International Safe Feed/Safe Food, FAMI-QS North America

Renowned worldwide, FAMI-QS certification provides suppliers a way to show their commitment to consumers for safe feed and opens the door to new perspective markets.

FAMI-QS is the only certification program focused on specialty feed and their mixture ingredients. Having this narrow focus allows this key program to target the essential areas efficiently. More than 600 Feed Additive and Premixture companies have participated in this program globally. FAMI-QS has been officially adopted by EU authorities, who recognizes FAMI-QS as an unrivalled system for assessing the requirements of feed hygiene and its regulations.

Scope of the FAMI-QS Certification System - who can join FAMI-QS?

Any organization that produces or trades ingredients coming from the following processes is eligible for FAMI-QS:

• Chemical
• Bioprocessing
• Mining
• Extraction
• Mixing

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has partnered with FAMI-QS to co-brand this program as the International Safe Feed/Safe Food. Achieving certification field will grant enrollment in both programs with publications in both directories. 

What is FAMI-QS?

FAMI-QS is a preeminent quality and feed safety management system for the sector of specialty feed ingredients and their mixtures. With our collective experience, knowledge, and expertise, we proactively respond to the emerging challenges for the specialty feed ingredients and their mixtures.

Key Features

• Accredited Feed Safety Management System
• Dedicated chapter on Good Manufacturing Practices including Human Health
• HACCP supporting document per manufacturing
• Additional Mandatory Feed Fraud Prevention and Feed Defense module (for more information, click here)
• Mandatory Unannounced audits for producers and traders
• Transparency on the certification scope of certified feed business through our public list
• Facilitate the worldwide trade of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures

Where can the requirements be found?

All FAMI-QS documentation is available free of charge on the FAMI-QS website. There you will find the code, and additional useful material such as the Guidance Document for Good Practices & links to the supporting EU regulations. Also available online are the Feed Fraud Prevention and Defense Module documents.

Contact us today to get started on the FAMI-QS Certification Scheme!

Our certification activities are provided by independent companies and separate from consulting activities. Such services are also presented and sold to clients separately, not in bundle or packaged format. Impartiality is safeguarded by Eurofins Assurance’ relevant policies to avoid conflicts of interest.