Cargill has received approval to grow biotech, omega-3 producing canola, in the US providing the next step in ongoing work to commercialize an alternative ingredient for use in aquaculture feeds.
AIC, the trade group representing the interests of the feed manufacturing industry and other agri-supply businesses in the UK, said its new Palm Oil Credit Scheme (APOCS) has been developed in conjunction with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)...
The US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has proposed revisions to the US grain inspection law to make it more reliable, transparent and cost-effective.
In a response to an article from Sugarich procurement director, Paul Featherstone, on the risks of reintroducing swill feed into the EU, published on FeedNavigator earlier this month, Martin Bowman, policy and campaigns manager at environmental campaigning...
There has been plenty of buzz about single cell proteins for use in animal feed over the past few weeks. FeedNavigator trains its spotlight on the trend.
Insect growers, feed producers and other industry stakeholders are being asked to weigh in on proposed industry guidance regarding the Canadian registration process for insect-derived feed ingredients.
Pharmgate Animal Health seeks allowance to blend medicated swine feed additives in effort to expand market use and improve animal response to enteritis, dysentery and pneumonia.
Swiss agtech start-up, Mootral, is awaiting the result of scientific trials and commercial pilot projects before fully launching its methane reduction product for ruminants in select European markets.
UK feed and crop protection trade group, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), is setting out the case for the UK agri supply industry ahead of the EU elections.
Danish methane to feed protein company, Unibio, by invitation of the UNDP, has joined the SDG Accelerator program, an initiative aimed at fast tracking the private sectors impact on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
EU feed industry representatives were among 22 food chain groups that sent a letter to the EU Commission and Member States spelling out their concern over the decree from the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) last July on new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs),...
The German Federal Patent Court, in a recent decision, disallowed the extension of the supplementary protection certificates (SPC) regulation to an animal feed additive.
The European Commission (EU) is still evaluating the legislation on additives for use in animal nutrition as part of its fitness check of general food law, REFIT.
A BioMar investigation has found no intent or negligence on the part of its Brazilian suppliers of non-GMO, certified soy - Caramuru, Selecta and Imcopa - in terms of environmental or social legislation violations.
As a BBC program causes quite a stir in the UK, a feed industry expert says he does not believe that there is any real-world evidence to suggest that the use of ionophores will lead to issues with increased resistance to antibiotics of medical importance.
In an effort to support the expanding demand for animal proteins, Kemin Industries says it is increasing the production of metal propionate trace minerals at its production facility near Chennai in India.
Alpha Feed Mill needs to check it medicated feed labels and registrations, address new regulations and clean up its production facilities, say FDA inspectors.
Assessing ingredients and supply chains for potential fraud, planning to address vulnerabilities and ensure mitigation efforts are effective are all steps in a new company-based anti-fraud program.
Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care said the recent EFSA opinion questioning the efficacy of its Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 product in ruminant production was unexpected.
A lawsuit brought against Kerrygold products for allegedly misleading customers about the feeds cows producing milk for the products received has ended.
EFSA said it was unable to determine the efficacy of a yeast strain from Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care when used in dairy and beef cattle, due to gaps in studies provided to it by the applicants.
Supporting feed and ingredient producers through the increasing application of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements and improving ingredient approvals inform AFIA priorities.
The implementation and funding of the Farm Bill, streamlining ingredient approvals and ratifying the USMCA mark political priorities for the American Feed Industry Association in the coming year.
Brussels based, International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF), has just unveiled a guidance document on the best practices in quality and hygienic insect production
Salmonids may see a change in menu as the alternative protein market adds a new feed protein ingredient following the FDA’s recognition of KnipBio’s single-cell protein as safe for use in specific aquafeeds, says CEO.
Evonik says the algal oil produced through its joint venture with DSM – Veramaris - is a non-GMO product, and was recently recognized by a non-GMO standard in Germany.
Niels Alsted has just retired from Danish fish feed manufacturer, BioMar. In total, he spent 45 years in the aquaculture sector. He talked FeedNavigator through his career, which started in 1974 on a small trout farm in Denmark.
Several US organizations and companies are exploring the potential uses of hemp-derived products in animal feed and seeking to support ingredients through the regulatory process.
A no-deal Brexit looms larger with the UK prime minister’s EU exit agreement suffering a crashing defeat in the House of Commons last night [January 15].
There was no definite outcome arising out of the MEP debate yesterday on the recent ECJ judgement on gene editing, but some members made an oral request to the European Commission representative to clear up any legal uncertainties in relation to that...
Feed and agricultural industry members are asking for the US Trade Representative to ensure that agriculture and in any upcoming trade negotiations with the EU.
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has recently revealed it is aiming to bring plant ingredients within its Feed Standard, through the development and adoption of assessment tools for traceability and sustainability, in an approach similar to that...
Agrivida, the Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup, announced last week that it was making its enzyme-expressing corn feed ingredient, Grainzyme Phytase, available to the US poultry market.
Polish poultry and livestock producers are maintaining pressure on the government to postpone a ban on the use of GM feeds beyond the current January 1, 2019, deadline.
Newly submitted data from Norel confirms that an additive, zinc chelate of methionine sulfate, is safe for broilers when used up to the maximum content of zinc in complete feed allowed in the EU (120 mg Zn/kg complete poultry feed), concluded EFSA.
A lawsuit ruling invalidating open-water aquaculture regulations for the Gulf of Mexico may not generate new interest in the use of recirculating aquaculture systems for aquaculture producers.
Botanicals company, Nor-Feed, and SONAS, a research unit of Angers University based in western France, have launched LabCom FeedInTech, a joint laboratory for the close study of plant based feed additives.
Organic research, consumer outreach and education are among the focuses of a new, voluntary checkoff program that the Organic Trade Association is seeking to start, says CEO.
Aquaculture producers may be closer to a new land-based source of omega-3 as the USDA approves cultivation of Nuseed’s omega-3 generating canola variety.
