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Apply by March 25 to fill one of three vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee

CDFA is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee.   This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board and CDFA on animal food nutrition, safety and efficacy data review of … Continue reading

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Apply by Feb. 29 to fill vacancy on Feed Inspection Advisory Board

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board (FIAB). This board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to CDFA to help ensure that commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and wholesome … Continue reading

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Subscribe to receive new email version of Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) invites you to subscribe to a modernized Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter that is changing from a PDF file to an email newsletter. The new Quarterly Feed Update … Continue reading

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Check out Commercial Feed Regulatory Program’s blog about 2023 accomplishments

In 2023, the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) continued work to ensure feed safety, food safety and quality of commercial feed in California. Inspectors and staff met goals and embraced changes throughout the year. Accomplishments … Continue reading

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Updated veterinary feed directive training available online

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces updated Livestock Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) online training. The training has been organized by major species (swine, bovine and poultry) and is intended to provide ongoing educational resources to California feed … Continue reading

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Fall Quarterly Feed Update offers regulatory updates to California commercial feed industry

Click here to view the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Fall 2023 Quarterly Feed Update. The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program is part of the Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch of CDFA’s Inspection Services Division.

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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program blog offers six video tutorials to help industry navigate ExtraView Database

The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) released six videos designed to help industry navigate the ExtraView Database, which is used for licensing, reporting tonnage, and payments. Industry has expressed struggles with navigating the database, which has led to many updates … Continue reading

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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program begins ‘Run of the Mill’ Blog

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program is now offering the Run of the Mill Blog. This blog is where where all interested parties can discover the latest news, updates and more related to CDFA’s … Continue reading

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Summer Quarterly Feed Update offers insights, data, updates, notices to industry

Click here to view the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Summer 2023 Quarterly Feed Update. The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program is part of the Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch of CDFA’s … Continue reading

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Safe Animal Feed Education Program survey helps guide outreach and education for 2023

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program recently conducted a survey of Commercial Feed Licensees and those who subscribed to receive information about SAFE via the CDFA Email Subscriptions webpage. The survey was … Continue reading

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