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Labor visa backlogs threaten 2016 crops

Agency delays in processing visas for workers who tend and harvest America’s food crops are fast approaching crisis proportions, all but guaranteeing that crops will rot in the field on many farms this year, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said recently.

April 25, 2016

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Flexibility added to FSMA sanitary transportation rule

U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food has added some flexibility for the feed industry, but also added some inconsistent exemptions, according to the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).

April 15, 2016

Feed Mill Management

Top 3 FSMA compliance tips for your business

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements continue to create challenges for feed industry companies, so it’s valuable to hear from a few of the top regulatory managers in the field.

March 16, 2016

Training on FSMA and VFD starts in Missouri

Ralco has announced that Matt Frederking, one of the nation’s top authorities on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), is holding four regional training sessions with feed producers throughout the state of Missouri to assist them in understanding and preparing for pending regulatory changes.

February 18, 2016

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

NSF International introduces FSMA audit

Global public health organization and leading food safety service provider NSF International has introduced a new audit that helps the animal feed industry evaluate compliance with the expanded requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

January 26, 2016

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AFIA promotes Wilkinson to VP, changes various staff titles

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has named Leah Wilkinson as its newly appointed vice president of legislative, regulatory and state affairs. Wilkinson previously served as the director of ingredients, pet food and state affairs since joining the AFIA legislative and regulatory team in 2010.

January 6, 2016

New EU regulation for feed additives

The European Commission (EC) has published a regulation establishing a new functional group of feed additives—namely “hygiene condition enhancers." FEFANA welcomes the decision.

December 17, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA issues draft guidance on VFD common format

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance for industry (GFI #233) titled, “Veterinary Feed Directive Common Format Questions and Answers” to provide animal drug sponsors who are seeking approval for use of their drug in or on animal feed as a veterinary feed directive (VFD) drug with a recommended common format for a fillable form -- called a VFD -- that can later be used by veterinarians to authorize the use of the sponsor’s drug in feed.

December 2, 2015

EPA increases Renewal Fuel Standard volumes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the final Renewal Fuel Standard (RFS) required volume obligations for 2014, 2015 and 2016 at higher levels than proposed by the agency in May 2015.

December 1, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA releases final foreign supplier rule

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its final rule for Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Food for Humans and Animals. This rule is part of FDA’s implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Most importers will be required to comply with FDA’s FSVP rule in May 2017 (18 months after publication).

November 16, 2015

Organic feed sourcing rules ‘unworkable’ in UK

European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee has approved some amendments to EU organic rules, creating some aids and challenges for organic farmers in the U.K.

October 27, 2015

Animal Feed Manufacturing

FSMA preventive control rules outline final requirements

Highlights of the FDA's final rule on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements for current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs), hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for animal food

October 24, 2015

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