Necessary documentation for the inspection:

• Feed inspections

  • Registration

  • Labels, custom mix invoices, commercial feed labels

  • Distribution records

  • If medicated feeds are manufactured: 

    • Production records

    • Distribution records, delivery records

    • Equipment cleanout records:  Mill and truck

    • Truck log, including unloading sequence

• BSE inspections

  • Receiving records, including transporter delivery log (to verify product hauled just prior to product delivery; if prohibited, cleanout verification)

  • Production records for mill

  • Delivery vehicle sequence record, and cleanout record

  • Letter from supplier if they only produce non-prohibitive material

What to expect during an inspection:

• The inspector needs to have ready access to any of the feed products in inventory and copies of labels to send in with samples. 
• For feed products other than "small package" products, the inspector may need to collect samples from ten (10) bags or containers.  This sampling procedure may include inserting a test probe into each bag. 
  • The resulting holes are then patched by means of a State of Colorado Department of Agriculture Seal. 
  • These samples are bagged, identified, and sent to the ICS laboratory for analysis. 
• After completing the inspection, the inspector will compile a report with multiple copies that will need to be signed. 
• Also, a review of product labels and manufacturers' registrations may be conducted.