Annex I Part B 4. )
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12. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
The guide provides for some concrete recommendations so as to control “hazardous contamination” of feed ingredients which may arise from various potential sources.
This may e.g. include:
Considering the potential for soil contaminants to affect feed raw materials, (e.g. precautionary measures may be taken when allowing livestock on land which has been treated before…)
Respect maximum permitted dose rates, harvest interval recommendations when using plant protection products .
Asking for all appropriate information so as to the quality and safety of the feed purchased.
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13. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
On-farm-mixing:
Definition: «mixing of ingredients, which take place at the same location as where the livestock to which it is being fed are»
Duty of care should be taken through the following actions:
Effective quality controls and (e.g. the feed being mixed is appropriate to the livestock it will be fed, the feeds are mixed in appropriate order, …) mixing control plan to be put in place.
Appropriate corrective actions to be executed in the event of a formulation error
Specific samples and analytical testing measures may be foreseen
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14. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
«Feed business operators shall take measures to ensure transport and storage conditions for, and the cleanliness of feed» 
(Reg. 183/2005, Annex I Part B 4.b )
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15. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
This may e.g. be achieved through the following actions:
Effective checks (visual inspection, conformity of Paper work before unloading,…) when taking delivery of feed on farm
Effective cleaning and disinfection of all vehicles and equipment used to handle and transport feed and feed materials
Cleaning and where appropriate, maintenance of feed storage facilities in dry condition
Avoid storing feed or feed materials in close proximity with products such as chemical medicines, animals or animal waste
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16. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
«Farmers shall comply with the provisions set out in Annex III when feeding food-producing animals…»
(Reg. 183/2003, art )
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17. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
The following points should notably be considered:
feed equipment: regularly clean all troughs and hopers and change feed and bedding material frequently.
So as to ensure that feed grazing is safe, the following aspects may me considered:
appropriate storage times for manure
low application of rates
leave the pasture for as long as possible before grazing
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18. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
As feed business operator, farmers shall «keep records relating to measures put in place to control hazards»
(Reg. 183/2005, annex I, part II )
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19. Implementation of feed hygiene in practice
You need to ensure that sampling and record- keeping systems, as tools to allow traceability on the farm are in place…
Farmers may wish to take and retain samples of each raw material for the production of feed.
A written quality control plan should be produced including notable the description and frequency of sample analysis.
In accordance with Annex I part A II, farmers should keep records of the source and quantity of all animal feed purchased by the farm, the name and date of use of any plant protection products used, any occurrence of pest and disease […]
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20. ANNEXES Annex I. Definitions Annex II. Example of a check list
ANNEX III. HACCP principles
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