The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced additional actions to further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI). As detailed in a Federal Order, APHIS will require the following measures, effective Monday, April 29: While taking additional actions, USDA’s announcement also emphasized the […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week made a revised Frequently Asked Questions document available related to detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cows. Among other topics, the document provides information on potential vectors for virus transmission, […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 1 issued a press release indicating that a person in Texas who had exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has tested positive for the virus. CDC reports the person’s […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 25 announced that unpasteurized, clinical samples of milk from sick cattle collected from two dairy farms in Kansas and one in Texas, as well as an oropharyngeal swab from another dairy in Texas, have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian […]
Five feed distance learning courses that address animal food safety and operations issue s are now available on the Training section of NGFA’s website. The five courses are web-based, self-paced, interactive, and accessible anytime. Topics addressed by the courses are: 1) medicated feed current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs); 2) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-related animal […]
House lawmakers on Feb. 15 introduced a bill supported by the Pet Food Institute that would provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with exclusive regulatory authority over the marketing and labeling of dog and cat food products. The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 (H.R.7380), sponsored by Reps. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan.; […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 2, 2024 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for issuing a decision to revoke a decades-old regulatory policy that has kept innovative feed ingredients from being available to American agriculture. “CVM’s decision is an important step toward […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed More than 450 industry representatives and regulatory officials participated on Jan. 23-25 in the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Midyear Meeting to discuss a variety of animal food regulatory issues. The meeting was conducted in Chattanooga, Tenn. In a significant development, the Ingredient Definition Committee during […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8, 2023 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) supports the introduction of the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act in the House by Reps. Greg Pence, R-Ind.; Jim Baird, R-Ind.; Kim Schrier, D-Wash; and Angie Craig, D-Minn. “Members of the grain and feed industry thank Reps. Greg Pence, R-Ind.; […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Nov. 7 announced the agency is revoking the approved method for detecting residues of carbadox, a new animal drug used in swine feed that has been shown to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals. An approved method is required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to show that […]
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