Tyson Foods said probiotics are one of the nutritional tools it is using in its shift away from human medicine important antibiotics in its broiler chicken flocks.
The EU Commission’s GM proposal, adopted yesterday, is deeply flawed and, if enacted, would see the EU livestock sector crumble and unable to compete globally, said a raft of agriculture trade groups.
What is the EU regulatory timeline looking like around the use of processed animal protein (PAP) in poultry and pig feed? We reveal that and more after catching up with key policymakers in Brussels.
Insect derived protein meal has a similar amino acid profile to fishmeal and can be used in broiler diets with no effect on weight gain or FCR, found a UK research project.
Cargill and Land O’Lakes are the first companies worldwide to achieve FSSC 22000 Animal Food and Feed certification, based on BSI PAS 222, said the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC).
The US feed and poultry sectors applaud the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the US Senate this week that aims to update and renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
The draft amendment to Regulation 1829/2003 in relation to the EU authorization procedure for GM imports has been leaked ahead of a decision on the proposal next week.
Firms behind insect derived protein for animal feed have joined forces in a trade association to tackle existing EU legislative bottlenecks and ensure that stakeholders are fully aware of the sector’s production methods and regulatory adherence.
EFSA said work done for it by an external examiner as part of the preparatory phase of the re-evaluation of technological feed additives will result in a more efficient risk assessment process, which, it added, has now got underway.
EU farm, livestock and cereal groups this week said a European Commission proposal to allow member states impose their own bans on genetically modified (GM) crop imports would undermine the single market and would result in a hike in the cost of feedstuffs.
China is said to ticks all boxes for inclusion in the list of third countries from which the imports of feed additives and premixes to the EU would be permitted.
We recently checked in with Manuela Tiramani, acting head of the Feed Unit at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to hear about that unit's objectives for the next 12 months.
The EU feed manufacturers’ federation (FEFAC) has published draft soy sourcing guidelines it hopes will help resolve the current disconnect in the European debate over responsible soy cultivation and facilitate greater mainstream market supply for sustainable...
A project underway since February last year aims to standardize the Latin American regulatory framework for the production and commercialization of feed in the region based on Codex and World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regulations.
The final animal food rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) won't be published until the summer, but trade representatives say feed mills need to take steps now to be fully compliant regardless of the planned phased-in transition period.
Australian feed manufacturers are expecting a glut of feed additives to enter the market following on from a decision to remove any registration requirements for such products in an effort to boost innovation and feed efficiency.
FEFAC says the EU Commission is set to break the 18 month deadlock on GM crop imports and approve 13 biotech traits at a meeting next month, but the trade group warns against nationalization of decision making on further trait approval.
The number of samples testing positive for aflatoxins decreased from 30% in 2013 to 22% in 2014, though the average concentration nearly doubled from 33 ppb to 64 ppb, found Biomin’s latest report into the global mycotoxin threat.
The use of phosphorus in fertilizers and in animal diets could be reduced by fine-tuning fertilization and feeding to actual nutrient requirements, say the authors of a new report calling for stewardship to tackle global phosphorus inefficiency.
FEFAC expects a review of dioxin legislation to bring about greater efficiency in terms of fats and oils monitoring and clarification around the supporting evidence required to demonstrate product testing.
The CFIA says its enquiry into the 2010 BSE case was 'thorough' as its findings show the cow in the latest BSE incident was born on the same farm as the animal that tested positive for the disease five years ago.
Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee backed a draft law on Tuesday that says first-generation biofuels from food crops should not exceed 6% of the final energy consumption in transport by 2020.
Farmer groups and the EU biofuels sector are calling MEPs to ensure that at least 8% of transport fuels come from biofuels made from arable crops by 2020 when they vote on future EU biofuel policy tomorrow.
EFSA has looked to external experts in data collection to help it as it takes on the somewhat byzantine task of botanically derived feed additive risk assessment.
The EU market for insect feed should be up and running in around 18 months from now, with all necessary legislative boxes ticked, says the head of a larvae to feed company that is just about to kick-start commercial scale production in South Africa.
The US feed industry applauds a bipartisan legislative move as the first step toward normalizing trade relations with Cuba, and reckons, if passed, it could allow US feed makers compete on a level playing field in that market.
US feed safety certification program, FSC36, has been revamped to ensure it adheres to the new requirements under the FSMA and that it drives a continuous improvement ethos in accredited feed suppliers.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is continuing its investigation into the confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) find in a beef cow in northern Alberta.
EFSA says the feed sector will get a chance to outline their past experiences in risk assessment of feed additives as well as discuss future challenges at a technical meeting it is running in Barcelona on 5-6 May 2015.
Expansion of existing tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on beef, with the hormone ban remaining in place, is likely to be the only modification of agriculture policy by the EU under trade talks with the US, says a policy expert.
Dispatches from 8th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting
The 8th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) in Atlanta last week saw government officials from around world exchange ideas with feed industry delegates on how best to manage fraud in the feed chain.
The Parma-based European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has announced that it is holding most of its open plenaries in Brussels this year to make it easier for interested parties to attend.
Poultry producer, Tyson Foods, has settled a legal action with the US state of Missouri to the tune of €540,000 following the case where a discharge of a feed supplement from one of its facilities in May 2014 caused a substantial fish kill in the state.
More insight into the efficiency and mode of action of biotic substances, plant extracts, and bacteriophage therapy is needed in order to find alternatives to in-feed antibiotics, concludes an EU focus group (FG) looking at how to minimize the use of...
EFSA’s experts say a compound feed based on Solanum glaucophyllum leaves mixed with flour may be safely used for pigs and chickens up to a certain level in the diet.
A Japanese food and feed ingredients producer said EFSA approval of its amino acid, l-valine, should help accelerate growth in its European feed business.
Partial replacement of imported soybean meal in a starter pig diet by EU sourced protein sources, for the most part, does not make that feed more sustainable, finds a Dutch report.
Investment must be stepped up to improve infrastructure in the EU grain and oilseeds sector to maximize trade and ensure that EU livestock producers have good access to feed, concludes a new report.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to take additional steps to lower the costs associated with the proposed animal food rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), says the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
China’s long awaited approval for Syngenta’s contentious GM corn strain, MIR 162, may see that biotech firm settle the multiple lawsuits against it, which were triggered by allegations of damages from the sale of the seed into the US prior to Chinese...
There is growing momentum behind an attempt to reshape a standard for responsible sourcing (RS) of fish meal and fish oil so that it covers worker safety, following recent news reports on labor and human rights abuses on fishing vessels supplying global...
EFSA has released new guidance for statistical reporting that it says will make it easier to understand and repeat statistical analyses used in its scientific assessments.
A scientific opinion from EFSA supports the safety and efficacy of DSM’s gut flora stabilizer, Cylactin, for use in layers and for minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying.
German feed additives producer, FIM Biotech, said it will provide additional data to EFSA in order to generate a positive opinion on the binding and anti-caking efficacy of a clay product.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has backed a DSM produced feed additive for fattening of chickens in an opinion released this week, endorsing its feed efficiency functionality.
