International Database for Transport of Feed

(IDTF)
User manual

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INDEX

1. INTRODUCTION

2. HOMEPAGE

3. SEARCH

3.1 General search

3.2 Search within a product group

4. PRODUCT SHEET

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5. EXPORT AND PRINT

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5.1 General

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5.2 Composing a list of products and export to Excel

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5.3 Standard list

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1. Introduction
This is the manual for the use of the International Database for Transport of Feed (IDTF). In
this manual, youll find an explanation of the navigation within the IDTF based on several
examples. In addition, the main features, such as finding products and cleaning regimes and
printing personalized product overviews, are explained step by step.
Below youll find an overview of the tabs within our website. In addition to over 3350
products, the IDTF contains additional information regarding requirements defined for the
transport of feed by certified transport companies. For this purpose see tabs Procedures
and Useful links.
If you cannot find the information you require on the IDTF website please feel free to contact
your certification scheme owner. See tab Contact.

Sitemap

Home
o See chapter Homepage

ICRT
o ICRT: objectives and participating certification schemes

News
o Newsletters related to the IDTF
General information
New products, reclassification of products

Procedures
o Procedure for (re-)classification of products
o Application form IDTF
o Description of cleaning procedures
o Description of release procedures

Useful links
o Some websites with information on permitted disinfection agents

Contact
o Contact forms / data for the participating certification schemes

Disclaimer
o Disclaimer

2. Homepage
Go to http://www.icrt-idtf.com/. On screen youll see the IDFT start page where you can
instantly search the database or navigate to one of the other features / tabs of the IDTF.

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Below you will find a brief description of the items on the IDTF homepage:
Item
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Description/ Function
Select language: this allows you to choose your preferred language: German,
English, French or Dutch.

Links to the homepages of the participating schemes.

Tabs with additional information. Also see Sitemap.

Search fields for composing search queries. Also see chapter Search.

Switching to other transport mode. This allows you to switch between the
database for road transport and the database for inland waterway transport.
The IDTF always begins in the mode for road transport.

Link to the procedure for (re-)classification and to the application form.

Automatic generation of the list of differences. For some products, the cleaning
regime varies per certification scheme. In this Excel list, the cleaning regimes
are displayed for all 4 certification schemes per product.

Link to the menu Print list. Also see chapter Export and print.

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3.1 General search
In order to find a product in the IDTF, use the search field on the homepage. In the search
field you can compose a search query by entering one or more search words. You can
search for product name, a part of the product name, brand name, the IDTF number, the
CAS number of a certain project or the cleaning regime. The IDTF search function is not
punctuation or case sensitive.
Hereinafter, the search process will be illustrated based on an example.
Example: search for a cleaning regime for whey powder.
In the search field, enter whey as search query.
After you have specified your search query, click Search.
TIP: Searching for a part of the product names or for the whole product name usually leads to different
results. Whey for instance, leads to 13 search results, where searching for whey powder produces
70 hits all products containing terms whey or powder.

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Option whole words only: with this option only entire words should be
valid search results.
Example: If this option is on, when looking for "fat", the IDTF will not consider the first
three letters of "fatty" a valid search match. So, with this option on there will be 7
matches, without this option 31 (all terms with fatty, fats, defatted etc.).

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Subsequently a new screen appears with the following items:

Item
1

Description / Function
Designation of the transport mode to which the search results relate. If this is
not the right transport mode go to Change transport mode and start again.

With this button you will return to the homepage and the search field.

The search results: a list of all products included in the IDTF that include the
word whey.

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You may view a search result by clicking on it.

Click on whey powder.
A new screen will open with a summarized view of the product details.
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For a full view, click Whey powder again.

All relevant product details are now shown on screen in a so-called product sheet . For
description of different information fields see Product sheet.
If you want to view these details in another language, make sure to click the relevant
language .
From this screen, you can always return to a previous screen, by clicking Back.
If you want to compose a new search query, click Search again.
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3.2 Search within a product group

Some products have been included in the IDTF as a product group. This means that several
products fall under one joint product name. All of these products are shown in the product
sheet in the field Products which fall under this product name / group.
In the example below, the search is for Maize gluten, a moist product
The search process as described in paragraph 3.1 has pointed out that the product named
Moist/wet Maize gluten is listed under Feed materials of vegetable origin requiring min.
cleaning B. By pressing Ctrl+F+maize all words containing maize will be highlighted.
TIP: This Windows search feature is punctuation sensitive.

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TIP: When you search for an E-number, e.g. E 552 type only the number 552 in the search field.
Once the product sheet All feed additives approved in the EU (transported in bulk) is displayed, type
Ctrl+F+552. All E-numbers containing 552 will be highlighted.

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4. Product sheet

Type information included in the IDTF per separate product / product group may vary and
highly depends on the amount of data made available by companies and on the relevance of
certain information to the product.
Below youll find the description of information fields you may find in a product sheet:

Field name
IDTF- number

Description
The unique identification number of a product or product group. The
IDTF number is automatically generated by the database. This field
is always shown.

Product name

Name of the product or product group. For chemical compounds, the

IUPAC nomenclature is preferred. This field is always shown.

