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- Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 22 Spring 2025
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- Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Releases 2024 Sample Report
Category Archives: Commercial Feed
Notice to Industry: Delinquent Tonnage Fees
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program has released a Notice to Industry regarding delinquent tonnage fees. Please view the notice here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/NTI_Delinquent_Tonnage_Fees_20241121.pdf
Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 20 Fall 2024
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Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch Welcomes New Branch Chief and New Environmental Program Manager I
Congratulations to Jenna Leal on her appointment as the new Environmental Program Manager II (Branch Chief) of the Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services (FFLDRS) Branch. Leal has served as the Environmental Program Manager I of the Commercial Feed, Livestock Drugs, Safe Animal Feed Education, and Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Programs in FFLDRS since 2018. Prior to that role, Leal …
Notice to Industry: New Regulations Effective November 12, 2024
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) has released a Notice to Industry. View the notice here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/NTI_Recognized_Official_Names_of_Feed_Ingredients_20241114.pdf
CDFA Announces Vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
SACRAMENTO, October 7, 2024 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces two vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). 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 …
Notice to Industry: New Regulations Effective October 1, 2024
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) has released a Notice to Industry. View the notice here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/NTI_NewRegulationsEffectiveOctober1.pdf
Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter: Issue 19 Summer 2024
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CFRP Releases 2023 Tonnage Report
Beginning in 2022, the CFRP has published the total tonnage of commercial feed reported to the program, categorized by feed type. View the full 2023 report here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/2023_Tonnage_Report.pdf
CFRP 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 for feed safety and 40% for label compliance and quality assurance. In 2023, CFRP began running a heavy metal screen on every mineral premix sampled which includes analysis of arsenic, cadmium, lead, …
Quarterly Tips for Commercial Feed Labeling
The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) program has devoted resources to educate industry members on proper labeling practices for commercial livestock feed including providing educational label consultation upon request, and publishing the California Commercial Feed Labeling Guide, Label Review Checklist, and Medicated Feed Label Guide. However, there will always be questions and nuances regarding feed labeling. On a quarterly basis, …