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Fact Sheet Guidance

These documents can be used as guidance to assist you in implementing the FeedSafe Checklist

Link to the current FeedSafe Checklist

1. Certification Rules

1.1 - Fact Sheet - Member of SFMCA

1.2 - Fact Sheet - Documents available to staff

1.3 - Fact Sheet - Who is the QA Officer

1.4 - Fact Sheet - Manufacturing tonnage

1.5 - Fact Sheet - Planning Permission

2. Good Manufacturing Principles

2.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Site Plan

2.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Suitable drainage

2.1.3 - Fact Sheet - Roadways maintained

2.1.4 - Fact Sheet - Delivery contamination prevention - Water Damage

2.1.5 - Fact Sheet - Site Security

2.2.1, 2.2.2 & 2.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Equipment Design, Construction, Installation, and Maintenance

2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6 & 2.2.7 - Fact Sheet - Preventative Maintenance program

2.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Design and Maintenance of Storage Areas

2.3.2 & 2.3.3 - Fact Sheet - Clear Identification of Storage Areas & Documentation

2.3.4 - Fact Sheet - Design and Maintenance of Storage Silos, Bins, Tanks and Sheds

2.3.5 - Fact Sheet - Inspection and Maintenance of Storage Areas

2.3.6 - Fact Sheet - Storage Management

2.3.7 - Fact Sheet - Appropriate Storage of Packaged Raw Material

2.3.8 - Fact Sheet - Bagged Finished Product Storage

2.4.1 - Fact Sheet - Ventilation or Dust Extraction

2.5.1 & 2.5.2 - Fact Sheet - Control of Waste & Contamination Material

2.6.2 - Fact Sheet - Cross Contamination Control of Subsequent Mixes

2.7.3 - Fact Sheet - Verifying Mill Hygiene

2.8.2 - Fact Sheet - Cleanliness of Storage Area

2.9.2 - Fact Sheet - Preventing Inappropriate Handling & Cross Contamination of Medicines

2.9.4, 2.9.5 & 2.9.6 - Fact Sheet - Record of Veterinary Chemical Products in Manufacture

2.9.9 - Fact Sheet - Applications of Chemical Treatments to stored Raw Materials

2.4.2 - Fact Sheet - Dust Extraction Equipment

2.6.1 - Fact Sheet - Procedures Managing Incompatible Feed Ingredients & Medications

2.7.1 & 2.7.2 - Fact Sheet - Regular Cleaning - Mill, Grounds, Machinery

2.8.1 - Fact Sheet - Pest Control Management Program

2.9.1 - Fact Sheet - Storage and Labelling of Feed Additives and Medications

2.9.3 - Fact Sheet - Control of S4 Medications

2.9.7 & 2.9.8 - Fact Sheet - Written Inventory Control & Mgmt of non-raw materials

2.9.10 - Fact Sheet - Secure Storage of Hazardous Material & Prevention of Unintended Use

2.10.1, 2.10.2 & 2.10.3 - Fact Sheet - Receival Hoppers for RAM & Verification

2.10.4 - Fact Sheet - Control of RAM Storage

2.10.5 - Fact Sheet - Processing of Unlabelled Bagged RAM

2.10.6 - Fact Sheet - Formulations Containing RAM

2.10.7 - Fact Sheet - Reworks and Returns Containing RAM

3. Personnel & Training

3.1.1 & 3.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Personnel Qualifications & Duties

3.1.3 - Fact Sheet - State Authority Sampling BSE

3.2 - Fact Sheet - Training

3.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Maintaining a Hygienic Environment

3.4.1 & 3.4.2 - Fact Sheet - Procedures for Visitors & Contractors

4. Document Control

4.1.1 & 4.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Written Formulation Master File

4.1.3 - Fact Sheet - Information for Formulas in Use

4.1.4 & 4.1.5 - Fact Sheet - Modifying Formulations

4.1.6 - Fact Sheet - Returns and Reformulation of Feed

4.2.1 & 4.2.2 - Fact Sheet - Production & Batching Records

4.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Review of Work Instructions and Manufacturing Records

4.2.4 - Fact Sheet - Verification Records for Flushing & Sequencing

4.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Bag Label Regulatory Requirements

5. Hazard Risk Assessment (HACCP)

5.1.1 & 5.1.2 - Fact Sheet - HACCP Team and Leader

5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 & 5.2.4 - Fact Sheet - Hazard Assessment & HACCP

5.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Critical Control Point Management (HACCP)

