FCI is an accredited certification body providing independent inspection and certification for aquaculture, feed, commercial fishing and seafood

FCI Awarded Accreditation For New Global Feed Manufacturers Standard

Food Certification International (FCI) has become the first European based certification body to be awarded accreditation to inspect and certify aquaculture feed production plants against a new Global Feed Manufacturers Standard.

Based in Scotland, FCI has over 15 years experience of certifying the farmed salmon industry including the compound feed production plants supplying the sector and it was a natural progression for FCI to apply for an extension to its existing GlobalG.A.P. accreditation to include the new GlobalG.A.P Compound Feed Manufacturers v 2 standard.

News that FCI was applying for this new scope has generated interest from feed production plants across Europe and already certification has been issued for plants based in Turkey and the Faroe Islands

For compound feed manufacturers not participating in GlobalG.A.P. recognised benchmarked schemes such as the Universal Feed Assurance Scheme, FCI can now provide an alternative route to gaining GlobalG.A.P. certification.

The award of this additional accreditation comes alongside the recent expansion in FCI’s global network with the opening of a Spanish office to service clients in Spain and South America. In addition local representation in the Mediterranean region is also in place in both Italy and Turkey.

GlobalG.A.P. Aquaculture Certification

“FCI is delighted to be the first in Europe to have achieved accreditation to the new CFM v2 standard,” stated Managing Director, Martin Gill.

“This together with completion in the near future of our scope extension to include the new GlobalG.A.P. IFA Version 4 – Aquaculture standard will allow FCI to further expand the range and distribution of its services to new markets and in particular provide a complementary service to a wider range of finfish producers and their compound feed suppliers.”

Food Certification International

Food Certification International has over 15 years experience as a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body specializing in providing independent inspection and certification for the international aquaculture, compound feed, commercial fishing and seafood processing sectors. It is unparalleled in the length and range of experience that it can offer clients in these sectors.

FCI is already accredited to provide

FCI is the first in Europe to have achieved accreditation to the new CFM v2 standard

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Aquaculture Assurance certification under the previous version covering the salmonid (salmon & trout), tilapia, pangasius and shrimp scopes. It already certifies over 95 percent of the Scottish farmed salmon industry to a range of Product Quality Standards and industry Codes of Practice. FCI currently certifies producers in Scotland, Suriname, Faroe Islands and Turkey.

Over the last four years it has also grown into one of the largest certifiers of commercial fisheries against the Marine Stewardship Council Sustainable Fishing and Chain of Custody Standard and this alongside the development of the new GlobalG.A.P. IFA Version 4 Aquaculture and CFM v2 standards have provided the initiative to put in place country representative offices in Spain, Italy and Turkey to serve the growing interest in these standards. 

Source: Food Certification International

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