The Dutch feed industry created and developed the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme in 1992 in response to a number of more or less serious occurrences involving contamination in feed products. Although it began as a national system, it has since evolved into a multinational scheme run by GMP+ multinational in conjunction with a variety of international parties. Despite the fact that the GMP+ Feed Certification process began with a focus on feed safety, the first feed responsibility standard was issued in 2013. GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (focused on feed safety) and GMP+ Feed Responsibility Assurance (focused on responsible feed) are established for this purpose.
A full module, GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance includes requirements for ensuring the safety of feed at every stage of the supply chain. Participation in the GMP+ FSA module can greatly assist in demonstrating assurance of feed safety, which is often required for a "license to sell" in various nations and marketplaces. Many elements have been incorporated into the GMP+ FSA standards based on practical needs, such as those for a feed safety management system, the use of HACCP concepts, traceability, monitoring, preparatory programs, chain approach, and the Early Warning System. In response to demands from GMP+ participants, GMP+ International has created the GMP+ Feed Responsibility Assurance module. Demands to operate more responsibly are made of the animal feed industry. This covers things like obtaining soy and fishmeal that have been produced and traded with consideration for people, animals, and the environment. A business can become accredited for the GMP+ Feed Responsibility Assurance to show that its production and trading are ethical. Independent validation of market demands is made easier by GMP+ International.
The participant is responsible for developing and carrying out procedures and guidelines that adhere to this criterion. In any case, the documentation for the feed safety management system must include or make reference to the following components:
- The goals for feed safety are included in the quality policy.
- Describe the feed safety management system's scope in accordance with Chapter 4.3's requirements.
- All necessary licenses, registrations, and documents required by domestic and international law
- Documentation for HACCP
- All the steps, guidelines, registration forms, and similar documents necessary to comply with this standard and/or implement the feed safety management system
- Details about the procedure, handling, audits, inspections, and all other reports necessary to meet this requirement are included.
As proof of adherence to the regulations and the efficient operation of the feed safety system, GMP B3 documents must be set up and maintained. These forms, instructions, and other materials must have a distinct framework. Digital documentation can also be made available, managed, and archived. The participant's responsibility is to demonstrate that policies have been put in place to ensure continued compliance with (modified) legal requirements and any other information pertinent to feeds collected, kept, and/or exchanged by the participant. Information on safety issues that have an impact on business operations must be adequately communicated to the staff members in charge of the relevant tasks. Effective implementation is required when modifying practices or procedures as a result of new information. When signing documents that are a part of a manual, the participant may choose, for instance, to just sign the table of contents with the current version numbers of the individual documents. The internal audit could include the yearly evaluation of the documents.
