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Feed Additives

FDA declines to recognize GRAS for CBD in animal feed

Federal agency issues 15 warning letters and a consumer guidance document suggesting use of CBD in animal feed could be unsafe.

December 1, 2019

Feed Mill Management

ADM, contractor fined more than $50,000 for silo fire

Iowa OSHA has ordered food processor ADM to pay tens of thousands of dollars for citations associated with a fatal silo explosion that occurred this year.

August 20, 2019

African Swine Fever

Bill calls for more ag inspectors at US ports of entry

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that addresses the shortage of agricultural inspectors at U.S. ports of entry.

July 24, 2019

Feed Additives

Canada looks to streamline registration for insect meals

Canadian Food Inspection Agency hopes a consolidated package of requirements will simplify the registration for new insect-derived feed ingredients.

July 11, 2019

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Trump executive order will streamline reviews of GM products

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will streamline the review process for genetically modified livestock and seeds.

June 13, 2019

Feed Production by Region

Palmer amaranth, an invasive weed, is spreading in animal feed

Contaminated grain and screenings used as animal feed appear to have caused new infestations of Palmer amaranth in the Midwest, Minnesota officials say.

May 16, 2019

Aquaculture

Study: Policies restrict aquaculture in productive waters

Five countries produce one-third of the bony fish consumed by the world population; none of these five can lay claim to the most productive marine environments. But government policy, according to a new study, prevents aquaculture from expanding into more productive countries, including the U.S.

May 8, 2019

African Swine Fever

5 regulatory issues affecting feed mill managers in 2019

Several regulatory issues will affect feed mill managers throughout the remainder of 2019, according to Paul Davis, director of quality, animal food safety and education for the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA). Davis spoke Tuesday at the USPOULTRY Feed Mill Management Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.

March 19, 2019

Poultry

First hemp-based animal feed approvals expected in 2019

Dogs and cats could — legally — enjoy their own hemp-based edibles by the end of 2019, hemp advocates say; and feed ingredients for seven additional species are in the works. But industry leaders worry hemp producers aren’t prepared for the potential surge in demand.

February 15, 2019

IPPE News

7 congressional issues on US feed industry’s radar

With Democrats retaking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the political climate in Washington will be much different during the 2019 and 2020 congressional sessions.

February 13, 2019

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

US government shutdown could harm organic fraud prevention

With government agencies bracing for a lapse in funding that could last months, organic industry advocates worry the political feuding could undo years of work aimed at preventing fraud in grain supply chains.

January 25, 2019

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Public comment period open for animal feed guidance documents

The International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF) has launched its first two draft guidance documents for public consultation covering “Stability Testing of Feed Ingredients” and “Sub-chronic Oral Toxicity Testing in Laboratory Animals.”

January 24, 2019