CFE is committed to feed safety and quality assurance. They have two feed sample labs and all eight feed mills are HACCP certified with yearly audits. Key programs include standard operating procedures, current good manufacturing practices, an approved supplier program, internal and third party audits, and food safety modernization act compliance. CFE's feed safety and quality assurance department oversees quality management and ensures customer requests and service are prioritized.
CFE is committed to feed safety and quality assurance. They have two feed sample labs and all eight feed mills are HACCP certified with yearly audits. Key programs include standard operating procedures, current good manufacturing practices, an approved supplier program, internal and third party audits, and food safety modernization act compliance. CFE's feed safety and quality assurance department oversees quality management and ensures customer requests and service are prioritized.
CFE is committed to feed safety and quality assurance. They have two feed sample labs and all eight feed mills are HACCP certified with yearly audits. Key programs include standard operating procedures, current good manufacturing practices, an approved supplier program, internal and third party audits, and food safety modernization act compliance. CFE's feed safety and quality assurance department oversees quality management and ensures customer requests and service are prioritized.
CFE is committed to feed safety and quality assurance. They have two feed sample labs and all eight feed mills are HACCP certified with yearly audits. Key programs include standard operating procedures, current good manufacturing practices, an approved supplier program, internal and third party audits, and food safety modernization act compliance. CFE's feed safety and quality assurance department oversees quality management and ensures customer requests and service are prioritized.
PO Box 37 Rock Valley, IA 51247 www.coopfe.com CFE is committed to Feed Safety and Quality. Here are the Quality Management Programs and Training we utilize at CFE:
ü HACCP Certified • All eight Feed Mills are HACCP Certified • Feed Mills are audited yearly for HACCP ü Yearly Training • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) • Approved Supplier/Shipper Program ü Audits • 3rd Party, Customer, Internal ü Preventative Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) • As mandated by the FDA ü Feed Sampling Program ü FDA & FSMA Compliant in Feed and Grain ü Integrated Pest Control Program (IPMP) ü Never Fed Beta Agonist Program (Ractopamine Free) • Hartley, Ocheyedan, Paullina are Ractopamine free locations 2 Feed Sample Labs
All feed ingredient samples are distributed to one of these feed sample labs. Our lab techs analyze our grain samples for Micron size and send complete feed and ingredient samples to be further analyzed by other certified laboratories. Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Department Cooperative Farmers Elevator’s Feed Safety and Quality Assurance Department is made up of a continuous working team of employees. It is led by the Feed Safety Director who has two Quality Assurance Lab Techs and a VFD/Liquid Feed Manager. The HACCP Team plays a big role in the decision making process for our Quality Management System Program. The HACCP Team (made up of a representative from each feed mill) meets throughout the year making key decisions on how we can enhance our Company’s procedures and values for our customers. This department has strong support from the CEO, VP of Feed, and Feed Operations Manager along with other management staff. CFE is committed to being engaged in our customer’s requests, values, and service to bring forth the best quality product possible to them. Having our feed and ingredients analyzed continuously allows us to verify the quality and degree for which we want to supply to the people we value the most, our customers.
What is HACCP? It stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.
HACCP
What does this mean? Falling under a HACCP Program states that CFE is evaluating risk management and safety measures with all feed elements. This is to include but not limited to the health and safety of our end users along with our own employees. Every year the CFE feed mills are audited by a 3rd party (SGS). This ensures our continued dedication to our customers.
We conduct yearly Feed Safety and Quality Assurance training to all
TRAINING our feed employees. We currently have forty-five SOPs that are covered during these training sessions. The CGMPs (SOP 513) stands as the backbone for how CFE conducts and operates its Feed Safety and Quality Assurance Department. This SOP provides the foundation for the feed agricultural industry. Our day to day goal is to have each feed and grain employee understand their role in the implementation of the FDA and FSMA Regulations. Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Department
APPROVED SUPPLIER/SHIPPER Through our Approved Supplier/Shipper Program, we verify who our incoming or outgoing vendors are and have them state they will not haul any prohibited product while under contract with CFE. This mitigates the potential risk of a supplier/shipper introducing a prohibited product into our facilities. Below is the list of prohibited products not allowed in CFE facilities: Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Department
PEST CONTROL CFE works hand in hand with Presto X to ensure controllability of unwanted pests in our facilities. We utilize an Integrated Pest Control Program. Through this our ultimate goal is to minimize pest activity. We have continuous employee checks, monthly inspections by the Feed Safety Director, and monthly inspections by Presto X to provide our customers with the most rodent free locations possible.
As of June 20, 2016, CFE has three locations (Hartley,
RACTOPAMINE FREE
Ocheyedan, & Paullina) that are now labeled as Ractopamine Free Feed Mills. Due to the ever increasing demand of our customers who sell their livestock to a Ractopamine Free market, we as a company, have adapted to the industry and marketed three of our feed mills to guarantee their livestock will be Ractopamine Free. This product will not be located in feed mills or utilized warehouses. The feed delivery vehicles utilized at the three designated Ractopamine locations will only haul from these sites and will not be used at any other feed mill. This is to ensure the quality of the customer’s end product. If you’re wanting your livestock to be Ractopamine Free, CFE has a policy in place that will have you sign a contract acknowledging your intentions to do so. Those customers that wish to still use Ractopamine (Paylean) may do so at any of our four other feed mills (George, Rock Valley, Alvord, and Hudson).
The FDA has now mandated that each feed industry company must PCQI
have a PCQI (Preventative Control Qualified Individual) person on staff. This
individual shall complete the training put out by the FDA. Our Feed Safety Director is a PCQI and will become a Lead Instructor, therefore offering to our customers a chance to become PCQI themselves if they are interested. Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Department
CFE’S COMMITMENT Cooperative Farmers Elevator’s feed division works extremely hard at maintaining a high level of quality with our products and services. Good quality feed and excellent customer service result in successful customers. At CFE our customer is top priority. An unwavering dedication to quality and innovation has made CFE a leading distributor of feed from basic commodities to a range of specialty feeds to help our customers optimize production, profits, and animal health. CFE’s expansive ingredient sourcing network, manufacturing skills, and blending capabilities provide valuable resources, allowing CFE to serve all sectors of the livestock market. Our products for commercial livestock and integrators help them meet the nutritional needs necessary for the efficient production of their end product.
