In conjunction with Fefac (the European Feed Manufacturers Federation), the following four bodies had the honour of becoming the founding members of the IFSA: the AIC (British), OVOCOM asbl (Belgian), the PDV (Dutch) and QS (German). The IFSA (International Feed Safety Alliance) works towards the goal of an international common standard to guarantee the safety of animal feed, the IFIS (IFSA Feed Ingredient Standard). The IFSA, founded in 2004, has published the IFIS standards and the Rules of Certification relating to the standard since 1st September 2005.
Despite the fact that each of the four abovementioned bodies already had its own quality system, and that mutual recognition agreements had been concluded with the various countries, it goes without saying that the existence of a single, common standard offers many advantages. It favours the safety of food intended for humans and animals, as well as traceability on an international level.
To make all of this more concrete: since 1st January 2006 and all over the world, the suppliers of raw materials intended for the compound feed industry can be IFIS-certified. The IFIS is accepted as a single standard by the five founding companies. In this way, once they have been IFIS-certified, the suppliers concerned will no longer have to face national demands and obstacles, which will allow them to make savings.
The implementation of the standard is steered by the four companies that own the standard, and co-ordinated by the IFSA. A central website (http://www.ifsa-info.net)will serve to publish the names of accredited certification bodies and certified companies. The document titled “Rules of Certification”, drafted by the IFSA, comprises details of the modalities certification, auditing and inspections of implementation. In this way, the IFIS can be uniformly implemented.
IFIS “IFSA Feed Ingredients Standard"
A French translation of the latest version of the IFIS reference documents is available.
Copies can be obtained :
- By sending an email, stating the reference document required (electronic or paper format) as well as the names of the company and person responsible, full contact details and VAT number, to hidden email.
- By paying the sum of €100 (exc. VAT) for the electronic version or €120 (exc. VAT) for the paper version as soon as you receive the OVOCOM invoice.
Depending on your request and on receipt of your payment, we will send you the French version of the IFIS reference documentation, either by email or by post.
Payment gives the right to any future amendments made to the document for the period of one year.
The English version of the IFIS reference documents is available, free of charge, in electronic format (see link above).