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USDA QUALITY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT (QSA) PROGRAM

SEGREGATION OF CATTLE MATERIAL PROHIBITED FROM ANIMAL 

FEED (S-CMPAF)

1 Purpose

This document provides the requirements to produce bovine inedible raw materials free of prohibited 

cattle material intended for use as an ingredient in U.S. animal feed offered to rendering plants or other 

facilities that receive, manufacture, process, blend, or distribute any cattle materials for animal feed as 

published in 21 CFR Part 589 Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed. These 

requirements are verified under the USDA Quality Systems Assessment (QSA) Program for Segregation 

of Cattle Material Prohibited from Animal Feed (S-CMPAF).

2 Scope

This program may be used by U.S. companies that supply bovine inedible raw materials intended for use 

as an ingredient in U.S. animal feed and pet food. Companies must meet the specified product 

requirements through an approved USDA QSA Program. The requirements for the QSA Program are 

defined in QAD 1002 Procedure: USDA Quality System Assessment Program. The QSA Program 

ensures that the specified product requirements are supported by a documented quality management 

system.

Alternatively, a company may meet the specified product requirements through an approved USDA 

Process Verified Program (PVP). The requirements of the PVP are defined in QAD 1001 Procedure:

USDA Process Verified Program.

3 Reference Documents

QAD1000 Procedure: Quality Systems Verification Programs, General Policies and Procedures

QAD 1002 Procedure: USDA Quality System Assessment Program

Official Listing of Approved Companies to the QSA Program for S-CMPAF

USDA Quality System Assessment Program website

Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services: 21 CFR Part 589 - Substances Prohibited 

from Use in Animal Food or Feed

4 Specified Product Requirements

4.1 Product must be free of all cattle material prohibited from animal feed as published in 21

CFR Part 589 - Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed. Prohibited 

materials include the following:

a) the entire carcass of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-positive cattle;
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b) the brains and spinal cords from cattle 30 months of age and older;

c) the entire carcass of cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption that 

are 30 months of age or older from which brains and spinal cords were not 

removed;

d) tallow that is derived from BSE-positive cattle;

e) tallow that is derived from other materials prohibited by this rule that contains 

more than 0.15 percent insoluble impurities; and

f) mechanically separated beef that is derived from the materials prohibited by this 

rule.

5 Shipping Documentation

5.1 Shipping documentation is not required when conforming product is delivered to an 

onsite rendering facility that is in conjunction with the harvest or processing facility and 

is included in the facility's approved QSA S-CMPAF Program.

5.2 Shipping documentation is required when conforming product is delivered to an offsite 

rendering facility that is not in conjunction with the harvest or processing facility.

5.2.1 Identification of conforming product during shipment and delivery must be 

documented on the shipping documentation (bills of lading, shipping manifests, 

or letters of guarantee). The shipping documentation must:

a) Clearly identify the product and product quantity; and

b) Contain the following statement: "Product meets QSA Program 

requirements for production of CMPAF-free bovine inedible raw 

materials."

5.3 Shipping documentation is required when conforming product is delivered to a facility 

for inclusion in animal feed and/or pet food.

5.3.1 Identification of conforming product during shipment and delivery must be 

documented on the shipping documentation (bills of lading, shipping manifests, 

or letters of guarantee). The shipping documentation must:

a) Clearly identify the product and product quantity; and

b) Contain the following statement: "Product meets QSA Program 

requirements for CMPAF-free bovine inedible raw materials."
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6 Listing of Approved Programs

Only U.S. companies that have an approved USDA QSA Program for S-CMPAF are listed on the 

Official Listing of Approved Companies to the QSA Program for S-CMPAF. The Official Listing is 

available on the USDA Segregation of Cattle Material Prohibited from Animal Feed website.

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Jeff Waite, Branch Chief

Quality Assessment Division

Livestock and Poultry Program

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