Quality Assurance (QA) in South African Animal Feed Industry - AFMA
Quality Assurance (QA) in South African Animal Feed Industry - AFMA
Quality Assurance (QA) in South African Animal Feed Industry - AFMA
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s)<br />
• <strong>AFMA</strong> supports the policy and procedure for the evaluation<br />
of GMO maize, other gra<strong>in</strong>s and oilseeds to ensure that it<br />
would not be harmful to the environment, humans or<br />
animals<br />
• SA animal feed relies heavily on imported commodities (high<br />
<strong>in</strong> GMO’s)<br />
• GMO-free animal feed will be difficult to source <strong>in</strong> SA<br />
• Inability to import GMO maize (unapproved events) from specific<br />
countries affects import parity<br />
• S<strong>in</strong>gle events have been approved<br />
• Approval still needed for stacked events