Ensuring safe and high quality animal feed throughout the entire chain of production, trade, storage and transportation remains our top priority" quotes Kathleen Spenik, chairman of OVOCOM. “Therefore OVOCOM manages, in close cooperation and through continuous dialogue with companies, authorities and other organizations, the GMP Standard. The correct application of the GMP is supervised by independent Certification Bodies.
The GMP Standard serves as a guideline for all companies active in the animal feed chain. In total more than 2000 companies, from home and abroad, are now GMP certified by independent Certification Bodies
Therefore, we are very pleased that the Belgian flax sector has joined our initiative conforming this way the importance of feed and food safety.â
The Belgian Flax Association counts about 90 members, located mainly in the Belgian provinces of West and East Flanders. About 50 of the associated companies are active in the first processing of the flax straw, where long and short flax fibers, linseed, flaxstraw, etc. are produced. The linseed can be used in animal feed production. Most of these primary processors are, through seasonal tenancy, also at the base of the cultivation of the fiber flax, of which the area in Belgium has stabilized lately at about 11.500 ha.
"By joining OVOCOM, the Belgian Flax Association, wants to create for its members-producers of linseed a common framework within which they can be optimally guided to meet all legal requirements so that the sector can contribute to a safe and high quality animal feed production." said Christiaan Vlaemynck, director of the General Belgian Flax Association.
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