The producer was asked to improve its use of Current Good Manufacturing Practices along with pest and safety controls after the FDA inspected one of its milk-based powder manufacturing facilities.
The FDA says Australia's food system is comparable to the US, but the recognition may not initially bring much change for the feed industry in either country.
Despite the imminent start date, there are ongoing concerns about how the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) will take effect, say US feed industry experts.
Citing carcinogenic concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started the process to remove the medicated feed product, carbadox, from use.
Despite an upcoming deadline to end the use of some antimicrobials for livestock production purposes, their overall sales have risen in recent years in the US.
US feed organizations have hailed the recent decision from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support voluntary labeling for genetically modified (GM) feed ingredients.
US public advocacy group, Consumers Union, said it is “very concerned” the FDA's guidance will actually have very little bearing on antibiotic use in food animals.
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.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has overstepped its abilities in recently proposed changes to annual drug reporting requirements, says legal counsel with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
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 US feed sector has questioned the reporting obligations sought under the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) as the FDA releases the final version of the rule that aims to bring the use of medically important antimicrobials under veterinary supervision.
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).
A senior FDA official, in a move to quieten the outcry over the animal feed rule, said there is 'minimal' risk associated with feeding spent grains and it will revise the language around the regulation.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a ‘questionnaire’ to its Reportable Food Registry (RFR) in an effort to improve the programme’s information gathering capabilities.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has produced draft guidelines for reducing the use of growth-promoting antibiotic drugs for meat-producing animals, saying it contributes to drug resistance in humans.
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