6. Purchasing & Suppliers

6.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Register of Compliant Raw Material Supplier

6.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Documented Purchasing Program

6.1.3, 6.1.4 & 6.1.5 - Fact Sheet - Raw Material Purchasing Standards

6.2.1 & 6.2.2 - Fact Sheet - Processing Incoming Raw Material - Stds, Receipt, Records

6.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Receiving Material from Third Party Vehicles

6.2.4 - Fact Sheet - Assessment of Packaged Raw Material

6.2.5 - Fact Sheet - Testing Conducted when Receiving Raw Materials

6.2.6 - Fact Sheet - Processing Raw Material Outside of Specification

7. Sampling & Testing

7.1.1 & 7.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Written Raw Material Quality Control Program

7.1.3 - Fact Sheet - Testing of Samples on-site

7.1.4 - Fact Sheet - Testing of Samples off-site

7.1.5 - Fact Sheet - Inspection of results against tolerance standards

7.2.1 - Fact Sheet - Retention Sampling & Labelling of Packaged Raw Materials

7.2.2 - Fact Sheet - Retention Sampling & Labelling of Packaged Raw Material

7.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Finished Product Retention Samples

7.2.4 - Fact Sheet - Feed Sample Storage and Retrieval

7.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Stock Food Vendor Declarations

8. Production

8.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Validation of Mixer Efficiency

8.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Validation of Cross-Contamination Measures

8.1.3 - Fact Sheet - Use-by Dates for Finished Products

8.2.1 & 8.2.2 - Fact Sheet - Work Instructions for Critical Manufacturing Process Jobs

8.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Feed Batching Records

8.2.4 - Fact Sheet - Labelling & Packaging Assessed for Quality

8.2.5 - Fact Sheet - Raw Material Weighing Tolerances

8.2.6 - Fact Sheet - Correct Storage of Bulk Finished Feeds

8.2.7 - Fact Sheet - Packaging and Labelling of Bagged Finished Product

8.2.8 - Fact Sheet - Finished Product Bag Check Weighing

8.2.9 - Fact Sheet - Checking Pallets Prior to Use

8.3.1 - Fact Sheet Management of Broken or Damaged Bags

8.3.2 - Fact Sheet - Method of Investigation when outside Tolerance - Standards

8.4.1 - Fact Sheet - Rework Procedure

8.4.2 - Fact Sheet - Identification, Disposal & Segregation of Rework

8.4.3 - Fact Sheet - Approval for Rework Release

9. Transport

9.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Loading & Delivery Procedures for bulk & bagged product

9.1.2 & 9.1.3 - Fact Sheet - Out-loading Bin Labelling & Allocating Finished Product Orders

9.2.1 & 9.2.2 - Fact Sheet - Condition of Delivery Vehicles

9.2.3 - Fact Sheet - Reporting System for Delivery Vehicle Incidents

9.3.1 - Fact Sheet - Bulk Delivery.Invoice documentation Regulatory Requirements

9.3.2 - Fact Sheet - Inspection of Delivery Vehicles Prior to Loading

9.3.3 - Fact Sheet - Bulk Vehicles Previously carrying RAM

9.3.4 - Fact Sheet - Loading with Third Party Vehicles

9.3.5 - Fact Sheet - Documentation Provided to Transport Drivers

9.3.6 - Fact Sheet - Responsibility of Feed Clients

9.3.7, 9.3.8 & 9.3.9 - Fact Sheet - Correct Delivery of Bulk Feed & Unloading into Alternative Facilities

9.3.10 - Fact Sheet - Reporting of Significant Spillage

10. Monitoring & Improvement

10.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Customer Complaint Process

10.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Monitoring Complaints

10.2.1 - Fact Sheet - Corrective Actions Process & Monitoring

10.3.1 & 10.3.2 - Fact Sheet Recall Procedure

10.3.3 & 10.3.4 - Fact Sheet - Site Recall Committee

10.3.5 - Fact Sheet - Process of Recall Procedure dealing with Hazardous Products

10.3.6 - Fact Sheet - Recall System Methods

10.3.7 & 10.3.8 - Fact Sheet - Review of Recall Incident & Mill Procedures

10.3.9 - Fact Sheet - Recall System Testing (Mock Recall)

10.4 - Fact Sheet - Internal Audits

11. Biosecurity

11.1.1 - Fact Sheet - Coordinating Delivery Vehicles in an Emergency Disease Outbreak

11.1.2 - Fact Sheet - Customer Quarantine Biosecurity Measures

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