McCain Soy In Feed FAQs – Sustainable Commodities

1. Which suppliers and products are in scope for this data reporting round?

All suppliers of livestock-based products for McCain’s own-brand and branded products.

Beef suppliers are also required to complete the beef declaration form.

2. What information will we need to supply?

Suppliers are expected to provide the following information:

Livestock type and rearing location
Volume of product supplied
Product category
Their direct supplier (i.e., second tier to McCain)
Volume of soy content used within feed
Volume of feed consumed by livestock
Feed mill
Soy country and region of origin to confirm if low-risk origin
Name of first importer/ trader in supply chain, if not themselves
Certification status, including Chain of Custody system (if available).

3. What evidence do we need to provide for our deforestation and conversion free claims?

Please submit the evidence as outline in the table below.

Commodity	vDCF Route	Evidence Points for vDCF
Soy in Feed	1: Supply of 100% certified Segregated or Identity Preserved soy from FEFAC benchmark approved certification schemes such as Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) and Proterra.	1. RTRS / Proterra site certification 2. Do you have capability to provide RTRS/Proterra number on invoice?
	2: Soy from a fully evidenced low-risk origin for deforestation and conversion.	1. SG certification scheme evidence showing origin (Donau Soja, USSAP, Organic) OR supplier declaration of origin
	3: From a supplier with vDCF sourcing (with a 2% tolerance such that >98% vDCF sourcing).	1. Supplier declaration – letter confirming compliance

4. When do we need to respond with information?

The data submission portal will be open from 8th September 2025 – 26th September 2025.

5. What time period do we need to provide data for?

All data is to be provided for the 2025 fiscal year, i.e. 1st July 2024 – 30th June 2025.

6. Should I provide details for my whole business?

Only provide data for the products that are supplied to McCain as specified in question 1. The data is relevant only to the specific McCain countries and should not relate to your overall company procurement practices. If you supply multiple countries for McCain, then you must separately declare each country. Likewise, if you supplied volumes that have different certifications associated to them, you need to add a new submission and split the volumes accordingly.

No information should be supplied for manufacturing sites or livestock that are not supplied to McCain. If you are not able to split out your feed or soy information between companies, contact 3Keel and they will be able to develop a solution with you.

7. I haven’t supplied any products to McCain outlined in the scope in question 1 above. Why are you contacting me?

If you have not supplied any of the products outlined in the scope in question 1 above, please declare to 3Keel via email to data.services@3keel.com why you are out of scope of this exercise. 3Keel will then confirm this directly with McCain.

8. We have multiple sites within our group producing the listed products. How should we report these figures?

You should only return one submission per business entity to us covering all your relevant sites and operations supplying McCain. If your business has multiple operation regions, please only report volumes supplied from the region listed in the portal under your log in name. Please reach out to data.services@3keel.com if you need any guidance. For example, if you have one entity in LATAM and one entity in Europe, you should submit one submission for each entity.

9. Will there be any guidance on how to complete the declaration?

Recorded videos are available on the landing page of the platform. These will introduce the submission portal and provide an overview on how to complete your declaration.

10. Who should I contact if I have questions regarding what information is required?

3Keel is responsible for managing the collection, analysis, and reporting of this information to McCain. Please liaise with us for all questions regarding the type of data required. You can contact us using the following details: data.services@3keel.com, or to arrange a call with our team.

11. What is a livestock-based product?

Direct animal proteins – such as beef, pork, chicken – and products that use such animals in their production – such as chicken pieces on a pizza – are all considered livestock products. “Livestock-based” products include these proteins and extend the categorisation to other products that come from livestock (e.g., milk and eggs).

12. Do I need to include all livestock-based products?

Yes, please include all livestock-based products you supply to McCain, including:

whole animal protein livestock products (e.g., chicken breasts, steak, mince, eggs, cheese), as well as,
products containing animal protein ingredients (e.g., chicken on a pizza).

This, however, excludes meat/dairy/eggs that are embodied in other purchased compound food products (e.g., milk chocolate in a cookie). Minor ingredients (e.g., butter in pie crust in a dessert) should be discussed with 3Keel to determine whether or not they are in scope for the company you are reporting to.

13. Who owns the data we submit and will it be treated confidentially?

Data ownership remains with McCain, 3Keel are data processors only. All data submitted through this data collection will remain confidential.