A comprehensive guide to the SafeDown™ certification process, requirements, and documentation.
Learn about the step-by-step process for obtaining SafeDown™ certification, ensuring your products meet the most stringent health and hygiene standards for down and feather materials.
The SafeDown™ certification process involves thorough verification at multiple levels of the down and feather supply chain, from source to final product. This rigorous approach ensures that certified products are 100% safe from health hazards such as bird flu and other infectious diseases harmful to humans.
This guide outlines each step of the process and the requirements that must be met to obtain and maintain SafeDown™ certification.
The certification process begins at the breeding level, with stringent health checks of mother geese and mother ducks by state veterinarians.
Breeding facility health certificates signed by state veterinarians, detailing compliance with EU health regulations for animal by-products.
Each egg at the hatcheries is inspected, and the goslings and ducklings are monitored on pre-raising and raising farms to maintain the highest biosecurity standards.
Raising farm health certificates, HACCP compliance documentation, and regular inspection reports from authorized veterinarians.
Raised geese and ducks undergo rigorous inspection before and during processing, following strict HACCP principles and EU health regulations.
Processing facility health certificates, HACCP compliance verification, and processing quality control documentation.
Every domestic and international waterfowl feather shipment must be verified and receive official documentation proving compliance with health and hygiene standards.
Shipment health certificates, SafeDown™ certification document, and international health verification for cross-border shipments.
Once certified, the SafeDown™ label and documentation can be integrated into final products, providing assurance to consumers about the biosecurity of the down and feather materials.
If you have questions about the SafeDown™ certification process or need guidance on implementing it for your products, our team is here to help.
Contact Our TeamSafeDown™ certification is not a one-time process. To maintain certification, ongoing compliance with health and hygiene standards is required, including:
Our team can provide guidance on maintaining compliance and ensuring that your products consistently meet the highest biosecurity standards.