Medium to long-term strategies for reducing poultry density in high-risk areas should be considered to reduce bird exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), said EFSA.
The senior managers of a UK food waste recycling site have been jailed and the firm fined £2m (US$2.4m) after two workers drowned in a tanker of pig feed.
Kansas, US based feed manufacturer, Valley View Milling, was sent a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May after an agency probe found evidence of ‘significant violations’ of feed regulations at its facility.
EFSA is running a two-year pilot project aimed at identifying emerging risks to food, feed, and environmental safety, in the transition to a circular economy.
ATCC, a US biological materials management and standards organization, is set to modify specific cell lines for ASF virus vaccine research and production.
Northern Ireland headquartered firm, Devenish, has partnered with speciality chemicals company, Perstorp, to launch a new moisture management technology designed to help animal feed mills to improve milling efficiency.
A US federal court has ordered a Carneys Point, New Jersey company to stop to stop selling and manufacturing raw pet food until it can show adherence to federal law.
US industry and regulatory groups are calling on US state leaders and lawmakers to support scientific research to ensure the safety of hemp as an animal-feed ingredient prior to any federal or state approval.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says it has received mandates from the EU Commission for a scientific opinion on Ochratoxin A (OTA) in feed and the same on bromine in feed.
We get the perspective of Constance Cullman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association, and president of the US Institute for Feed Education and Research, on the next 12 months. She also reviews what was achieved by the trade representative...
Chemicals and ingredients distribution company, Brenntag, is expanding its site in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland, investing in production efficiency, capacity and capabilities aimed at widening its customer base in the animal nutrition and pet food industries....
UK feed company, AB Agri, is partnering with GMP+ International to officially launch a new online training academy for feed chain professionals to improve safety in the global feed industry.
As ADM unveiled its new animal nutrition lab in Rolle, Switzerland, expanding its R&D capabilities, we get the low down on the company’s goals for its feed additive portfolio.
A UK government report noted 756 isolations of Salmonella from animal feed in 2020 - from both compound feed and feed ingredients – that number represented a hike of 6% compared to 2019 and it was over 20% on 2018.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), earlier this month, announced that it reached a US$40,294 settlement with agribusiness giant, Cargill Inc, regarding its Vermont facility that produces animal feed.
Feed industry operators who haven’t adapted their security to the risks introduced by digitalization and supply chain globalization could be in the crosswire of ransomware attackers, warns Stroz Friedberg executive.
A phage cocktail reduced Salmonella count to below detection limits in broilers, according to the findings of a recent study by experts based at AB Agri, along with the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.
The EU Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food & Feed (SCOPAFF) has opted to delay a decision regarding the modification of hemp entries in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials.
OSHA has cited a grain-handling facility in Missouri, MFA Enterprises Inc, operating as West Central Agri Services, for one willful and six serious safety violations.
The US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has published a new guide for operators of grain handling facilities and firefighters to develop grain handling facility firefighting procedures.
This week sees two legislative developments linked to EU insect production: the adoption of harmonized standards for insect frass and the addition of silkworm to the list of authorized insect species for use as protein in aquaculture feed.
UKRI has pledged over £2.2m (US$3.1m) to seven agri-tech firms to develop new agricultural techniques that will help countries meet their net zero emission targets. The funding is being awarded through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) UK-Canada: enhancing...
Blockchain applications stand to offer the feed supply chain substantial benefits and efficiencies in the goal to improve feed safety and animal health.
Kemin has acquired Oklahoma-based Bio-Cide International Inc (Bio-Cide), a producer of disinfection and chlorine dioxide-based antimicrobial technology targeted at an array of markets.
A European Commission study finds that the current GMO legislation, adopted in 2001, is not fit for purpose in terms of new techniques that alter the genome of an organism.
A proposal that would allow the feeding of processed animal proteins (PAP) from poultry to pigs and pig PAPs to poultry again has been accepted by an overwhelming majority, through a ballot procedure within the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals,...
Early examination of corn for use in 2021 feed production suggests the need for producers to continue to check for mycotoxin presence and be aware of where they source their feed ingredients, says Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division.
Animal feed related startups, among others, are being encouraged to participate in this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch – Rabobank’s innovation discovery platform.
EU industry experts believe a proposal that would allow the feeding of processed animal proteins (PAP) from poultry to pigs and pig PAPs to poultry again has a good chance of gaining approval this week, under a EU Commission committee voting procedure,...
A new paper describes the current knowledge of feed as a risk for swine viruses and the opportunities for mitigating the risk to protect US pork production and the global swine population from ASF and other animal diseases.
A lack of long-term funding continues to hinder the implementation of national action plans on reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says the OECD in new report.
A large coalition of NGOs, campaign groups, farmers and business organizations have written to vice president of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, calling on him to ensure all organisms derived from new genetic engineering techniques continue to be...
Australian company, FutureFeed, published a response on its website, criticizing a recent study by Wageningen University Research (WUR) that explored the risk of transfer of a compound present in the seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, to milk when added...
UK feed and agrisupply industry representatives, the AIC, said there are a great number of challenges facing agriculture and food production in the UK that more efficient breeding technologies could help address.
Wageningen University recently published a paper about transfer of bromoform present in the seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, when added to the diet of dairy cattle.
Nutreco looks to accelerate action to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, address climate change and decouple the business from deforestation risk in its new sustainability strategy.
No known feed additive or feed material import problems have been reported by UK companies following the EU exit, says UK feed sector representatives, the AIC.
