Fixed description of the certification scope.

More detailed description of the (sub)activities and process steps that belong to the certification scope.

Reference to the relevant standard(s).

These are listed in the tables of Chapter 2.

More detailed information about which activities and feed products and/or feed services are actually assured with the Feed Safety Management System

For some GMP+ certification scopes it is mandatory to add specific information. For other certification scopes it is an option to add specific information.

A mandatory specification of the scope for certification.

The possibility to add more information to the scope for certification.

These scopes are linked to a main certification scopes, via application of a country note.

The name of the scope.

The name of the standard.

Production of compound feed

All activities related to the manufacturing of compound feed.

In addition to actual production activities (like milling, mixing and pressing), this includes activities required for production of compound feed, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced compound feed is included in this scope.

Note that under the scope ‘production of compound feed’ also mobile grinding and mixing facilities may be covered.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2.

• Type of compound feed (for example specified what kind of mixture, type of animal, production of medicated feed, etc.)

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

• Antibiotic-free production line(s)

• Antibiotic-free production site

• Dioxin-monitoring in feed for laying hens

• QM-Milch

See table 1 of Chapter 2

Production of premixtures

All activities related to the manufacturing of premixtures.

In addition to actual production, this includes all activities required for production of premixtures, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced premixtures is included within this scope.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

• Type of premixture

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

• Antibiotic-free production line(s)

• Antibiotic-free production site

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

Production of feed materials

All activities related to the manufacturing of feed materials.

In addition to actual production, this includes all activities required for production of the feed materials, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced feed materials is included within this scope.

Note that under the scope ‘production of feed materials’ also mobile grinding and mixing facilities may be covered.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

• “name of the feed material” – It is highly recommended to use the TS1.3 Product list. More than one product can be listed.

• Antibiotic-free production line(s)

• Antibiotic-free production site

• QM-Milch

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

Production of feed additives

All activities related to the manufacturing of feed additives.

In addition to actual production, this includes all activities required for production of feed additives, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced feed additives is included within this scope.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

• Antibiotic-free production line(s)

• Antibiotic-free production site

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

Production of compound feed - petfood

All activities related to the manufacturing of compound feed for pets.

In addition to actual production, this includes all activities required for production of compound feed, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced pet food is included within this scope.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

Not applicable

Not applicable

Production of feed materials - petfood

All activities related to the manufacturing of feed materials for petfood.

In addition to actual production, this includes all activities required for production of the feed materials, including planning, procurement, transshipment, storage, internal transport and packaging. Of course, also sales of the produced feed materials is included within this scope.

Notes:

Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

When storage is offered as a service to other companies, this is to be considered to belong to Storage and Transshipment. This is a separate scope.

Sales of purchased feed products without any processing is considered to belong to Trade in Feed. This is a separate scope.

See Table 1 in Chapter 2

• If a company exclusively operates one or more phases/steps of the production process, these may be registered.

• Toll manufacturer

• “name of the feed material” – It is highly recommended to use the TS1.3 Product list. More than one product can be listed.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Trade in feed

Purchasing and subsequent selling of feed products. This concerns feed produced by third parties.

The company becomes the owner of the feed.

Notes:

• The scope Trade in Feed must be specified. See for this the box Specification.

• Activities related to the delivery of the feed to customers are considered to belong to Transport of feed. This is a separate scope.

• The storage of feed products does not belong to the scope Trade in Feed.

• Certification is not obliged for trade brokers (provider of the brokerage service) as they do not become owner of the product.

• In case of only direct trade to livestock farms it is possible to get GMP+ certification when complying with the Technical Specification TS3.1 Trade to livestock farms.

• When use is made of a toll manufacturer, the company still is to be certified with the scope Trade in Feed. Preferably, this scope is further specified with ‘private labelling’. See also the specification box. For a company with this scope Private labelling, unannounced audits are not mandatory as part of the certification procedure. For more details about this, see the GMP+ rules of certification

• PO-box (Post Office box):. If a PO-box is used on contracts invoices or any other document as part of the selling process of a GMP+ assured product, it must be certified for the scope Trade in feed

• Invoicing address: If an invoicing address is used on contracts, invoices or any other document as part of the selling process of a GMP+ assured product it must be certified for the scope Trade in feed.

• Sales offices: as a sales office sells their produced GMP+ assured products it must be certified for the scope Trade in feed.
  
  

On the Bill of Lading (B/L) the address and maybe the specific name of the production site could be mentioned but the sales are done via this sales office. This sales office can be the head office of a company with multiple production locations or an export company.

