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 Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program is hosting an Informational Webinar on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pathways to Market Use of New Animal Feed Ingredients. This webinar is intended for California livestock feed stakeholders and researchers to gain understanding of the processes involved in bringing new and innovative feed ingredients to the market. Guest speakers from FDA will provide a brief update on the various FDA pathways to approval for new feed ingredients, the pre-submission consultation process, designing research studies to fulfill safety data needed for submission, and the Food Use Authorization process.
The webinar will be held September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am. Please register for the event here:
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Notice to Industry: Commercial Feed Additives with Drug Claims
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Staff Spotlight:
Chris Hansen
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Beginning in 2022, the CFRP has published the total tonnage of commercial feed reported to the program, categorized by feed type.
The CFRP is dedicated to ensuring feed and food safety for the benefit of the consumer, demonstrated by obtaining at least 60% of samples for feed safety and 40% for label compliance and quality assurance. In 2023, CFRP began running a heavy metal screen on every mineral premix sampled which includes analysis of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury.
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Quarterly Tips for Commercial Feed Labeling
The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) program has devoted resources to educate industry members on proper labeling practices for commercial livestock feed including providing educational label consultation upon request, and publishing guidance. However, there will always be questions and nuances regarding feed labeling. On a quarterly basis, SAFE will share a few tips to address various label questions and bring awareness to proper labeling practices. This quarter, we are focused on proper nomenclature of ingredients used in the listing of ingredients.
Spanish Versions of Commercial Feed Video Tutorials for Licensing, Reporting Tonnage now Available
In 2023, the CFRP released six videos designed to help industry navigate the ExtraView Database, which is used for licensing, reporting tonnage, and payments. The videos are now available in Spanish.
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Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training
In July SAFE hosted a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) Training. This is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Twenty-two California feed industry individuals successfully completed the course.
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Quarterly inspection tonnage tax reporting due after September 30, 2024 and delinquent on November 1, 2024.
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