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[ganderson64]

Anyone do this or heard of this?

Need to get in contact with someone if they have experience in this arena.

[Charles.C]

Anyone do this or heard of this?

Need to get in contact with someone if they have experience in this arena.

 

Hi ganderson,

 

 

Some context might assist. Waste by-product ?

 

Check with the USDA ?

[ganderson64]

No waste product - we have a unique bakery inclusion that a pet food manufacturer wants to use.

The challenge at this point is the incorporation of a vitamin enrichment to added to our base formula and this enrichment is made by a company specializing in animal feed enrichments.

The FDA / CFR glosses over the use of common production lines for animal and human food. Just wondering if anyone has faced similar challenges and what types of solutions were implemented.

[Scampi]

Are they both "human grade" products and you simply process one for a animal food facility, you're not actually manufacturing a finished pet food correct?  

 

Or are you saying an enrichment ingredient you use in human food comes from an animal food production facility?

[sarbeva]

We produce human food and animal food ingredients at our facility.  We are FAMI-QS and FSSC 22000 certified.  All of our processes, regardless of the type of product, meet these standards.

 

I think you would need a robust hazard analysis of the vitamin mix for pet food use and how you will prevent cross contamination with human food products.

[lmrakestraw]

Not sure I can offer assistance but I did work in a facility that we produced a beef product for human consumption (USDA) one day and a different recipe for dog treats a different day (FDA).  We could not do both on the same day, and of course required verified and validated cleaning procedures.  Can my time at that facility help??

[moskito]

Hi,

 

I know such kind of requests for bakery wares. As long as the products are manufactured from food grade materials and you avoid contamination this should not be a problem - in principle.

 

And in Germany you have to announce to the authority that your comany is a feed producer, even if you are a contract manufacturer to a pet food company.

The name of the German food law "Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch" -  "German Foodstuff and Animal Feed Code" demonstrates already the equivalence of high requirements for both (valid for animals which lateron become food, not pet food).

 

But: If you are a manufacturer of well known branded products you should think of the possible reactions of your customers when they learn that you manufacture pet food.

 

Rgds

moskito