Cleaning regime

Minimum cleaning regime prescribed. This field is always shown.

For some products, the cleaning regime varies per certification
scheme. In that case, a referral is made to the field Important
remark.

Important remark

(Sometimes supplementary) conditions transport companies should

meet at all times.

Description

Characteristics, based on which the product can be easily

recognized (color, odor, shape, texture etc). For some products, this
fields contains a shortcut to documents that provide more relevant
information.

Formula

Chemical formula of the product.

CAS-number

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number is the unique

identification number of a chemical compounds. Preferably, CASnumbers are used as mentioned in the ESIS: European chemical
Substances Information System.

EINECS-number

European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances

Number is the unique identification number of a chemical compound.
Preferably EINECS-numbers are used as mentioned in the ESIS.

Synonyms

Other common names for the product.

CN- code

This is an 8-digit classification based on Combined Nomenclature,

as laid down in article 1, sub 1 of the Council Regulation (EEC) No
2658/87.

EURAL-code

A six digit code intended for the unique characterization of waste

within the member states of the European Union.

Brand name

Name under which the product is marketed.

Products which fall

Some product names are collective nouns under which several

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name / group

products can fall (such as food, fertilizer, food additives etc).

Associated products are mentioned in this field.

Footnotes

Additional information on the product. No requirements for transport

companies are laid down in this field.

Photo

Photo of the product if it contributes to its recognisability.

Valid from

Effective date of the mentioned cleaning regime. For new products,

this is the date of the publication of the product in the IDTF. For the
products that have been reclassified, this is the date of publication of
the revised cleaning regime. This field is always shown.

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5. Export and print

5.1 General
In some situations, such as when there is no access to the Internet, it is convenient to
retrieve product details from the IDTF as an Excel file or as a printed list. The IDTF offers
users the possibility of composing a list of products and to export it to Excel, allowing for
easy adjustments and printing.
Go to homepage and click on Print list.
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The print menu will open with the following items:

Item
1

Description / Function
Select language of the print menu: this allows you to choose your preferred
language of the print menu: German, English, French or Dutch.

Link to the standard Excel list containing all products. Also see chapter
Standard list.

Select language of the Excel list : this allows you to choose your preferred
language of the generated list of products: German, English, French or Dutch.
You can compose a print query in your own language, while the list of products
will be generated in another language. This is useful when sharing the
information with foreign speakers (drivers, customers and the like).

With this you can select cleaning regimes which will appear in the list of
products.

With this you can select product categories which will appear in the list of
products.

With this you can select information fields which will appear in the list of
products. IDTF-number, Product name, Cleaning regime, Important remark
and Valid from are obliged fields, meaning they will always appear in the list of
products.
To print products which fall under certain product name /
group you need to add tick mark to Products which fall
under this product name / Group.

With this you can select products which will appear in the list of products.

With this the Excel list of products will be generated.

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Hereinafter, the process of composing the list, export to Excel is explained based on some
examples.

5.2 Composing a list of products and export to Excel

Example 1: composing a list of all products while all information fields are displayed.

Add tick mark to Cleaning regime all

Add tick mark to Category all
Add tick mark to Fields all
Add tick mark to Products all

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The database is now loading all product in the field next to Products. This may take a while.

Click on Generate list.

The Excel list of products is generated. You may choose to open the file or to save the file to
your computer.

Example 2: composing a list of all products with cleaning regime A or B, while only the
obliged information fields are displayed.

Add tick mark to (A) Dry cleaning and (B) Cleaning with water
Add tick mark to Category all
Add no additional tick mark to Fields. The obliged fields are already marked.
Add tick mark to Products all

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The database is now searching for all product with cleaning regimes A or B. This may take a
while.

Click on Generate list.

The Excel list of products is generated. You may choose to open the file or to save the file to
your computer.
Example 3: composing a list of all animal feed, with exception of feed containing processed
animal proteins (products falling under the scope of Reg. (EG) nr. 999/2001). You want all
information field to be displayed.

Add tick mark to Cleaning regime all

Add tick mark to Animal feeds
Add tick mark to Fields all
Add tick mark to Products all

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The database is now searching for products categorised as Animal feeds within all
products. This may take a while.

Click on Generate list.

The Excel list of products is generated. You may choose to open the file or to save the file to
your computer.
You can also individually select products to be displayed, irrespective of cleaning regime or
product category.

Example 4: Composing a list of the following products, while chemical formula and CASnumber are displayed.
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Butanone
Butyl acetate
Calcium hydroxide
Copper oxide

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Remove all tick marks from Cleaning regime

Remove all tick marks from Category
Add tick mark to Formula and CAS-number
Add no tick mark to Products all

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While holding down the Ctrl key, select the products you wish to select in the field with
products. The products are listed alphabetically.

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Click on Generate list.

The Excel list of these four products is generated. You may choose to open the file or to save
the file to your computer.

5.3 Standard list

When you do not require any personalized list of products, you may use the Standard list.
This Excel list is being provided by the ICRT as extra service. In this list all products are
displayed with all fields and the lay-out is fitted to page. You can print this list directly. Print
date is always displayed in the footer.

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