UK's largest poultry producer goes non-GM5 February 2001
Grampian Country Food Group has announced that it will manufacture all of its poultry and pig feed with non-GM soya by June 2001. The decision was taken in the light of requests by several retail customers.
Alban Denton, Grampian's Feeds Division Managing Director said: "We have been in negotiations with our supply base for some time to source the volume of non-GM soya we require for our five feed mills. With the support of our retail partners we are now in a position to offer a guaranteed non-GM poultry and pig feed."
Grampian Country Food Group is the first major UK animal feed manufacturer to produce non-GM animal feed in all its mills. Where feed is sourced from third-party supplies Grampian says it will co-operate closely with these farmers and feed compounders to assist them in sourcing non-GM soya to the same exacting standards.
Hard IP Non-GM soya: Grampian Country Food Group have procedures in place throughout the supply chain to form a rigorous quality assurance scheme, ensuring identity preservation. These detailed procedures are backed up with PCR tests, any positive results would lead to rejection from Grampian's supply chain. The whole process is independently validated by an accredited auditing company.
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