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Food safety management system

GMP+ FSA requires a HACCP-based food safety management system, adapted to the specific risks of feed manufacturing.

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Hazard analysis for feed

Identifying hazards specific to animal feed: mycotoxins, cross-contaminants, dioxins and pathogens.

Policy and responsibilities

A feed safety policy with a designated owner and management commitment.

System documentation

The GMP+ system's manual, procedures and records under document control.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • A documented feed-specific hazard analysis
  • A signed feed safety policy
  • A designated GMP+ system owner
  • Document control for the manual and procedures

How to cover the management system in Kimobox

  1. 1Integrate the feed hazard analysis on the process map in Kimobox.
  2. 2Publish the feed safety policy as a controlled document.
  3. 3Manage the system's manual and procedures with versions.

The feed hazard analysis stays linked to each process step, ready for the GMP+ audit.

See how the process map works in Kimobox

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. GMP+ Feed Certification scheme GMP+ International · Current documents
  2. Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 on requirements for feed hygiene EUR-Lex · 12 January 2005
  3. Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed EUR-Lex · 7 May 2002