Introduction
This Market Initiative (MI) document has been created in close collaboration between the Market Initiative Stichting Milieukeur (SMK) and GMP+ International. The main goal is to provide GMP+ certified companies the possibility for an add-on certification for feed that is compliant with the SMK requirements.
Market initiative responsible compound feed
Being an important link between production, trade and consumption of soy through feed, SMK has asked GMP+ International to develop an objective and traceable assurance of the production and trade of responsible feed materials and responsible compound feed. This document is a result of this request.
| Currently the production and trade of responsible soy and responsible compound feed is addressed in chapter 4 of this document. In the future this scope can be extended with production and trade of other commodities (for example palm oil and fish meal), but it is also possible to include other ‘responsibility aspects’ such as carbon footprint, energy use, etc. Therefore the document will grow in the upcoming years to facilitate growth into more and more responsible compound feed. |
SMK
SMK is a Dutch foundation that develops, manages, and tests sustainability requirements and standards. This is done with a network of governments, producers, industry organizations, civil society organizations, retailers, consulting firms, science, and chain parties. SMK develops and manages an extensive database of sustainability criteria. The obligation to purchase responsible soy and responsible compound feed is laid down in purchasing requirements.
These purchasing requirements are currently applicable to the sub-sector eggs.
With the scope ‘Responsible pig & poultry feed’, the certified company can show that the feed complies with the requirements of SMK.
1. Scope of this document
This MI-document contains the requirements to produce and/or trade responsible soy and/or responsible compound feed intended for pigs and/or poultry.
2. Normative references
This MI-document must always be used in combination with the R5.0 Feed Responsibility Management Systems Requirements which ensures the implementation of a Feed Responsibility Management System (FRMS). The combined use enables a company to provide responsible feed products and feed services in accordance to the request from the Market Initiative.
This document is to be used:
- in addition to the GMP+ FSA module, or;
- in combination with an equivalent feed safety standard (see TS1.2 Purchase), or;
- without additional certification.
3. Terms and Definitions
See F0.2 Definition list.
4. Responsible pig & poultry feed
4.1. Feed Responsibility Management System
The certified company must meet the following requirements mentioned in R5.0 Feed Responsibility Management Systems Requirements:
| Chapter / § | Subject |
| 2 | Normative references |
| 4 | System requirements (including the paragraphs in this chapter) |
| 5.1 | Material accounting system |
| 5.2 | Segregation |
| 5.3 | Mass Balance |
| 5.4 | Area Mass Balance |
| 5.5 | Book & Claim |
4.2. Purchasing requirements
All feed labelled as compliant with the scope Responsible pig & poultry feed must comply with the purchasing requirements below.
See § 4.5.1. “Inform the customer about the status of the feed” in the document R5.0 Feed Responsibility Management Systems Requirements.
4.2.1. Purchasing of responsible soy
The certified company must purchase its responsible soy from a supplier that is certified according the following specifications:
| For supply chain model: | Supplier that is certified for at least one of the standards in: |
| Segregation |
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| Mass Balance |
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| Area Mass Balance |
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| Book & Claim |
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The version of the standard, as described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2, must be documented.
Examples of documentation are delivery notes, weighing notes, transport documents or invoices.
4.2.2. Purchasing of credits
Credits for the supply chain models Area Mass Balance and Book & Claim must be purchased according to the requirements of the relevant standard described in § 4.2.1. “Purchasing of responsible soy”.
In the table below examples of soy standards for the supply chain models Area Mass Balance and/or Book & Claim with a reference to their websites are described. For the current list of recognized soy standards see Appendix 1.
| Soy standard: | Website: |
| Cefetra Certified Responsible Soy Standard | |
| Donau Soja | |
| Europe Soja | |
| RTRS | |
| Sustainable Farming Assurance Programme - Non Conversion (SFAP) |
4.2.3. Purchasing of responsible compound feed
Responsible compound feed must be purchased from compound feed producers that are certified according to the following requirements:
| Accepted certification scheme |
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Feed Support Products
That was a lot of information to digest and one might ask, what is the next step? Luckily we can offer support for the GMP+ Community when doing this. We provide support by means of various tools and guidances but as each company has a shared responsibility to feed safety, and therefor tailor-made solutions cannot be offered. However, we do help by explaining requirements and provide background information about the requirements.
We have developed various supporting materials for the GMP+ Community. These include various tools, ranging from Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) lists to webinars and events.
Supporting materials related to this document (Guidelines and FAQ’s)
We have made documents available which give guidance to the GMP+ requirements as laid down in the module GMP+ FSA and GMP+ FRA. These documents give examples, answers to frequently asked questions or background information.
Find our Feed Support Products here: Support products More information: https://www.gmpplus.org/feed-certification-scheme/scheme-documents/support/ |