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Feed Additives

Land O’Lakes Purina Feed announces poultry feed recall

Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of certain varieties of poultry feed products due to the lack of added vitamin D in these products. To date, there have been no reported animal illnesses involving the products being recalled.

Brand Insights

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

Dairy Cattle

Protecting dairy feed from mycotoxins

Keeping dairy feed free of mycotoxins is a challenge. However, there are some ways to stop mycotoxins from being passed on to milk.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Keeping feed mill boilers safe

Feed mill boilers often don’t get the attention they should, which can lead to disastrous results. “When a boiler accident occurs, it is usually not minor,” noted Marc Shockley, feed mill manager for Perdue Farms, speaking at the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2012 Feed Mill Management Seminar in Nashville, Tenn.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Feed now included in Global Food Safety Initiative guidance document

The Global Food Safety Initiative has reissued its Guidance Document Sixth Edition to include key elements related to the production of feed. The document covers the feed safety management system, good manufacturing practice and HACCP-based requirements that shall be in place in a feed scheme’s standard, as well as requirements related to the competency of auditors carrying out feed production audits.

Feed Additives

European Food Safety Authority develops guidance for feed probiotic assessment

The European Food Safety Authority has developed guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium. The guidance provides a new methodology for distinguishing between safe and potentially harmful strains of E. faecium in animal nutrition.

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US mad cow case ‘atypical’ say investigators

A California cow diagnosed with mad cow disease in April has been found to have an atypical version, according to laboratories associated with the World Organization for Animal Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The quarantine has been lifted on the farm where the latest case originated as the case nears completion, said the USDA.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Tanzania launches mycotoxin contamination research projects

Tanzania is launching two new research initiatives geared towards fighting mycotoxin contamination in crops — the first initiative will document the extent of mycotoxin contamination in food, and the second will develop a comprehensive and lasting solution to reduce mycotoxins in the country to improve the health and livelihoods of families and reduce loss of income from banned trade of contaminated food.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

US farm groups discuss commodity, risk management programs

A group of eight prominent agricultural associations has voiced its support for the U.S. Senate’s approach to the 2012 Farm Bill, and raised several issues related to commodity and risk management programs, in a letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee. Co-signed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Barley Growers Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Sunflower Association, U.S. Canola Association and USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, the letter commended the committee for adhering to its original proposal of $23 billion in deficit reduction.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

European organizations launch online transportation safety database

Belgium's OVOCOM, The Netherlands' GMP+ International, France's Qualimat and Germany's QS have introduced the International Database Transport for Feed, an online database that facilitates the determination of the minimum cleaning regimen required for transportation vehicles based on their cargo. The four companies, which together make up the International Committee for Road Transport, wanted to create a database that would allow transporters to determine the correct combination of transported product and necessary cleaning method to avoid contamination.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

A guide to toxic weed seeds in poultry feed

Toxic weed seeds may be more common than feed producers have realized.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Testing for hidden mycotoxins

Some plants are able to change the character of toxins so they don’t register as mycotoxins. What are feed producers to do about these “hidden” mycotoxins?

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Alltech 2012 symposium regulatory session to address feed safety, trade

Alltech’s 28th Annual International Symposium, held May 20–23 in Lexington, Ky., will address the challenges of the increasing global population, evolving regulations and the publicity of food safety through its dedicated regulatory session, featuring expert speakers from leading regulatory organizations and influencers. “Agriculture is at a crossroad between competitiveness, trade, safety and sustainability," said Jean Kennedy, European regulatory affairs manager for Alltech.

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