Table IV Values

ANAC originally submitted recommended changes to Schedule 1, Table 4 (Range of nutrient guarantees for complete feeds) in 2000 and 2001 but after that, the possibility of further negotiating Table 4 values came to a halt for several years. In June of 2007, CFIA announced that a review of Table 4 values would be conducted. As such, CFIA posted on its website a new proposed Table 4 and encouraged industry to comment. ANAC invited its members to form a working group with the mandate of commenting on the new proposal and the working group joined other industry representatives for public consultations held in October 2007.

Supported by the ANAC Board of Directors and the direct contribution of the Chairman of the Board, Michel Duval, ANAC completed its final submission on Table 4 and delivered it to CFIA on February 1, 2008.

There has been no further development on the part of the Agency to review the range of nutrient guarantees for complete feeds under the current Table 4. Canada is unique in dictating nutrient levels of diets. Other industrialized countries such as the United States and the European Union have embrassed a proactive system that allows for the development of new ingredients, stimulates competition and innovation while maintaining high standards of safety and efficacy.

The current process of registering feed and ingredients is slow, cumbersome and unpredictable. ANAC proposes a complete refocusing of the registration system to enhance control over feed and facility safety, in a manner consistent with that used by several of Canada's trading partners.

"Canada has not kept up with the regulatory advances of its major trading partners and competitors. The Canadian regulatory framework reflects the concerns of 50 years ago." Lippert

"The impact of Table 4 within the 1983 Feeds Regulations have evolved [...] to the current situation of imposing restrictions on best practices of feed manufacturer.. no other [,...] or similar regulatory process world -wide appears to dictate dietary nutrients or their concentrations..." Leeson