Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter
Commercial Feed Regulatory Program
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- Issue 20 - Fall 2024
- Issue 19 - Summer 2024
- Issue 18 - Spring 2024
- Issue 17 - Winter 2023
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Issue 16 - Fall 2023
In this Issue:
- Delinquent Licenses and Tonnage
- 2022 VFD Summary Report
- Staff Spotlight: Shelly King
- 2023 Basic Inspector Training Seminar
- Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program
- Federal Updates
- SAFE Updates
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Issue 15 - Summer 2023
In this Issue:
- State of the Science Summit Recap
- VFD Online Training Now Available
- 2022-2023 Full Mycotoxin Report
- Washington State Training Visit
- Staff Spotlight: Alejandro Ramirez
- Notice to Industry: Damaged Feed
- AAFCO Seminar Highlights
- Notice to Industry: Licensing
- SAFE Updates
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Issue 14 - Spring 2023
In this Issue:
- 2022 Sampling Summary
- State of the Science Summit
- 2022 Crop Year Mycotoxin Report
- 2022 Tonnage Report
- Staff Spotlight: Amber Hayter
- Notice to Industry: Tonnage Auditing
- SAFE Updates
- AFRPS Face-to-Face Meeting
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Issue 13 - Winter 2022
In this Issue:
- Notice to Industry: Almond Hull Products
- Introducing VFD Online Training
- Staff Spotlight: Valerie White
- Notice to Industry: Voluntary By-product Diversion Reporting in ExtraView
- New Lab Report Format and Mailing Address Updates
- SAFE Updates
- All Staff Meeting
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Issue 12 – Fall 2022
In this Issue:
- Field Biosecurity Guidelines for HPAI
- HPAI Detection in Wild Birds in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
- FDA Food Facility Registration Due
- 2021 Crop Year Mycotoxin Report
- FSMA Incorporation Regulations Approved
- PCQI Training
- CGFA Hosts Grants Workshop
- New CalRecycle Edible Food Recovery Requirements
- Upcoming Public Meetings
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Issue 11 - Summer 2022
In this Issue:
- Rail Services Issues Affecting Agriculture
- Quality Assurance Plans for Almond Hulls
- Organic Waste Reporting in ExtraView
- Blue Ocean Barns Digestive Aid Product Now Registered as Livestock Drug
- VFD Summary Report
- FSMA Incorporation Regulations Released for Public Comment
- AAFCO and NIHC Hemp Webinar
- Webpage Updates
- Commercial Feed License Renewals
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Issue 10 - Spring 2022
In this Issue:
- 2021 Feed Sampling Summary
- Webpage Updates
- Annual CGFA Convention
- Human Food By-Product Diversion Outreach Visits
- Avian Influenza Update
- Upcoming Public Meetings
- Update on Human Food By-Product Regulations
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Issue 9 — Winter 2022
In this Issue:
- Effects of Feeding a Lipid-Extracted Hemp Residue to Lactating Goats
- PCQI Training
- Technical Advisory Subcommittee Update
- Animal Health Branch Secure Food Supply Program Feed Mill Tour
- 2021/2022 FDA Contract
- Diversion Strategies Webinars
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Issue 8 — Fall 2021
In this Issue:
- 2020 Crop Year Mycotoxin Report: Corn and Cottonseed
- Veterinary Feed Directive and Human Food Facility Manufacturer Outreach
- CFRP is Hiring!
- Feed Inspection Advisory Board’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee Vacancies
- 2020 Contract Year Complete
- Issue 7 — Summer 2021
In this Issue:
- Notice to Industry: Commercial Feed License Changes
- By-Product Regulations Released for Public Comment
- Staff Changes
- Annual License Renewal Reminder
- SAFE Update on Human Food ByProducts
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Issue 6 — Spring 2021
In this Issue:
- Notice to Industry: Tonnage Tax Report Changes
- New Webpage for Human Food ByProduct Diversion
- Tonnage Classification
- Incentives for Human Food ByProduct Diversion
- 2020 Sampling Summary
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Issue 5 — Winter 2021
In this Issue:
- New Laboratory Services Partnership
- Change in Tonnage Tax Rate
- PCQI Training Summary
- Feed Technical Advisory Subcommittee
- Hemp By-Product Feeding Trial Update
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Issue 4 — Fall 2020
In this Issue:
- CDFA AUS Program Releases Annual Veterinary Feed Directive Report
- Almond Hull Quality Assurance Plans
- FSPCA PCQI Training Course
- New Federal Funding Awarded
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Issue 3 — Summer 2020
In this Issue:
- Enhanced Safety Procedures for Inspections and Sampling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Commercial Feed License Renewals and Contact Information Update
- SAFE Program Update
- Almond Hull Products Compliance
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Issue 2 — Spring 2020
In this Issue:
- Notice to Industry: COVID-19
- Annual Corn Survey Results
- Hemp Research Update
- 2019 Sample Report
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Issue 1 — Winter 2020
In this Issue:
- VFD Report Release
- Feed Program Enforcement
- FSMA Inspections - FDA Contract Year 1 Summary
- Hemp and Hempderived Ingredients and Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Ingredients