UKFFPA

The UKFFPA represents the former foodstuffs sector as well as safeguarding its activities and promoting its interests on issues affecting its members.

Latest news

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04 Dec 2020

Wood Packaging Material (WPM) requirements from 1 January 2021

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Currently, all wood packaging material (WPM) moving between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU), including Switzerland and Liechtenstein, can move freely without checks and controls. At the end of the Transition Period, this will change.

Members only

03 Dec 2020

HSE target transport sector for COVID compliance

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HSE are checking businesses in the transport sector are COVID-secure. Amongst other things they will also be ensuring that visiting drivers are provided with access to suitable toilet facilities.

Members only

03 Dec 2020

AIC Game Feed Committee - call for nominations

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AIC Feed Executive Committee have endorsed a proposal for AIC to set up a Game Feed Committee. AIC have welcomed the initiatives of the British Game Alliance on assurance and on reducing antibiotic use and consider there is a role for the game feed sector to play in supporting these, and other, initiatives.

Members only

03 Dec 2020

Co-Product Feeds in Europe by Robin Crawshaw

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Robin Crawshaw has recently published a new book on animal feeds from industrial processing, 'Co-Product Feeds in Europe'. It follows his previous volume entitled ‘Co-Product Feeds’ which was first published in 2001.

Members only

02 Dec 2020

UFAS Update newsletter Winter 2020 published

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AIC is pleased to announce that a new edition of the UFAS Update Newsletter has been published and is available to download from the AIC website .

01 Dec 2020

AIC welcomes Defra Transition Plan

On Monday 30th November, the Government announced the process of agricultural transition support for England.

01 Dec 2020

How has food and feed auditing adapted during the pandemic?

Covid 19 has wreaked havoc in many parts of the globe and the human cost is unimaginable. The impact on business has also been phenomenal which looks set to continue in the coming months.

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01 Dec 2020

TASCC Scheme and TASCC Road Haulage Scheme 2021 published

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| AIC Services are pleased to announce the publication of the TASCC Scheme 2021.

About the UKFFPA

Current Topics

Former Foodstuffs and Sustainability

Key contacts for UKFFPA

James McCulloch

Sector Head of Animal Feed, AIC

David Moss

Technical Manager, AIC Services

Project management and technical projects. Areas include feed adviser register, stakeholder management.

Topics

Trade Assurance Schemes

UFAS - Universal Feed Assurance Scheme

Provides an assurance system to ensure that feed destined for UK livestock meets safety requirements defined by legislators and industry.

FEMAS - Feed Materials Assurance Scheme

Provides an assurance system to ensure that feed ingredients destined for UK livestock meet safety requirements defined by legislators and industry.

TASCC - Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops

Provides an assurance system for the trading of combinable crops for food, feed and biofuel use, the trading of compound feed and feed materials and the transport and storage of combinable crops and animal feeds to meet safety requirements defined by legislators and industry.