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If you are seeing this message, you made need to upgrade your Flash plugin, or turn on Java Script in your browser, or upgrade your browser itself (Internet Explorer, Firefox) so you can view our videos.Australian farms use around 12 million tonnes of stock feed annually and that does not include hay and silage. As with any food products, there are strict standards that need to be followed in order to ensure the foodstuff's safety and quality.
The Stock Feed Manufacturers Council of Australia (SFMCA) has set up a
common code of conduct for the production of Stock Feed called Feedsafe. To
obtain FeedSafe accreditation manufacturers need to follow specific guidelines
and pass annual site audits performed by independent third party auditors. This
code is followed by all high-quality feed manufacturers and endorsed by the
Australian government.Ridley has more than a dozen manufacturing plants around the country. Victoria's Pakenham plant is one of the biggest it produces pig and poultry feed. Its quality control begins with the truck delivering raw materials. The truck is weighed and a sample of the order is checked. The feed is put through a critical control system this accurately monitors the weed and seed in grains (wheat, barley, lupins), amounts of additives used, microbial contamination (e.g. salmonella) and includes an insect pest control program. Any foreign materials are identified and removed at this stage.
The raw materials are put in the load pit, where the load is sorted into batches to be stored or to be processed. The raw materials are ground and mixed with vitamins and minerals and steamed to 80-degree temperature. Ridley's Feed Mills have broken down the manufacturing process into 3 elements: incoming ingredients, manufacturing processes and final product examination. All 3 elements undergo a high level of quality control and meet FeedSafe standards.
In addition, Ridley meets SFMCA standards by taking measures to prevent ruminate animals from eating Restricted Animal Materials (RAM). RAM was conceived of in 1996 to safeguard against BSE agents. Australia enjoys a reputation of being free from BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and other TSE's (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) thanks to our technical quality control. RAM includes meat, meat and bone meal, blood meal, poultry or feather meal, fish meal, manures or other animal meals.
Segregating plants into 'containing RAM' or 'no RAM' helps avoid cross contamination. Segregation of the feed ensures that no matter how many pellets are delivered, whether via pressurised tanker or by the pallet, there is a consistency across the product. Ridley's high level of technical quality controls help assure international export markets, that Australian produce has not been fed RAM and is free of BSE.
To learn more about Ridley's quality agricultural products visit their website Ridley Australia.
If you want to know more about the SFMCA visit the Stock Feed Manufacturers' Council of Australia.
