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Recent Posts
- Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 18 Spring 2024
- Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 17 Winter 2023
- Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Staff Spotlight: Chris Hansen
- Spanish Versions of Commercial Feed Video Tutorials for Licensing, Reporting Tonnage now Available
- PREVENTIVE CONTROL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING OFFERED July 17-18, 2024
Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 18 Spring 2024
To receive the Quarterly Feed Update beginning in 2024, please SUBSCRIBE to receive email updates to the Commercial Feed, SAFE, and Livestock Drug Programs.
Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 17 Winter 2023
To receive the Quarterly Feed Update beginning in 2024, please SUBSCRIBE to receive email updates to the Commercial Feed, SAFE, and Livestock Drug Programs.
Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Staff Spotlight: Chris Hansen
How long have you worked for CDFA? 28 years and 7 months. What is your job title and what do you do? My job title is Special Investigator. I am responsible for sampling commercial feed (feed safety and routine samples), reviewing medicated and non-medicated feed labels and conducting violation follow-up inspections. I also conduct routine inspections at assigned firms annually. …
Spanish Versions of Commercial Feed Video Tutorials for Licensing, Reporting Tonnage now Available
In 2023, 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. The videos are now available in Spanish. These videos available on the CFRP homepage include:
PREVENTIVE CONTROL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING OFFERED July 17-18, 2024
The Safe Animal Feed Education Program will be hosting a Blended Preventive Control Qualified Individual Training July 17 – 18, 2024, in Modesto, California. Priority will be given to firms who currently do not have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual. The training will be capped at 20 participants. Reservations can be made between May 7, 2024 and June 1, 2024. Please email safe@cdfa.ca.gov to reserve a spot …
2023 Crop Year Mycotoxin Report
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) has released results of mycotoxin analysis of samples obtained between June 2023 and March 2024. Of 66 samples, 10 had detectable levels of mycotoxins; however, none of the samples contained levels of mycotoxin considered to be a safety concern and no regulatory action was necessary. View the full report here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/2023_crop_year_full_mycotoxin_report.pdf
AFRPS Assessment and Face-to-Face Meeting
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Audit Staff conducted an assessment of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) with the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) on February 1-2, 2024. This was CFRP’s fourth assessment conducted by FDA in support of the AFRPS cooperative agreement and the first assessment to evaluate the CFRP’s implementation …
2023 Commercial Feed License Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) is funded by the feed industry with an annual license fee and tonnage tax. The 2023 license fee was $500 for each location or $100 for each location that is solely engaged in diversion of human food by-products defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 3 (3 …
CDFA ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON FEED INSPECTION ADVISORY BOARD TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
Español SACRAMENTO, March 11, 2024 – 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 new and unapproved feed ingredients, research project oversight and other issues that will affect …
Safe Animal Feed Education 2024 Survey for Feed Industry Responses
The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program conducted a survey through SAFE and FEED listserv subscribers, all licensees via the ExtraView Database listserv as well as via the Run of the Mill Blog to assist the program with identifying areas to focus its outreach and educational resources in 2024. This survey was successful in reaching various sectors of the feed …