FAMI-QS Asbl

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FAMI-QS ("Feed Additive and Premixture Quality System") is a Belgian non-profit association, created on May 4th, 2004. The purpose of the association is to manage and co-ordinate all activities related to the EU Feed Additive and Premixture Quality System. The association mainly tries to focus on the following tasks: establish, register and maintain the FAMI-QS system, rule the use of the code, set up adequate certification systems and co-ordination.

The European Regulation on Feed Hygiene [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_035/l_03520050208en00010022.pdf Reg. (EC) No 183/2005] sets up hygiene and safety requirements for the whole feed chain - this includes feed additives and premixtures. This regulation also promotes the establishment of codes of practice in the feed chain.

Therefore the feed additive industry has decided to establish a code of practice covering feed additives and premixtures (as defined in [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:268:0029:0043:EN:PDF Reg. (EC) 1831/2003] on additives for use in animal nutrition). This code is the FAMI-QS Code of Practice for Feed Additive and Premixture Operators, a public document from which its content can be freely followed by any feed additive or premixture operator.

A parallel and independent certification system has also been developed by FAMI-QS Asbl. Participation in the FAMI-QS auditable system is based on voluntary commitment. The FAMI-QS Code is certified by independent certification bodies, and run by the FAMI‑QS Asbl association. FAMI-QS chairperson is Dr. Dieter Greissinger of the company Evonik.

In January 2007, the European Commission Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has formally adopted the [http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/animalnutrition/feedhygiene/eu_guide_v2_en.pdf Community Guide to Good Practice for Feed Additive and Premixture Operators - FAMI-QS] . With this action, the competent authorities recognize FAMI-QS as a suitable system to implement the ambitious requirements of the [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_035/l_03520050208en00010022.pdf Feed Hygiene Regulation] .

See also

* FEFANA

External Links

* [http://www.fami-qs.org FAMI-QS official website]
* [http://www.sqs.ch/en/index/leistungsangebot/hfam.htm The SQS-Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems informative page about FAMI-QS]