SFQC

The Associated Member Feed Scheme (now known as the Quality Meat Scotland Assurance Schemes- Feed) was set up in 1998 and is aimed at feed manufacturers and merchants supplying:

• Compound feeds

• Blended feeds

• Feeds materials (i.e. straights)

• Feed blocks

• Mineral/vitamin supplements

• Animal health supplements not requiring VMD licensing

• Nutraceuticals

to QMS members and any part of the assurance chain.

It is a condition of membership of the QMS Assurance Schemes – Cattle, Sheep and Pigs that all feeds, supplements etc as listed above are sourced from manufacturers and merchants who are approved members of both the QMS Assurance Schemes- Feed   and of AIC’s Universal Feed Assurance Scheme or a proven equivalent. Manufacturers and retailers of nutraceuticals and animal health supplements not requiring VMD licensing are exempt from the UFAS or proven equivalent standard as currently there is no industry wide scheme for their sector.