PAS 222 – prerequisite program for animal feed

Project Overview

The animal food, feed and ingredient industries play an important role in safeguarding food supply chains and protecting animal health.

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In order to assist the animal food industry ensure that animal feed is safe, SSAFE sponsored the development of Prerequisite Programs in the form of a technical specification that set out requirements specific to the manufacture and provision of animal food, feed and ingredients.

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Working with a number of public and private sector partners SSAFE contracted with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop an ISO-based technical specification that addresses the protection of the health of animals and ensure the safety of meat, milk and eggs from such food producing animals.

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Published in 2011, the technical specification (in English) was translated into Spanish and Japanese, and made available for free download from the BSI website.
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Project Partners

Agricultural Industries Confederation, the British Standards Institution (BSI), Cargill, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC), Land O’Lakes, Nestlé, and Nutreco.

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Next Steps

PAS 222 has been submitted as a seed document to ISO for the development of a formal ISO Technical Specification. Work is expected to begin September 2014.