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Category Archives: Safe Animal Feed Education Program
Veterinary Feed Directive Order Companion Portal Now Available
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) and Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program in collaboration with UC Davis partner Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) are proud to announce the launch of the Veterinary Feed Directive Order Companion (VFDOC) portal. The VFDOC portal is the culmination of years of cooperative work developing a publicly available portal for the Feed Industry …
Feedback from SAFE’s Scoping Session Regarding New Program to Increase Outreach to Commercial Feed Formulators and Nutritionists
On May 6, 2026, the Safe Animal Feed Education Program (SAFE) hosted a scoping session in Seaside, California, in conjunction with the California Animal Nutrition Conference to gain valuable stakeholder feedback on the proposed Safe Animal Feed Formulation Educational Registry (SAFFER). The session was attended by about 30 participants, both online and in-person. SAFE presented an outline of what SAFFER …
CDFA Hosts Scoping Session for New Program to Increase Outreach to Commercial Feed Formulators and Nutritionists
Please attend an upcoming 30-minute free session to learn about a new program and provide valuable stakeholder feedback. California Department of Food Agriculture’s (CDFA) Safe Animal Feed Education Program (SAFE) is launching an educational pilot program: the Safe Animal Feed Formulation Educational Registry (SAFFER). This will be a voluntary and free program available to individual formulators of commercial livestock feed …
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 …
BLENDED PREVENTIVE CONTROL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING
December 3-4, 2025 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Safe Animal Feed Education Program will be hosting a Blended Preventive Control Qualified Individual Training December 3-4, 2025, in Modesto, CA. Priority will be given to firms that currently do not have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual. The training will be capped at 20 participants. Reservations can be made between 9/19/2025 and …
CDFA ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON FEED INSPECTION ADVISORY BOARD TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
SACRAMENTO, September 2, 2025 – 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 …
2024 Crop Year Mycotoxin Report Released
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) has released results of mycotoxin analysis of 62 samples obtained between July 2024 and May 2025. View the full report here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/2024_crop_year_full_mycotoxin_report.pdf
Synthetic Food Dyes to Be Phased Out of Animal Food
A series of new measures by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply are applicable to animal food. Several of the dyes are currently listed as approved ingredients for commercial feed under California Code of Regulation (CCR) Title 3, Article 14, …
AAFCO’s New Technical Assistance Network Now Live
https://www.aafco.org/resources/industry/technical-assistance-network-tan/The American Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Technical Assistance Network (TAN) is now live and available for use, and can be accessed by following this link: https://www.aafco.org/resources/industry/technical-assistance-network-tan/. TAN is a central source of information for questions that are regulatory in scope and related to interpretations of the AAFCO Model Bill, Model Regulations, Definitions, or Guidelines. Inquiries are reviewed …
2025 State of the Science Summit: Discussing regulatory approval process for innovations intended to reduce methane emissions from animal agriculture
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) officials recently presented at the State of the Science Summit: Reducing Methane from Animal Agriculture at UC Davis. CFRP Manager Rachelle Kennedy and Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program Senior Environmental Scientist KC Gutenberger’s presentation focused on the regulatory process for gaining state and federal approval for the …