See Table 2 in Chapter 2

Select one or more of the options:

• Compound feed

• Premixtures

• Feed additives

• Feed materials

• The traded feed may be further specified in addition to the mandatory section.
  Think of ‘Trade in forage products’.

• Private labelling

• QM-Milch

See Table 2 in Chapter 2

Trade in feed - pet food

Purchasing and subsequent selling of feed products. This concerns feed produced by third parties.

The company becomes the owner of the feed.

Notes:

The scope Trade in Feed (petfood) must be specified. See for this the box Specification.

Activities related to the delivery of the petfood to customers are considered to belong to Transport. This is a separate scope.

See Table 2 in Chapter 2

Select one or more of the options:

• Compound feed

• Feed materials

• The traded feed may be further specified in addition to the mandatory section.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Trade to livestock farms

Purchasing and subsequent selling of feed products to livestock farmers. Also storage and transport of packaged feed is covered under this scope feed. See for more details the TS3.1 Trade to livestock farms.

The company becomes the owner of the feed.

See Table 2 in Chapter 2

• The traded feed may be further specified

Not applicable

Not applicable

Storage and Transshipment of feed

All activities related to the storage and transshipment of feed products, and activities which are in general carried out by storage/collection companies

Storage activities aim to create and maintain safe conditions in order to preserve the main characteristics of the feed product and to avoid developments of any hazards. Transshipment activities often include a change in the means of transport of a feed product.

More in detail:

• All activities necessary to enable good storage or transshipment, such as planning, internal transport and (intermediate) storage. It includes further any activity which is to be considered as part of Good Storage Practices, including hygiene measures, pest control (including fumigation), preservation measures (e.g. with acids, or by means of drying and ventilation), etc.
  
  
• Activities which are in general carried out by storage/collection* companies:
  
  
  • Bulking of feed: Transferring goods from a smaller unit into a bigger unit. For example: from bags into a bulk wagon/loading compartment, or from small containers into a tank.
    
    
  • Bagging of feed: Transferring goods from a bigger unit into a smaller unit. For example: Packing of forages in bales (cover in any wrap, make a package or packages);or from a tank into a smaller container, or from a bulk store into big bags, etc.
    
    
  • Cleaning/sieving: Removal of particles of different sizes by passing feed materials through screen(s) while being shaken or poured.
    
    
  • Decortication: Complete or partial removal of outer layers from grains, seeds, fruits, nuts and others.
    
    
  • Dehulling: Removal of the outer skins of beans, grains and seeds usually by physical means.
    
    
  • Blending: mixing of two or more batches of the same feed product for standardization or to increase the batch size. (Note: Blending performed to dilute regulated contaminants is forbidden).
    
    
  • Addition of water to, for example, molasses during storage.
    
    
  • Chopping: Reduction of particle size using one or more knives.
    
    
  • Flaking: activity where whole grains are squeezed to flat grains like flakes.
    
    
  • Fragmentation: Process of breaking a feed material into fragments.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

When applicable

• Storage can be provided as a service

• Transshipment can be provided as a service

Not applicable

Not applicable

Road transport of feed

All activities related to the transport of feed by road.

Not only the physical transport is understood by this, but also all activities that enable the transport, such as planning, purchase, maintenance, cleaning and administration.

Notes:

• Internal transport (see for a definition F0.2 Definition list) of feed, whether carried out by own means or by a subcontractor, must be assured in compliance with requirements in TS1.9 Transport activities. However, it is not necessary to issue a scope Road transport of feed.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

• Specification of type of loading (for example bulk, liquids, packaged goods, etc.)

• Transport can provided as a service

Not applicable

Not applicable

Rail transport of feed

All activities related to the transport of feed by rail.

Not only the physical transport is understood by this, but also all activities that enable the transport, such as planning, purchase, cleaning and administration.

Notes:

• Internal transport (see for a definition F0.2 Definition list) of feed, whether carried out by own means or by a subcontractor, must be assured in compliance with requirements in TS1.9 Transport activities. However, it is not necessary to issue a scope Rail transport of feed.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

Specification of type of loading (for example bulk, liquids, packaged goods, etc.)

Not applicable

Not applicable

Inland waterway transport and short sea shipping of feed

Transport of feed via short sea shipping and inland waterways.

Not only the physical transport (loading, transport and discharging) is understood by this, but also all activities that enable the transport, such as planning, purchase, cleaning and administration.

Notes:

• Internal transport (see for a definition F0.2 Definition list) of feed, whether carried out by own means or by a subcontractor, must be assured in compliance with requirements in TS1.9 Transport activities. However, it is not necessary to issue a scope Inland waterway transport and short sea shipping of feed.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

Specification of type of loading (for example bulk, liquids, packaged goods, etc.)

