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QS – Report on 2011 Outlook for 2012
fish oil. In total, more than 27,000 samples were taken and
tested for dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs, nickel and residues of
plant protection products. They could not be fed to livestock
until confirmed safe by the results of testing.
Number of positive release samplings by feed material in 2011
Positive release sampling in 2011
A total of 27,126 samples since July 1, 2011
Blended fats/
oils
Salts of
fatty acids
Fatty acid
distillates
Fishoil
Refined
fatty acids
Mixed
fatty acids
Unrefined
coconut oil/
cocoabutter
12.000
10.000
8.000
6.000
4.000
2.000
0
69
410
1.575
2.854
5.376
6.251
10.591
5-year comparison of results of the salmonella programme
2008
2012
Farms
Status
Categorised
Category I
in %
Category II
in %
Category III
in %
22.369
25.674
16.793
23.370
81,7
83,1
13,6
13,9
4,7
3,0
Salmonella programme
More than 10 million samples have been taken for salmonella
antibody testing since the introduction of the salmonella
programme in 2003. As of March 1, 2012, a total of 25,674
QS pig production farms were obliged to participate in
the salmonella programme, and 23,370 of these farms
were categorised. The number of categorised farms has
increased by almost 40 percent during the last five years. The
proportion of farms with high salmonella infection risk has
fallen from 4.7 to 3.0 percent.
Qu a l i t y A s s u r a n c e .
Fr om f a rm t o s h o p .