Cargill Animal Nutrition Mills Receive HACCP Certification in Vietnam

12/04/06 Cargill Vietnam Ltd. announced that its Cargill Animal Nutrition feed mills located in Bien Hoa and Hung Yen have received HACCP certification. Cargill Animal Nutrition is the first Vietnamese animal feed producer to have any of its plants HACCP certified.

HACCP stands for “Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point” and is a food safety program designed to reduce or eliminate potential food safety hazards. HACCP is not required in the animal feed industry, but it is mandated in four areas of food for human consumption (fish and seafood, juice processing, poultry, and meat).

“By being HACCP certified, Cargill Animal Nutrition can demonstrate that we have the processes and systems to provide safer feeds to Vietnamese livestock and aqua farmers,” stated Cargill Vietnam General Director Scott Ainslie. “We take pride in partnering with livestock growers, and when they succeed, we succeed. Doing all we can to provide Vietnamese farmers with quality feed is our first job. HACCP certification is another way to demonstrate Cargill Animal Nutrition’s commitment to creating high quality products for our customers”.

Cargill Animal Nutrition’s decision to implement this program is part of Cargill’s Feed for FoodTM program, which is focused on the company’s commitment to quality. Mr. Ainslie added, “We also have feed mills located in Can Tho. We plan on completing their HACCP certification later this year. This will make all of our products in Vietnam HACCP certified.”