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Tag Archives: Diversion of Human Food By-Products to Animal Food
Join CDFA in making a difference on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) joins the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in recognizing today as the third annual International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. In a world where the … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Food Recovery, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Office of Farm to Fork
Tagged Diversion of Human Food By-Products to Animal Food, food recovery, food recovery hierarchy
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New commercial feed regulations aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by helping to decrease food waste
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program has announced new regulations supporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by redirecting human food by-products to livestock feed, instead of going to waste and adding to methane … Continue reading
Summer Quarterly Feed Update newsletter released
Click here to read the Summer 2021 Quarterly Feed Update distributed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program. Highlights include: Notice to Industry: Commercial Feed License changes By-product regulations released for public comment Staff … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged animal feed, California Feed Industry, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, Diversion of Human Food By-Products to Animal Food
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Spring Quarterly Feed Update newsletter released
Click here to read the spring 2021 Quarterly Feed Update issued by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program. Highlights include: Notice to industry: tonnage tax report changes New webpage for human food by-product diversion … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged animal feed, California Feed Industry, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, Diversion of Human Food By-Products to Animal Food
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Did you know changes in feed industry tonnage tax reporting highlight vital role of human food by-products being upcycled to animal feed?
Did you know the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) recently changed tonnage tax reporting in the California feed industry to highlight the vital role of the diversion of human food by-products to animal … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Inspection Services: Did You Know?, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged Byproduct diversion, California Feed Industry, Diversion of Human Food By-Products to Animal Food
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