IFFO develops code of responsible practice - (Allaboutfeed.net)
February 21, 2008 – 7:01 pmhttp://www.allaboutfeed.net/news/id102-39913/iffo_develops_code_of_responsible_practice.html
At their 2007 annual Conference in Sydney, the Board of IFFO (International Fish meal and Fish oil Organisation) decided to start developing a new business tool which would allow members to demonstrate the responsible practices behind the manufacture of their products.
The changing market for both fishmeal and fish oil convinced the Board of the need to develop a means by which IFFO members could demonstrate to users that their products are produced to high standards: from responsible raw material procurement, through safe manufacturing, to demonstrating quality and traceability.
The scheme will be voluntary, although it is hoped that most members will see the value of joining up, and compliance will require to be audited by a third-party, often in conjunction with a HACCP audit (HACCP compliance will be part of CORP).
The company will need to show that its facilities are managed to ensure that there is no possibility of accidental […]
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