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Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA publishes final rule on GRAS substances

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule on substances that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

August 22, 2016

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NGFA opposes rail carriers’ advice on investigations

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) recently reiterated to the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) the importance of providing transparency and accountability as it implements its important new authority to investigate freight rail issues.

August 18, 2016

Feed Mill Management

Infographic: Veterinary Feed Directive guidance for Jan. 1

The Veterinary Feed Directive goes into effect on January 1, 2017. This infographic highlights what actually happens that day and what U.S. feed mills need to know.

August 16, 2016

Feed Production by Region

EU publishes code for compound feed labeling practices

Official publication of the first code on good labeling practice for compound feed has been welcomed by EU feed and farming organizations.

August 2, 2016

Feed Production by Region

Obama signs GMO labeling bill into law

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that requires a mandatory labeling system of genetically modified organisms (GMO) for all 50 states. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill on July 14 in a 306-117 vote.

July 29, 2016

Feed Production by Region

New rules reauthorize zinc feed additives in EU

The European Commission recently published new regulations for the reauthorization of zinc feed additives in the European Union (EU).

July 19, 2016

Latest News

American Farm Bureau supports GMO pre-emption bill

The American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting proposed Senate legislation that establishes federal pre-emption of what was expected to grow into an unruly patchwork of state-by-state mandatory GMO labeling laws.

July 5, 2016

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Senate ag committee leaders compromise on GMO labeling

U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee leaders Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., reached an agreement on a proposed bill regarding the labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

June 23, 2016

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Vermont GMO law would turn back clock, ASA leader says

An on-package GMO labeling law set to take effect on July 1 in Vermont could have widespread impacts on the food and livestock feed industries, and essentially would “force farmers to turn back the clock,” said Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association.

June 17, 2016

Feed Production by Region

How to determine which feed ingredients are ‘EU approved’

Feed companies and suppliers should refer to the EU ingredient and additives regulatory guides to produce safe, legal products.

June 16, 2016

Latest News

Rock River Lab launches mill QA program for FSMA compliance

Rock River Laboratory has launched the Mill Quality Assurance (QA) Program to proactively assist feed mills and feed manufacturers in meeting the new compliance standards from the U.S. FDA’s Food Safety and Modernization Act.

May 4, 2016

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AFIA, NGFA to develop hazard analysis for FSMA compliance

The research and education arms of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) are partnering to finance a major project that will help animal feed, feed ingredient and pet food facilities cost-effectively comply with a core requirement of the Food and Drug Administration’s final rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

May 2, 2016