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Monthly Archives: October 2026

Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 28 Fall 2026

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2026 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 2026 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 …


Focus on Feed Safety: Heavy Metals

The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) is dedicated to ensuring feed and food safety for the benefit of the consumer, demonstrated by obtaining at least 60% of samples with an emphasis on feed safety and 40% focused on label compliance and quality assurance. Since 2023 CFRP has performed a heavy metal screen on mineral premix samples which includes analysis of …