Standards Library
Poultry Industry Standards Library
Contract-grade reference to the specific standards commercial poultry buyers, EPCs and lenders cite in RFQs, EPC contracts and export approvals. Descriptive summaries — not a substitute for the published standard.
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Feed safety certification
GMP+ Feed Certification scheme (GMP+ FC)
Feed safety assurance for companies that produce, trade, store or transport feed
GMP+ International
GMP+ FC is a private feed-safety certification scheme managed by GMP+ International. Its Feed Safety Assurance (GMP+ FSA) module sets requirements for companies by activity — production, trade, transport or storage of feed — and a separate Feed Responsibility Assurance (GMP+ FRA) module covers responsible-sourcing topics.
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FAMI-QS Certification (Code of Practice and process documents)
Quality and safety certification for specialty feed ingredients and their mixtures
FAMI-QS
FAMI-QS certifies operators of specialty feed ingredients — defined by FAMI-QS as any intentionally added ingredient, not normally consumed as feed by itself, whether or not it has nutritional value, which affects the characteristics of feed or animals/animal products and animal performance — and their mixtures, such as additive premixes.
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Food safety & processing
ISO 22000:2018
Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in the food chain
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International food-safety management system standard combining HACCP with management-system requirements.
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FSSC 22000 v6
Food Safety System Certification Scheme
Foundation FSSC
GFSI-recognised certification scheme built on ISO 22000 plus sector-specific ISO/TS 22002 prerequisite programmes and additional FSSC requirements.
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BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9
Global Standard for Food Safety
BRCGS (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards)
GFSI-recognised food-safety certification standard, widely required by UK, EU and international retailers for processed poultry and egg products.
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IFS Food v8
IFS Food Standard
IFS Management GmbH
GFSI-recognised food-safety and quality standard, historically required by German, French and Italian retailers for processed food products including poultry.
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CXC 1-1969 (Rev. 2020)
General Principles of Food Hygiene — HACCP Annex
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)
The internationally recognised methodology for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, foundation for every food-safety scheme.
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CXC 58-2005
Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat
Codex Alimentarius Commission
International hygiene reference for meat — including poultry — from primary production through slaughter, dressing, chilling and further processing.
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Quality & management
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management systems — Requirements
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Generic quality management system standard — the baseline QMS reference for equipment manufacturers, EPC contractors and integrated poultry operators.
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ISO 45001:2018
Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
OH&S management system standard covering worker safety across live-bird handling, processing, cold storage and construction.
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Environmental & energy
ISO 14001:2015
Environmental management systems — Requirements
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Environmental management system standard for controlling environmental impacts of poultry facilities — water, waste, air emissions, energy.
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ISO 50001:2018
Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Energy management standard used to reduce electricity, gas and thermal energy consumption across grow-out houses, hatcheries and processing plants.
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Animal welfare
Council Directive 2007/43/EC
Minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production
Council of the European Union
EU-wide minimum welfare rules for broiler chickens: stocking density, lighting, litter, environmental parameters, monitoring and training.
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Council Directive 1999/74/EC
Minimum standards for the protection of laying hens
Council of the European Union
EU-wide minimum welfare standards for laying hens — bans unenriched conventional cages and sets requirements for enriched cages and alternative (barn / free-range / organic) systems.
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