Certification helps Onda meet appetite for feed research
Canada-based aquaculture contract research organisation Onda’s FeedTech division has achieved certification from FeedAssure, the feed industry’s recognised certification programme, Onda has announced.
FeedAssure certification demonstrates compliance with strict standards related to ingredient sourcing, manufacturing controls, traceability, sanitation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
“Innovation in animal nutrition is essential to strengthening the global food supply chain,” said Onda chief executive Myrna Gillis.
“FeedAssure certification expands our ability to support feed companies and ingredient suppliers as a small-batch-to-scale contract manufacturer. We can manufacture custom research and commercial diets, evaluate innovative ingredients under real-world conditions, and help clients move promising products toward commercial markets around the world.”
Year-long process
The year-long certification process involved extensive cross-functional collaboration between FeedTech operations, quality assurance, technical staff, and management teams. Team members participated in detailed process reviews, training initiatives, internal audits, and corrective action implementation to ensure full alignment with FeedAssure requirements.
Onda, headquartered in Souris, Prince Edward Island, said the certification provides its clients with several important advantages such as enhanced confidence in feed trial integrity, improved traceability and documentation, reduced operational risk and greater assurance for commercial-scale ingredient evaluations and product development programmes.
The company’s FeedTech Division produces both commercial diets and custom experimental diets, and can conduct a variety of aquatic animal research studies for feed manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, and aquaculture producers.
Onda said the FeedAssure certification strengthens its ability to support clients with data generated under a recognised quality framework, helping accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative feed solutions.
