Home EFIP Benchmark Code EFIP Chain Vision Certification Schemes of EFIP Members EFIP Members Contact Us	Home In line with the publication of the Feed Hygiene Regulation (Reg. (EC) No 183/2005) and in particular articles 7, 20 and 22 thereof, all of the major European associations or federations representing the sectors that supply Feed Ingredients to the EU market have taken steps to ensure that all of their respective sector guides meet the obligations of Reg. (EC) No 183/2005, and more globally all feed regulations requirements, and are conforming with the Codex Alimentarius guide on good animal feeding CAC/RCP 54-2004. These associations or federations have formed EFIP, the European Feed Ingredients Platform. EFIP is a voluntary platform to evaluate sectors’ guides, share experiences, cooperate and offer concerted guidance to all of their Members on the implementation of the Feed Hygiene Regulation and relating safety schemes. Together, the EFIP Members represent the vast majority of all “ingredients” that enter the food chain via compound feed (cereals, processed vegetable or animal products, additives, and co-products from the food processing industry), whether produced in Europe or imported from third countries. A benchmark standard has been drawn up to prescribe the minimum requirements for any of these sector guides. This standard is meant to help with: the sharing of knowledge on feed safety control at sector level to the benefit of all operators involved in that sector; the involvement of operators/managers in the application of HACCP, a prerequisite for the successful application of feed safety schemes; the facilitation of access of operators to all legal, Codex and trade standards documentation; the conclusion of an agreement with customers of feed ingredients and with authorities on simplifying the control by third parties of the functioning of sector guides; the auditing by independent bodies. By jointly maintaining this benchmark standard, EFIP Members aims at harmonizing feed safety efforts, encouraging cooperation and providing confidence to their partners in the feed chain, including the compound feed industry, animal rearing, and the authorities.
	To contact EFIP: Tel.: + 32 (0)2 771 53 30 Fax: + 32 (0)2 771 38 17 E-mail: info@efip-ingredients.org Last update: 11 January 2010