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PotashCorp Feed Plants to Undergo:
Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification
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| PotashCorp's feed plant at Marseilles, Ill. |
All five U.S. PotashCorp Feed Phosphate facilities will become certified in 2005 under the Animal Feed Industry Association's (AFIA) Safe Feed/Safe Food Program.
Launched in 2004, the program is expected to bolster consumer confidence in the country's feed/food supply and to provide self-regulation for the industry through third-party certification audits provided by the Facility Certification Institute (FCI).
"As an industry leader we're aware of the importance of ensuring a safe feed/safe food supply," said David Delaney, President of PCS Sales. "Having our feed facilities certified under the AFIA certification program makes sense for us. The Safe Feed/Safe Food seal of approval simply gives the thumbs up to the way we've been producing high-quality feed ingredients over the years."
The focus of the program is identification and elimination of chemical and biological hazards and traceability of feed ingredients that are incorporated into the food chain.
To ensure that each of the PotashCorp feed facilities completes an extensive self-audit required by the Safe Feed/Safe Food Program, Dr. Dewey Barnes, PCS Feed Technical Manager, will visit each of the plants and walk them through the application/audit process.
In fact, the process began December 16 at PotashCorp's Phosphate Plant in Marseilles, Ill., with Dr. Barnes reviewing the AFIA webcast on the Safe Feed/Safe Food initiative with plant employees.
"We had a fruitful meeting in Marseilles, and the extensive self audit at that plant is under way; their application for certification will be completed soon," said Dr. Barnes. "I plan to visit PotashCorp's other feed plants after the first of the year, and, by the end of the first quarter, expect all the plants to have met the program requirements."
Facilities enrolling in the process agree to provide FCI with documentation certifying compliance with various health and safety regulations as well as allowing a random inspection of the plant by a FCI auditor. During the random inspection, a trained auditor will be looking for compliance with various health and safety codes for animals and humans as well as reviewing any documents that are required by the Safe Feed/Safe Food Program.
PotashCorp's commitment to, and support of, the Safe Feed/Safe Food Program will encourage others in the food industry to participate, so consumers can be assured that our abundant, inexpensive and diverse food supply truly is safe and wholesome.
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