Fact sheet:

Packaging material: among others

Polyethylene

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 packaging material: among others polyethylene
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

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 General Summary

Name: Packaging material: among others Polyethylene

code: F02

Description: Use in plastic packaged return products and faulty products in which there is
insufficient separation (of the packaging and the product).
Packaging material may also contain the following substances: polyvinyl chloride,
polystyrene, dibutyl phtalate and di(2-ethylhexyl)phtalate.
Type: physical

Severity: medium

Control measures: - (Locked) closed storage

- (Locked) closed transport
- Air filtration
- Bark peeling (or entry check)
- Closed production system
- Establish purchasing requirements
- Finished product analysis
- History of the mine/source
- Inform unpacking company
- Maintenance of machines and safe fuels
- Monitor fish catch area
- Packaged end products
- Packaged raw materials
- Prevent the introduction of objects foreign to the product
- Selection of culture medium
- Sieving / filtration /cleaning (later in the process)
- Sieving/filtration/wash
- Unpack bread or rolls
- Use new packaging material
- Visual check on objects foreign to the product
- Visual inspection
- Visual inspection transport truck

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

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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

F2 Polyethylene - Feed materials for delivery to cattle farms, and 0.25 g/kg (on 0.5 g/kg (on fat GMP+ See GMP+ BA 3: OZM Part 2; OSP-
fat basis) basis) Negative list. 13

- Wet mix for delivery to livestock farmers

[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.
[7] The research methods (OZM) can be found via the PDV website (www.pdv.nl ; quality; research methods)

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