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QS revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1 (Annex 8.5 of the feed monitoring guideline) with effect from April 17, 2023. Based on the available analytical results on aflatoxin B1 in maize, the risk of contamination with aflatoxin B1 for maize from the Ukraine was upgraded from low...

QS now offers the add-on module Deforestation-free soy No goods separation and no additional work for livestock owners, deforestation-free soy becomes standard in QS scheme QS scheme participants prepare for future EU requirements For the feed sector, QS has now published the...

Since February of this year, QS has recognized another certification body for the QS scheme. DNV Business Assurance Denmark A/S from Denmark will in future certify production scope 904 at the agriculture pig stage and will thus be responsible for checking the requirements for livestock transport.

Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.

QS has revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1 (Annex 8.5 of the feed monitoring guideline) with effect from February 27, 2023. Based on the available analytical results on aflatoxin B1 in maize, the risk of contamination with aflatoxin B1 for maize from the Czech Republic was...

After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for residue monitoring finally met again in presence. More than 120 laboratory managers from 13 countries (including Benelux, Italy, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, Turkey) accepted QS's...

Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.

Soy in QS feed must come from sustainably certified production from 2024 onwards From 1 January 2024, soy in feed for cattle, pigs and poultry must have been produced sustainably and without deforestation. If soy is fed to livestock in the QS scheme, it must be certified as sustainable...

74 laboratories from 19 countries successfully participated in the laboratory performance assessment residue monitoring 2022/2. 84% of the participants passed the test; among the QS-recognised laboratories it was a gratifying 93%.