Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter

Commercial Feed Regulatory Program


  • 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
    • o Staff Spotlight: Valerie White
    • Notice to Industry: Voluntary By-product Diversion Reporting in ExtraView
    • New Lab Report Format and Mailing Address Updates
    • o 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

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  • 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

    Download the Winter 2020 Newsletter