Fish Feed and Animal Feed Production and Marketing Management Guidelines, 2020.

These Guidelines establish a framework for the safe production, storage, transport and marketing of fish and animal feed in Bangladesh. The Guidelines operationalise the existing feed legislation through preventive controls, licensing, inspection, laboratory testing, record-keeping and traceability requirements. The Guidelines aim at ensuring the production and supply of safe, hazard-free feed, protecting fish and livestock health, preventing the use of prohibited or unauthorised substances, contributing to the safety of food of animal origin, protecting public health and facilitating trade. The Guidelines apply to establishments and activities under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and particularly to: establishments and warehouses involved in feed production; vehicles used to transport feed; feed sellers, including agents, wholesalers and retail outlets; feed packaging and labelling; collection, storage and use of feed ingredients; and monitoring of feed quality throughout the chain from production to the farm. The Guidelines expressly recognise Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) as a preventive and systematic approach to controlling biological, chemical or radiological hazards associated with feed.