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Notice to Industry: Novel and Not Currently Approved Feed and Livestock Drugs
The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program and Livestock Drugs Program have released a Notice to Industry. Please view on the Industry Notices Webpage, or directly at the following link: Novel and Not Currently Approved Feed and Livestock Drugs Notice to Industry
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Detected in Commercial Flocks in Stanislaus County, California
Please view the following announcement from https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/Avian_Influenza.html: Sacramento, CA December 6, 2023 – Following an investigation by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and rapid disease detection by California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial flocks in …
2024 SAFE Survey for Industry Now Open
The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program would like your input in prioritizing topics for outreach and education to the feed industry in 2024. SAFE fosters safe manufacturing and use of commercial feed and livestock drugs and voluntary compliance with state and federal laws and regulations through educational resources, trainings, and outreach programs. The anonymous survey below should take less …
New Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Webpage Offers Feed Ingredient Information and Resources
The SAFE Program has developed a new educational website for all things feed and feed ingredients. Included are resources and educational materials regarding feed ingredient definitions, feed ingredient and new animal drug approval processes, and annual program reports. SAFE publishes annual reports including the mycotoxin report, the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) annual sample report, and the CFRP tonnage report. …
Commercial Feed Video Tutorials for Licensing, Reporting Tonnage Now Available
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. Industry has expressed struggles with navigating the database, which has led to many updates and changes to the system in recent years. These “How-To” videos explain basic requirements and steps to meet all quarterly …
New Guidance Available for Commercial Feed Licensing and Tonnage Reporting
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Commercial Feed Regulatory Program recently released five new guidance documents to help industry understand when a commercial feed license is needed, who pays inspection tonnage tax, how to apply for a license, and how to report tonnage. The program is also working on updating “how-to videos” for navigating the ExtraView Database for license …
Notice to Industry: Damaged Feed
With the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary in southern California, the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program is again sharing this notice to industry, original date April 2023. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/2023/damaged_feed_nti_april_2023.pdf
CDFA releases 2022 Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) Program announces the release of the 2022 Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report. This report presents an up-to-date illustration of Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) feed manufacturing and distribution in California. The annual VFD Summary Report has been developed to provide a transparent and thorough explanation of the AUS program’s involvement …
Quarterly Update Newsletter: Issue 15 – Summer 2023
View the newsletter here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/QuarterlyFeedUpdate_2023_Q3.pdf In this Issue:
The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Infographic Highlights Role of Livestock and By-products in California Sustainability Efforts
California leads the nation in production of nuts, fruits, vegetables, wine, and beer. Processing these foods creates various “by-products” such as fruit pulp/pomace, almond hulls, brewer’s grains, and other products not consumed by humans. The California livestock feed industry has been sustainably up-cycling for generations by converting forages and by-products into high quality, nutritious products such as meat, milk, and …