1. FEDIAF Code of practice for the Manufacture of Safe Pet Food TRAINING PACKAGE Module VIII Production

2. 8. PRODUCTION 8.1 General requirements 8.2 Feed materials of animal origin 8.3 Weighing 8.4 Mixing 8.5 Quality control and product analysis 8.6 Temperature/time control 8.7 Foreign body detection 8.8 Product release 8.9 Control of non-conforming goods 8.10 Quantity control 8.11 Equipment and process validation 8.12 Calibration 8.13 Specific handling requirements 8.14 Product packaging

3. PRODUCTION

4. 8.1 General requirements 8.2 ABPs feed materials 8.1 Clear responsibilities and production procedures in place  One qualified employee responsible for production  Production stages documented  Take measures to ensure hygiene and safety 8.2 Use of ABPs must comply with EU legislation  ABPs only from art. 6(a-j) of R1774/2002/EC  Raw pet food must comply with microbiological criteria

5. 8.3 Weighing 8.4 Mixing 8.3 Accurate weighing equipment  Appropriate devices and regular calibration  A regular maintenance programme in place 8.4 Homogeneous mixture is essential  Use appropriate mixers  Clean the mixer to ensure product safety  Mixers operate for a pre-set time (for homogeneity)  Mixing efficiency regularly checked  Prevent unacceptable carry over of undesirable substances

6. 8.5 Quality control/analysis 8.5 Quality Control Plan (QCP) in place  QCP identifies CCPs, sampling procedures, analysis methods and measures to take in case of non-compliance  Analytical testing  Salmonella and Enterobac. tests  Analysis by a competent laboratory Critical Control Point

7. 8.6 Temperature/time control 8.6 Temp. controlled, recorded  Use alarm systems  Canned pet food: Fc ≥ 3  Other than canned: ≥ 90°C  Dog chews: sufficient heat to destroy pathogenic organisms Sterilisation Fc

8. 8.7 Foreign body detection 8.8 Product release 8.7 Identify, eliminate, minimise foreign body contamination  Determine CCPs to avoid foreign body contamination  Where necessary, install metal/foreign body detectors  Corrective actions after detection shall be in place 8.8 Pet food is released by authorised personnel and following release procedures for each batch Foreign body detector

9. 8.9 Control non-conforming goods 8.10 Quantity control 8.11 Equipment/process validation 8.9 Out-of-specification identified, labelled, quarantined  Corrective actions in place to avoid non-conformance 8.10 Quantity checks to verify conformity with EU law 8.11 Establish processing methods and validate product data Control panel

10. 8.12 Calibration 8.13 Handling requirements 8.12 Equipments calibrated and records documented 8.13 Where packaging materials (glass) pose a risk, special handling procedures shall be in place Records documented

11. 8.14 Product packaging 8.14  Use proper packaging materials  Packaging must conform with specifications  Protect packaging surplus before store it again  Packaging material is stored apart from raw materials Finished product being transported