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.

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.

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.

FIAS - Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme

Provides an assurance system to ensure that the safety and traceability of fertilisers meet the requirements defined by legislators and industry.

ESTA - European Seed Treatment Assurance scheme

Provides a quality assurance system to ensure that seed treatment and the resulting treated seed meet requirements defined by legislators and industry.

Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

RED, the EU’S Renewable Energy Directive, came into force in June 2009.

Transport

AIC caters for a range of transport needs of AIC members from assurance, to providing derogations and helping shape policy decision at Government level. Haulage fleets can be assured through our assurance schemes to meet the various requirements of food and feed safety. Derogations can be applied for via the Departments of Transport to ensure the haulage fleet is keep mobile in challenging conditions. AIC also work with the key transport trade bodies including the Road Haulage Association and the Logistics Association.

TASCC 2021 Consultation launched

AIC is pleased to announce the launch of consultation on the draft TASCC 2021 Standard, due to be introduced on 1st February 2021.

27 Jul 2020

FIAS Standards Consultation 2021 launched

AIC is pleased to announce the launch of consultation on the draft FIAS 2021 Standard, due to be introduced on 1st February 2021.

15 Jul 2020

Agribusiness 2021 – Creating resilient and sustainable agri-food supply chains

Agribusiness 2021 will move to an online conference this year to reflect the current working environment. The conference will go live on 11th November, with new digital features included to enhance this event.

18 Jun 2020

AIC Services assurance schemes plan a phased return to on-site audits

AIC Services in conjunction with the certification bodies have led the agri-supply sector in adopting remote auditing during the COVID 19 pandemic. This method of auditing has proved to be a reliable way of auditing companies and has the support of various sectors of the agri-supply industry.