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  • HACCP for preventing ABP contamination


    HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) is a system that helps food and feed business operators look at how they handle food and feed . HACCP introduces procedures to make sure the food and feed produced is safe to eat, and in the case of supplying animal feed, to ensure strict separation between permissible feedstuffs and non-permissible Animal By-Products.

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      Food Standards Agency on HACCP

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      DEFRA on HACCP generally.

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      You may find it useful to consider this example provided by DEFRA on a retailer wishing to supply surplus bakery products for animal feed.

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      The WRAP guidance (section 3.3 onwards) provides a complete list of requirements, processes and procedures, especially helpful for sites that also handle prohibited ABPs, ensuring:

      1. the food surplus is safe (not decomposing, mouldy or toxic)
      2. Fully and continuously segregated from any prohibited ABPs
      3. Free from contaminants and packaging
      4. other general compliance for feed ingredient suppliers

    Summary of Annex II of EC 183 /2005 under which this section sits:

    Annex II is applicable to businesses supplying the feed chain, and includes requirements relating to facilities and equipment, personnel, production procedures, quality control, storage, transport and record-keeping. The extent of the application of Annex II and HACCP will depend on the nature of the activities being carried out. For example, at food and drink business establishments, the requirements will apply to the relevant operations that relate to products that are to be supplied for feed. Many food businesses will have a form of HACCP in place to cover their food operations and it may extend these to materials designated for feed. Key aspects include measures to ensure that material is not contaminated and record-keeping to ensure that material can be traced in the event of a feed incident. Documents and records that must be kept should be commensurate with the nature and size of the business.