Hardy Animal Nutrition has been warned about its use of some additives in the production in its animal feed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Diamond V presented presented the results of recent poultry experiments using its feed additive, XPC, at IPPE last month, and it purports the supplement may make salmonella less damaging to the host animal.
Turkish poultry producers now have another year to prepare for a ban on animal by-products in feed as the implementation of new legislation is postponed until January 2017.
Citing pest concerns, the American Soybean Association (ASA) is asking the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue allowing use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos for some feed crops.
The rationale behind setting up a biosecurity plan and how to establish one for a feed mill will be discussed during this year’s International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) educational program.
China’s increasing imports of animal feed ingredients stem from the expansion and commercialization of animal production, but it also may be looking beyond the US for trade.
US liquid feed manufacturer, Agridyne LLC, filed a motion last month to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the families of two of its employees who died due to gas exposure in an incident 18 months ago.
Vietnamese authorities allege that seven producers have added carcinogenic substances into some of their livestock feed products, according to local media.
EFSA says it cannot conclude on the safety of antioxidant, ethoxyquin, as a feed additive for any target animals, its safety for consumers or the environment.
New rules from the FDA to verify the safety of foreign foods and feed products imported and intended for use in the US see a mixed reaction from feed industry organizations.
Those seeking more information regarding aspects of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) may soon get the clarifications required, says one industry expert.
The question of if or when Zilmax will return to the US market remains unanswered despite recently published research into fatigue cattle syndrome and use of beta-agonists showing the cause to be ‘multifactorial’.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) hail the inbuilt flexibility of the final animal food rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Diamond V is currently in the process of patenting a fermented feed supplement that is said to limit foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and Campylobacter present in animals at harvest.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the FDA’s publication on the future use of nanomaterials in feed is to be commended and will facilitate further research into new technologies.
Fatigued cattle syndrome has been identified in feedlot cattle as the result of multiple factors, not just the use of beta agonists, say several US researchers.
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for Cargill’s feed mills in Central America underlines the continued importance of the region to Cargill’s aquafeed business. However, it is the fast-growing Asian region that offers the greatest potential.
The Canadian company Meunerie Sawyerville faces an $80,000 fine and a year of probation for reportedly importing and distributing a load of feed adulterated with monensin.
A UK model favoring a culture of dialogue between public authorities and the feed industry along with a recently implemented reward scheme for compliant feed businesses is being hailed as a potential system for adoption Europe wide.
US scientists are working to develop faster or more complete methods to test for mycotoxins in feed crops as a way to increase feed safety and animal performance.
Heightened national risk assessment is seen as decisive in mitigating both existing and new hazards, said the two bodies behind a recent international feed risk analysis event in Rome.
An investigation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ongoing into the Ohio-based Shur-Green Farms and says the company may have knowingly sold tainted oil as a feed additive.
The European feed manufactures’ federation is worried about the potential impact the lowering of maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for trace elements could have on animal productivity.
Professor Chris Elliott reacts: cow must have been exposed to bone meal 'at some point'
Feed is one element under review in an investigation into potential causes of a suspected BSE case in Ireland, said that country’s agriculture minister.
Risk assessor also recommends lower iron levels for bovine and poultry feed
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in a scientific opinion, said ferrous carbonate would be insufficiently bioavailable for young animals such as piglets, calves and chickens, as they require a highly efficacious iron source for a rapid response...
Ohio based Shur-Green Farms sold contaminated soy oil soon after an earlier shipment of the product was responsible for causing losses of $1 million and the death of 57,000 turkeys at a network of family farms in Michigan, alleges the US Food and Drug...
Spanish firm, Rubinum, is awaiting judgment from the EU Court of Justice on a case it has brought against the EU Commission over its decision to not sanction its feed additive, Toyocerin.
Spanish and German researchers found carotenoid-rich corn maintains broiler health and increases the nutritional value of poultry products without the use of feed additives.
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.
Algal Scientific, a US developer and manufacturer of a microalgae-derived beta glucan for use in the diets of pigs, poultry and shrimp, has received backing to the tune of $7 million in a Series B financing round.
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.
Belgian headquartered, Nutriad, says new trial work carried out by it in conjunction with leading Vietnamese aquaculture researchers indicates functional feed additives - probiotics, organic acids, yeast extracts and phytobiotics – play a key role in...
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.
While not the silver bullet in terms of Aflatoxin B1 inactivation, US and Brazilian researchers have shown a beer fermentation residue could be one component of a broiler farmer’s toolbox when faced with an aflatoxicosis challenge in their flock.
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.
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