FeedAssure®

The FeedAssure® Q&A webpage is available as a quick reference for certified facilities looking for answers to common program questions.

Recognized as the gold standard for feed safety in Canada, FeedAssure® is a robust feed safety certification program that provides a comprehensive approach to managing feed safety hazards, including evolving aspects related to biosecurity, feed defense, feed fraud and supplier approval.

The FeedAssure® supplier approval requirements are risk-based, and ongoing monitoring is just as important as the initial approval. This means facilities should have a supplier approval program that reflects the level of risk associated with each supplier/ingredient and define how approved suppliers will continue to be monitored over time.

Promptly and properly addressing FeedAssure® non-conformances (NC) identified during internal or external audits is critical to minimize potential negative impacts on feed safety and maintain FeedAssure® certification. Effective closure involves more than correcting the immediate issue. Facilities should address the deviation, determine why it occurred, take action to prevent recurrence and maintain evidence that the actions were implemented and effective.

The FeedAssure® program requires facilities to conduct a full review of their documented and implemented feed safety plan at least annually, or when there are changes to process, equipment, input or other that could affect feed safety. This review may be completed as part of the facility’s internal audit. However, it should go beyond confirming that the required documents and elements are in place.

Companies operating multiple certified sites may have some feed safety documentation and management system elements shared across their sites. To help make the audit process more efficient in these situations, ANAC is actively working with SGS to formalize a Multi-Site Documentation Review (MSDR) process.

The final FeedAssure® internal auditing training of 2026 is coming up soon. 

ANAC’s final 2026 FeedAssure® training offerings are now open for registration.

ANAC has created a new resource to help FeedAssure® certified facilities find answers to common program questions: the FeedAssure® Q&A webpage.