Fact sheet:

Plastics

Version: 09/01/2015

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General Summary

Summary of GMP+ products standards for the animal feed sector

More Facts
1. Nature, history and prevalence of plastics
2. Transmission to the environment, plants, animals and humans
3. Diagnose of poisoning
4. Potential hazards and adverse effects
5. Severity of the hazard
6. Standards
7. Analysis methods
8. Control measures
9. References
10. Websites

APPENDIX / APPENDICES

Fact sheet: Plastics 2/4

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 General Summary

Name: Plastics

code: F01

Description: This group includes polyvinylchloride, polystyreen, dibutyl phtalate, Di(2-ethylhexyl)

phtalate through use in plastic packaged return products and faulty products in which
there is insufficient separation (of the packaging and the product).
Type: physical

Severity: medium

Control measures: - (Locked) closed storage

- (Locked) closed transport
- Bark peeling (or entry check)
- Closed production system
- Establish purchasing requirements
- Heating (combustion)
- Monitor fish catch area
- Non-ferro detection
- Packaged end products
- Packaged raw materials
- Prevent the introduction of objects foreign to the product
- Selection of culture medium
- Sieving
- Sieving / filtration /cleaning (later in the process)
- Sieving/filtration/wash
- Visual check on objects foreign to the product

The control measures specified in this fact sheet are all control measures which can be used depending on the
product and/or process step.

Fact sheet: Plastics 3/4

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 SUMMARY OF GMP+ SPECIFIC FEED SAFETY LIMITS FOR THE ANIMAL FEED SECTOR
Contaminant Product Action limit(1) Rejection limit(1) Source Supplementary Analysis method7
requirements
Fysical: Bodies foreign to the product

F1 Plastics - Feed materials for delivery to cattle farms, and - 1.5 g/kg (dry GMP+ Via manual separation Microscopic
matter basis) and weighing determination in
accordance with
See GMP+ BA 3: the instructions of
Negative list the laboratory.

- Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers This norm was included
subject to the outcome of
the discussion taking
place in the European
Commission.

[1 ] Action limit: A feasible limit agreed in consultation with the sector, supplier or customer. If this limit is exceeded then an investigation into the cause should be undertaken and corrective measures should be
taken to remove or control that cause. Maximum levels in mg/kg (ppm) of the feed materials or compound feeds, derived to a moisture content of 12% unless mentioned differently.
Rejection limit: A feasible limit agreed in consultation with the sector, supplier or customer. If this limit is exceeded then the product is not suitable for use as feed material or animal feed. Maximum levels in mg/kg
(ppm) of the feed materials or compound feeds, derived to a moisture content of 12% unless mentioned differently.

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