PAS 222:2011

This standard PAS 222:2011 Prerequisite programmes for food safety in the manufacture of food and feed for animals is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.120 Animal feeding stuffs
• 67.020 Processes in the food industry

This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) specifies requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining prerequisite programmes (PRPs) to assist in controlling food safety hazards in manufactured food for animals and in ingredients intended for use in the production of animal food. “Food safety hazards” in this context relate to attributes that have a potential to adversely affect animal or human health.

NOTE For the purposes of this PAS, the term “animal food” is synonymous with “animal feed”.

This PAS applies to products intended to provide nourishment to non-human terrestrial and aquatic animals, including food-producing animals, companion animals and pets, work animals, laboratory animals, zoo animals and wild animals. In addition, ingredients utilized in the manufacture of such products are considered “animal food” and are within the scope of this document.

For the purpose of this PAS, the term “animal health” refers to the well-being of animals with respect to absence of disease, including abnormal metabolic conditions. Adverse animal productivity by itself is not considered an animal health matter in this document unless attributed to a specific hazard or combination of hazards contained within an animal food product.

NOTE Attributes of animal food that cause reduced animal productivity are a product quality, not a food safety, matter unless the reduced productivity is caused by a severe nutrient deficiency or toxicity, or results from a hazard present in the animal food product.

This PAS is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, location or complexity, that are involved in the manufacturing and supply (including storage, distribution and/or transportation) of compound animal food and ingredients utilized in the manufacture of such animal food and that wish to implement a PRP.

Animal food and animal food ingredient operations are diverse in nature, and not all of the requirements specified in this PAS necessarily apply to an individual site or process. Where exclusions are made or alternative measures are implemented, these need to be justified by a hazard assessment and verified to be effective. Any exclusions or alternative measures adopted do not affect the ability of an organization to comply with other requirements contained in this PAS.

This PAS specifies requirements to be considered, specifically addressing:

1. site and associated utilities;
2. processes, including workspaces and employee facilities;
3. supplies of air, water and other utilities;
4. supporting services, including waste disposal;
5. suitability of equipment and its accessibility for cleaning, maintenance and preventive maintenance;
6. management of ingredients;
7. management of medications;
8. measures for the prevention of contamination;
9. sanitation;
10. pest control;
11. personnel hygiene;

In addition, this PAS adds other aspects that are considered relevant to animal food and feed manufacturing operations:

1. rework;
2. product withdrawal procedures;
3. warehousing and transportation;
4. formulation of products;
5. specifications for services;
6. training and supervision of personnel;
7. product information;
8. food defence, biovigilance and bioterrorism.