Premix Procurement Checklist

Premixes and additives concentrate both value and risk. Use this checklist to make offers comparable and to prove that what was declared is what arrived.

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Formulation

Formulation ownership decided (buyer-owned vs proprietary)
Full declaration of vitamins and trace minerals obtained
Overage policy disclosed per vitamin
Vitamin sources and forms specified
Trace mineral forms specified with rationale
Inclusion rate fixed and matched to dosing equipment

Manufacturing control

Plant certification scope covers your product type
Homogeneity report available at your inclusion rate
Cross-contamination and line-sequencing validation reviewed
Carrier and anti-caking agent agreed
Batch size and traceability system confirmed

Verification

Marker vitamins nominated for independent assay
ISO 17025 laboratory selected and assay method agreed
Tolerance and remedy for shortfall written into the contract
Stability data provided at your real storage conditions
First-batch verification scheduled before large orders

Packaging, storage & inventory

Bag size matched to one mixer load where possible
Moisture-barrier packaging specified
Labelling in the destination language with batch and expiry
Storage temperature and humidity logged
Order cycle sized to consumption, not to discount
FIFO by expiry date enforced and reconciled monthly

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