Category Archives: Commercial Feed

CDFA hosts Sept. 24 Informational Webinar on FDA Pathways to Market Use of New Animal Feed Ingredients

August 30, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program is hosting an Informational Webinar on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pathways to Market Use of New Animal Feed Ingredients. This webinar is intended for California livestock feed stakeholders and researchers to gain understanding of the processes involved in bringing new and innovative feed ingredients to the …

Notice to Industry: Commercial Feed Additives with Drug Claims

The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program has released a Notice to Industry: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/20240730_NTI_Commercial_Feed_Additives_with_Claims.pdf

Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Staff Spotlight: Chris Hansen

June 11, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

June 11, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

May 7, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

May 1, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

April 30, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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

April 30, 2024 CFRP Leave a comment

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 …