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Administration (FDA) as a model program in producing safe feed. Over three hundred facilities have been certified under the AFIA's SF/SF Certification Program. The AFIA launched this third-party certification program in 2004. With the tightening of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), these third-party certification programs will become increasingly significant in meeting the strict government standards.
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