Regulation

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FDA issues FSMA guidance for US feed mills

By Jane Byrne

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new guidelines can help feed mills develop a safety plan to prevent or significantly minimize hazards.

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Is a Dutch meat tax on the cards?

By Jane Byrne

There is uncertainty as to whether a meat tax, originally muted back in March, will be implemented in the Netherlands.

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AFIA hails nomination of chief agricultural negotiator

By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has welcomed the announcement yesterday by US President, Joe Biden, of his intent to nominate Doug McKalip as chief ag negotiator in the US Trade Representative.

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Greenpeace blocks soy cargo ship at Dutch port for 18 hours

By Jane Byrne

Greenpeace Netherlands said that, during a period of 18 hours, over 60 activists from all over Europe, volunteering with the NGO, were able to block a mega-ship arriving in the Netherlands with 60 million kilos of soy from Brazil.

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UK feed sector welcomes removal of US corn import tariffs

By Jane Byrne

Feed industry representative group, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), has hailed the UK government’s announcement that from June 1, 2022, it will remove the 25% import tariff on corn imported to the UK from the US.