By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a report titled, “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” outlining the agency’s inspectional activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and its plan for future inspections. In March 2020, FDA announced that it was temporarily postponing all domestic and foreign routine surveillance facility inspections, while continuing mission-critical inspections when possible. Beginning the week of July 20, 2020, FDA began to work toward resuming prioritized domestic inspections using its ... Read More
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NGFA, ag shippers partner with railroads on food safety initiative
ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2021 -- The National Grain and Feed Association and a coalition of agricultural shippers including the North American Millers Association, National Oilseed Processors Association, Pet Food Institute, and American Bakers Association today announced a partnership with the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Railinc to give shippers greater visibility into the recent commodities carried by covered hopper cars. This new resource will provide shippers with essential information to maintain the highest food safety standards and help prevent potential cross-contact ... Read More
Registration is open for FSMA training on Aug. 17-19
Registration is open for the NGFA-Kansas State University (KSU) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training course scheduled for Aug. 17-19 in Manhattan, Kan. This course is targeted for businesses that need to comply with FDA’s rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. The FDA FSMA-related animal food rule requires that certain activities specified within the regulations be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual” or PCQI. Such activities include overseeing or performing: 1) ... Read More
FDA seeks comment on approach for defining durations of use for certain antimicrobial drugs for food animals
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 8 published a concept paper to obtain input from stakeholders on a potential framework for how animal drug sponsors could voluntarily make changes to the approved conditions of use for certain medically important animal antimicrobial drugs to establish a defined duration of use for those indications that currently lack a defined duration of use. The concept paper focuses on medically important animal antimicrobial drugs – drugs important in human medicine – administered through ... Read More
NGFA urges California Department of Public Health to adopt pertinent pet food model regulations
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed NGFA joined with the California Grain and Feed Association, Pet Food Institute, American Feed Industry Association and North American Renderers Association to submit a statement on Dec. 31 to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding potential amendments to California’s processed pet food regulations. CDPH on Dec. 1 provided a 30-day notice of informal stakeholder engagement that invited interested parties to submit comments related to amending its existing processed pet food regulations. To facilitate comments, CDPH ... Read More
FDA releases 2019 annual summary report on animal antimicrobials sold or distributed
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA/CVM) on Dec. 15 published its 2019 summary report that recaps domestic sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals. The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 (ADUFA) requires that animal drug companies annually report to FDA the amount of antimicrobial drugs they sell or distribute for use in food-producing animals. ADUFA also requires FDA to issue annual summary reports of these sales and ... Read More
FDA finalizes guidance for animal food additive petition and GRAS notice review processes
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 10 finalized guidance to facilitate consultations between FDA and ingredient sponsors before an animal food additive petition (FAP) or a notice concluding that a substance is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for its intended use in animal food is submitted to the agency. Guidance #262, Pre-Submission Consultation Process for Animal Food Additive Petitions or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices, provides information about the animal FAP and GRAS notification processes and ... Read More
FDA reviews inspection activity at FSPCA conference
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials reviewed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-related inspection activity and outlined future compliance initiatives during this week’s Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance’s (FSPCA) annual conference. Glenn Bass, FDA deputy director of human and animal food operations - west, and John Verbeten, FDA acting deputy director of the Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, were keynote presenters during the virtual conference conducted on Dec. 8 and 9, and provided the following ... Read More
FDA reminds food facilities about biennial registration renewal period
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 1 issued a constituent update to remind human and animal food facilities to renew their registration with the agency before Dec. 31 and to provide guidance on how to obtain and submit required Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers. FDA stated in the update that it will consider the registration of a food facility to be expired if the facility does not renew its registration by Dec. 31, 2020. Owners and operators of food facilities are to submit their renewal information ... Read More
IFIF, FAO issue new manual on good practices for the feed sector
By Sarah Gonzalez, Director of Communications and Digital Media The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Sector on Dec. 1. The publication is “a fully revised, updated and expanded version” of the manual first published in 2010. IFIF and FAO said their objective is to provide practical guidelines to farmers, producers and all stakeholders along the feed value chain to comply with the requirements of the Codex Alimentarius Code of Practice on Good Animal ... Read More
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