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 security, 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.

AIC welcomes EU equivalence for UK-certified seed exports

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has welcomed the granting of equivalence for UK certified seed of cereal, fodder, beet, vegetable, oil and fibre plants by the EU, which means that seed can now be exported to the EU.

17 Feb 2021

AIC Position Statement – UK and imported combinable crops & feedstuffs February 2021

AIC manage a number of feed & food assurance schemes* which cover feed & food safety in the UK agri-food supply chain.

Members only

23 Dec 2020

AIC Christmas Availability

In response to the continued uncertainty over EU Exit, this year the AIC Switchboard will be available for any Member concerns that arise, in addition to the usual availability by staff to cover Sector emergencies.

29 Jul 2020

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.

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