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Monthly Archives: January 2026

Looking Ahead: What to Expect from CFRP and SAFE in 2026

Inspection and Sampling CFRP will continue to focus inspection efforts on “California Feed Safety Inspections” at commercial feed licensed locations every 2-5 years, depending on priority determined by licensee operations. These comprehensive inspections cover Preventive Controls (PC) for Animal Food, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), and other applicable requirements such as medicated feed CGMPs, the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) rule, …


Looking Back: CFRP and SAFE 2025 Accomplishments

In 2025, the California Department of Agriculture’s (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) and Safe Animal Feed Education Program (SAFE) 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 last year. Inspection and Sampling In 2025, CFRP completed a second year of conducting “California …


SAFE Hosts “Preventive Controls Qualified Individual” Training

On December 3-4, 2025, the Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program hosted its 9th annual Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) training in Modesto, CA. The two-day training was attended by 21 participants who successfully completed a Part 1 online training portion prior to attending the in-person interactive Part 2. The Food Safety Modernization Act requires that certain activities must be …