Questionnaire to the Countries or Regions Intended to Export Pet

Questionnaire to the Countries or Regions Intended to
Export Pet Food to the People’s Republic of China
Country/Region（Department）： BELGIUM (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food
Chain - FASFC)
Date:
1
Veterinary and pet food hygiene services
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
1.1 Name and contact information of the CAs responsible for animal health
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
Name and contact information of the CAs responsible for pet food hygiene
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
1.2 Organization charts of the CAs responsible for pet food to be exported
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
2.
Laws and regulations
2.1. Please provide current laws and regulations on control and prevention of infectious animal
diseases.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
2.2. Please describe the articles as regards pet food in existing laws and regulations, especially
provisions on types of animal by-products allowed for pet food production.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
2.3. Please indicate the provisions on the import of ruminant-derived products from countries
or regions recognized by OIE to be of undetermined or controlled BSE risk.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
3.
Laboratories
3.1. Please indicate the accreditation procedures for the official approved laboratories.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
3.2. Please list the number, distribution and detection methods of the official laboratories or the
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official approved laboratories with capacity of detecting bovine or ovine derived
ingredients.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
3.3. Please describe the testing items and methods carried out on pet food by the official
laboratories.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.
Diseases and pet food safety and hygiene surveillance
4.1. Please indicate the list of compulsory notifiable animal diseases.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.2. Please describe the notification procedures of the compulsory notifiable animal diseases.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.3. Please provide the annual national surveillance report of last year concerning animal
diseases.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.4. Please provide information on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), including
occurrence, control measures and surveillance results.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.5. Is there any national surveillance program on pet food safety and hygiene? If so, please
indicate the surveillance frequency, surveillance priorities and any problems found in the
surveillance of the past two years and provide the surveillance report of last year.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.6. Is there any tests of ruminant-derived ingredients carried out on pet food? If so, please
indicate the detection results.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
4.7. Is there any tests of genetically modified ingredients carried out on pet food? If so, please
indicate the detection results.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
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5.
Exporting of pet food
5.1. Please provide the names, product types and official approval numbers of the plants
intended to export pet food to China.
[ has to be filled in by the petfood establishments requesting to be listed at AQSIQ in China]
Product names and description see point 7.1..
5.2. To which countries or regions has your country or region exported pet food over the past
two years? Please list the amount per country or region and product varieties.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
6 Supervision
6.1. Please provide information concerning requirements of CAs on pet food manufacturers,
such as approval procedures, supervision contents and frequency.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
6.2. Had any measures been taken after receiving the safety or hygiene notification on pet food
from the importing countries or regions? If so, Please specify.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
6.3. Please describe the measures taken to control and prevent the introduction of specified
risk materials relating to TSE into pet food.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
6.4. Please list the approved chemical additives for pet food and their limits.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
6.5. Please indicate the specific provisions on package and labelling of pet food.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
7. Manufacture of pet food
7.1. Please provide the general production process flow charts of pet food, and indicate the
parameters, such as temperature, pressure and time of the key process.
[ has to be filled in by the petfood establishments requesting to be listed at AQSIQ in China]
[documents can be provided in annex]
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7.2. Have the pet food manufacturers developed quality and safety control systems ? Has the
critical control point hazard analysis been carried out on the products?
[ has to be filled in by the petfood establishments requesting to be listed at AQSIQ in China]
7.3. Please list the ruminant-derived raw materials approved for production of pet food
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
7.4. Please indicate the measures taken to prevent the cross-contamination between raw
materials and other raw materials of animal origin.
[ has to be filled in by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain]
7.5. Please indicate the measures taken to prevent the introduction of prohibited materials of
animal origin into pet food during processing, storage and transportation.
General statement
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Particular declarations of the establishments
[ has to be filled in by the petfood establishments requesting to be listed at AQSIQ in China]
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