Industry Issues
Last update - February 2011
The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) helps develop solutions to today’s most important public policy and regulatory challenges. Some of these issues are of particular relevance to our industry but often they are matters of broad public and agri-food industry concern.
As an association that strives to be a strong, national voice for the Canadian feed industry, ANAC is committed to having a positive impact on policy, laws and regulations that help our members maintain productive, successful businesses. At the same time, ANAC’s mission is to be a national leader in the agri-food sector. As such, it is committed to working in partnership with government and other stakeholders to deal with key challenges in safety, productivity and many other areas.
Our goal is help create solutions that benefit producers, consumers, manufacturers and other participants in the agri-food system, as well as the feed industry.
Regulatory Reform
Canada’s feed regulatory system is outdated and no longer serves the best interests of the government or the Canadian public. In addition, the current system is unable to meet the needs of the feed industry in the 21st century. The current emphasis on control over nutrient content rather than feed safety and risk management means that the regulations are dictating to the industry how feed should be formulated to achieve a national level of animal performance.
The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) proposes a new regulatory policy that will:
- Consider today’s needs for safety throughout the agri-food value chain;
- Recognizes the importance of building on those guiding principles where there is already agreement between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the commercial feed industry; and these are:
- consumer protection
- the maintenance of animal health
- the protection of the human food supply
- the mitigation of environmental risks
- market access.
Click here to view The Case for Modernization of the Canadian Feeds Regulations
ANAC commissioned research reports to convey the need for feed regulations reform - Click on the title to view the research report:
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the research studies are those of the respective authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of ANAC.
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"The current regulatory framework does not take into account the wide variability in digestible nutrient composition of fish feeds. Current regulation is simply based on the "mass" of the feed."
Click here to read more on The Challenges Imposed by the Current Canadian Feed Regulatory System on the Aquaculture Sector in Canada, by D. Bureau |
To read more about aquaculture, visit the following links:
http://www.aquaculture.ca/ http://www.aquacultureassociation.ca/
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/aquaculture-eng.htm
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"Technology and scientific approaches used to establish nutrient requirements tend to evolve over time...A clear example of this is the case of phosphorus in salmonid diets." Click here to read more Towards Rational Regulations for Phosphorus Content for Canadian Salmonid Diets
The final report was published in 2007 by the Interprovincial Partners for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development - IPSAD http://www.ipsfad.ca/ |
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"The (Feeds) Act and its regulations have been in place since 1983. Much has changed in the feeds industry since then, yet many of the federal regulations have not been amended. One example is Table 4..."
Click here to read more on the Outdated Regulations Impede not only Innovation but also Environmental Improvements - The case of Phytase and Table IV
Article originally published in the George Morris Center Winter 2011 Newsletter www.georgemorris.org |
