Certifications

Our manufacturing facilities hold multiple Quality System Certifications by accredited independent third party auditors and are subject to annual inspections.

Some of the requirements for this are procedures to cover all key processes in the business:

  • Document control procedures
  • Supplier approval program
  • Traceability program
  • Recall program
  • Product testing program
  • Equipment calibrating policy
  • Non-conforming product policy
  • Corrective action plan
  • Annual audits
  • Compliance to cGMP
  • FDA inspection
  • Sanitation policy
  • Pest control policy
  • BSE compliance policy

HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points or HACCP Certification is a voluntary, independent validation to support the scientific design of our HACCP system. HACCP is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes. Devenish employs HACCP at all stages of production in the prevention of hazards. Validation is the process of demonstrating that the HACCP system as designed can adequately control identified hazards to produce a safe product.

Safe Feed/Safe Food

The Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program is a voluntary, independently certified program designed for the total feed industry. The Safe Feed/Safe Food program establishes comprehensive standards of excellence that go beyond existing regulations to maximize food and feed safety. Excelling at every aspect of feed production is "Our Responsibility, Our Promise" to regulators, customers and American consumers. Safe Feed/Safe Food supports compliance with the new requirements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act.

RUPP

Restricted Use Protein Product (RUPP) certification is a voluntary independently certified program to verify our compliance with 21 CFR 589.2000/2001. RUPP Certification is our assurance to you that our facilities are in compliance with FDA regulations 21 CFR 589.2000/2001 and our products do not contain Prohibited Mammalian Protein Products or Cattle Material Prohibited in Animal Feed.