Safety

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EFSA unsure about efficacy of clay mineral

By Jane Byrne

EFSA has reiterated its previous conclusion that bentonite is safe for all animal species, the consumers and the environment when used at a maximum level of 20,000 mg/kg complete feed.

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The US feed industry year in review

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Changes wrought by the new US administration, questions on trade agreements, regulations and hurricanes topped the list of major developments in 2017.

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‘More awareness is needed on feed fraud’

By Jane Byrne

GMP+ International says the feed sector needs to be as alert as the horsemeat-hit food industry has shown itself to be in recent years in relation to fraud in the supply chain.

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News in Brief

BASF to increase prices for formic and propionic acids in EMEA

By Jane Byrne

BASF intermediates division said it is hiking the prices of its formic acid and propionic acid products, with immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, in the region so Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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Bühler invests in feed education

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A gift from Bühler Inc to the Iowa State University Foundation has created a lecturer’s position in feed technology at the institution.

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Question over safety of GM bacteria derived feed product

By Jane Byrne

EFSA was unable to conclude on the safety of a feed material produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli, a by-product of the production of l-lysine, for certain animals and for meat consumers. 

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Compliant NI feed firms can expect fewer inspections

By Jane Byrne

Feed businesses in Northern Ireland (NI) who participate in and comply with feed assurance schemes – FEMAS, TASCC and UFAS – can look forward to fewer inspections and less sampling, reported UK feed trade group, the Agricultural Industries Confederation...

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Fire destroyed feed mill rises from ashes

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A feed mill in Caledonia, New York that generated feed for Purina Animal Nutrition has been rebuilt and opened after being destroyed in a fire in 2014.