Not applicable

Not applicable

Affreightment of inland waterway transport

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that relate to freight brokerage of inland waterway. This relates to the entire process of accepting the order, selecting and accepting a loading compartment, the instruction for inspection, the performance of and the report on the inspection the approval of the loading compartment based on the positive LCI report and the updating of administrative records.

Also companies who carry out part of the activities, like brokers or commission agents (so-called “runners”) who act as a mediator between transport companies and affreightment parties, fall within the scope of this standard.

The actual transport (loading, transport and unloading) is not included in this scope.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Affreightment of short sea shipping

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that relate to freight brokerage. This relates to the entire process of accepting the order, selecting and accepting a loading compartment, the instruction for inspection1 , the performance of and the report on the inspection the approval of the loading compartment based on the positive LCI report and the updating of administrative records.

Also companies who carry out part of the activities, like brokers or commission agents (so-called “runners”) who act as a mediator between transport companies and affreightment parties, fall within the scope of this standard.

The actual transport (loading, transport and unloading) is not included in this scope.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Affreightment of rail transport

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that relate to freight brokerage. This relates to the entire process of accepting the order, selecting and accepting a loading compartment, the instruction for inspection, the performance of and the report on the inspection the approval of the loading compartment based on the positive LCI report and the updating of administrative records.

Also companies who carry out part of the activities, like brokers or commission agents who act as a mediator between transport companies and affreightment parties, fall within the scope of this standard.

The actual transport (loading, transport and unloading) is not included in this scope.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Affreightment of road transport

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that relate to freight brokerage. This relates to the entire process of accepting the order, selecting and accepting a loading compartment and the updating of administrative records.

Also companies who carry out part of the activities, like brokers or commission agents who act as a mediator between transport companies and affreightment parties, fall within the scope of this standard.

The actual transport (loading, transport and unloading) is not included in this scope.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Affreightment of sea transport

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that relate to freight brokerage. This relates to the entire process of accepting the order, selecting and accepting a loading compartment, the instruction for inspection, the performance of and the report on the inspection the approval of the loading compartment based on the positive LCI report and the updating of administrative records.

Also companies who carry out part of the activities, like brokers or commission agents who act as a mediator between transport companies and affreightment parties, fall within the scope of this standard.

The actual transport (loading, transport and unloading) is not included in this scope.

See Table 3 in Chapter 2

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Laboratory testing

All activities related to performing analyses of feed.

In addition to the actual analysing of feed, this includes all activities required for performing analyses, including receiving, storing and treatment of samples, analysis, registration, reporting and archiving.

See Table 4 in Chapter 2

Specification of analysis

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Registered laboratory

The analyses that fall under the scope of an accepted laboratory certificate are performed in accordance with the defined performance criteria.

See Table 4 in Chapter 2

Specification of analysis

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

RTRS segregation

RTRS mass balance

Under these scopes all activities can be carried out that are related to production and/or trade of RTRS soy (including soy by-products). The applicable scope depends on the used supply chain model: Segregation or Mass Balance.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

None

Responsible pig & poultry feed

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that are related to production and/or trade of responsible soy and/or responsible compound feed intended for pigs and/or poultry.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

None

Responsible dairy feed

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that are related to production and/or trade of responsible soy and/or responsible compound feed intended for dairy.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

None

Production of compound feed - GMO controlled

Production of premixtures - GMO controlled

Production of feed materials - GMO controlled

Production of feed additives - GMO controlled

Trade in feed - GMO controlled

Storage and Transshipment of feed - GMO controlled

Road transport of feed - GMO controlled

Under these scopes all activities can be carried out that are related to production and/or trade of GMO controlled feed. Also the services transport and storage can be carried out under this scope.

Note that under the scope ‘production of compound feed’ and ‘production of feed material’ also mobile grinding and mixing facilities may be covered.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

In case it concerns the scope ‘Trade in feed – GMO controlled’, select one or more of the options:

• Compound feed

• Premixtures

• Feed additives

• Feed materials

None

Carbon footprint of feed

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that are related to determine the carbon footprint of feed by compound feed producers.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

Select one or more of the options*:

• Compound feed

* Currently the standard only offers certification for compound feed

Not applicable

Not applicable

Production and Trade of responsible feed

Under this scope all activities can be carried out that are related to production and/or trade of responsible feed materials and/or responsible compound feed intended for food-producing animals and/or pet animals.

See Table 5 in Chapter 2

None