Category Archives: Commercial Feed

Looking Back: CFRP 2024 Accomplishments

January 27, 2025 CFRP Leave a comment

In 2024, the California Department of Agriculture’s (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) 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 2024, CFRP shifted focus to conducting “California Feed Safety Inspections” at commercial feed licensed locations every …

Quarterly Tips on Commercial Feed Labeling: Feeding Directions

December 23, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) program has devoted resources to educate industry members on proper labeling practices for commercial livestock feed. Resources include an invitation to email safe@cdfa.ca.gov to receive educational label consultation by a SAFE staff member, as well as publication of the California Commercial Feed Labeling Guide, Label Review Checklist, and Medicated Feed Label Guide. However, there will always be …

Innovative Products Update and Labeling and Use of Bovaer®10 in California

November 21, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) has released a Notice to Industry regarding the labeling and use of Bovaer®10 in commercial feed in California. In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda that has helped shape future direction for innovative products. California relies on FDA’s federal review and evaluation process for these …

Notice to Industry: Delinquent Tonnage Fees

November 21, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch Welcomes New Branch Chief and New Environmental Program Manager I

November 19, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

November 19, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

October 7, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

September 24, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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