HOLMES BY-PRODUCTS
3175 TR. 411, Route 5
Millersburg, OH 44654
Phone 330-893-2322
Fax 330-893-2321
May 11, 2006
North Central Companies
Attn: Jeff Johnson
601 Lakeshore Parkway
Suite 400
Minnetonka MN 55305
Holmes By-Products certifies that the Feather Meal purchased at our facility located in Millersburg, Ohio is produced from all non-mammalian tissue.
We further certify that the Feather Meal operation is exempt from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 589.2000 due to the fact that the facility, equipment, processing, storage and loading is completely separate from all prohibited material.
Sincerely,
Dennis K. Koshmider, Vice President
Holmes By-Products
HOLMES BY-PRODUCTS
3175 TR. 411, Route 5
Millersburg, OH 44654
Phone 330-893-2322
Fax 330-893-2321
February 1, 2003
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Attn: ______
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Holmes By-Products certifies that the Poultry By-Product Meal purchased at our facility located in Millersburg, Ohio is produced from all non-mammalian tissue.
We further certify that the Poultry By-Product Meal operation is in full compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 589.2000 due to approved FDA clean-out procedures to prevent carry-over of prohibited material into animal proteins or feeds that may be used by ruminants.
Sincerely,
Dennis K. Koshmider, General Manager
Holmes By-Products
HOLMES BY-PRODUCTS
3175 TR. 411, Route 5
Millersburg, OH 44654
Phone 330-893-2322
Fax 330-893-2321
May 4, 2001
Buckeye Egg Farm, L.P.
Attn: Bill Leininger
11212 Croton Rd.
Croton OH 43013
Holmes By-Products certifies that the Meat & Bone By-Product Meal purchased at our facility located in Millersburg, Ohio is produced from prohibited mammalian tissue as defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 589.2000.
This facility is certified with the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service. Our APHIS number is OHRAO-0002. The cooking process is a Schedule A-3, Continuous Multi Stage Evaporator Rendering System. The product has been submitted to wet heating for at least one hour at a temperature not inferior to 255° Fahrenheit.
This product is salmonella free at point of production. This facility is an active participant in the Animal Protein Producers Industry’s (APPI) Salmonella Education/Reduction Program, which monitors monthly samples. Out plant code is C053.
This product may not be used in the manufacture of feed for ruminants. All products, which contain prohibited material, must be labeled with the following cautionary statement “Do not feed to cattle or other ruminants.”
Sincerely,
Dennis K. Koshmider, General Manager
Holmes By-Products