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Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Groups request FSMA revision regarding brewers grain

The Beer Institute and the American Malting BarleyAssociation have filed joint comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) in an effort to protect the practice of brewers marketing their brewers’grain to local animal producers.The Beer Institute has been working with members ofCongress, regulators and organizations to present an economic and scientificargument that it is unnecessary for the FDA to add more regulation to brewers’spent grain and other brewing by-products.

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Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AFIA submits animal feed rule comments to FDA

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) submittedcomments Monday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whatAFIA describes as the most massive overhaul of animal food industry regulationssince 1958. The comments, which address the Food Safety Modernization Act(FSMA) "Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard AnalysisRisk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals" rule are more than100 pages and cover five major areas.

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New European feed legislation: mind the language

While the impact of the new European regulations on what must be declared on a compound feed label is easy to see, it may not be so obvious that their approval has also led to the establishment of a specific "compliant" terminology to be used in some of the label sections. Using other terms will result in "wrong" labeling and may be regarded as a non-compliance by European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), which can have consequences in terms of both time (negotiation with national authorities) and money (fines).

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Commonsense practices produce safer feed

The goal of every feed manufacturer is to produce a quality, safe feed -- and the animal food rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to ensure it. As FSMA is being finalized, it’s a good idea for feed mills to review their preventive controls and good manufacturing practices.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA announces new program for state animal feed regulators

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and theAssociation of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) have a new program forstate animal feed regulators, titled the Animal Feed Regulatory ProgramStandards (feed standards). The feed standards are designed to integrate theregulatory activities of partner agencies into an efficient and effectiveprocess for improving feed safety in the U.S.

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OSHA announces interim final rule, invites comments on procedures for handling retaliation complaints under Food Safety Modernization Act

The Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA) on February 19 published an interim final ruleestablishing procedures and time frames for handling retaliation complaintsunder the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). OSHA invites the public tosubmit comments on the interim final rule.