IbR Documents

A 30-day consultation period is now open for the following single ingredient feed (SIF) descriptions: Lactobacillus acidophilus culture dehydrated, waxy-leaf nightshade leaf powder, and kluyveromyces marxianus culture dehydrated.

The Feeds Regulations, 2024 include nine documents that are incorporated by reference (IbR).IbR documents form part of the regulatory requirements without being part of the regulations themselves. This method facilitates more timely updates of regulatory requirements resulting from industry changes and advancements in scientific developments and innovation. 

The CFIA released several updates to the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures (CMIB) in the month of May. These updates are detailed below.

A 30-day consultation period is now open for the proposed new single ingredient feed (SIF) description for tannic acid. Please submit any comments on this SIF definition directly to the Animal Feed Program (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) by April 28, 2024.

The CFIA released several updates to the Compendium of Medicated Ingredient Brochures (CMIB) in the month of March. These updates are detailed in the post.

The CFIA shared two What We Heard Reports summarizing the latest changes made to the proposed Canadian Feed Ingredients Table (CFIT) and Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels.

30-day consultation period is now open for the proposed new single ingredient feed (SIF) description for dried sweet potato.

Beginning in May 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a new consultation approach for livestock feed ingredients. To ensure members are kept informed of additions to the CFIT, ANAC has created a new feature in The Feed (ANAC’s bi-weekly newsletter). This new section entitled Ingredient Description Updates will provide links to CFIA’s recently published What We Heard Reports on SIF descriptions.

A 30-day consultation period is now open for the following single ingredient feed (SIF) descriptions. Please submit any comments on these SIF definitions directly to the Animal Feed Program (cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca) by March 22, 2024.

A 30-day consultation period is now open for 5 new viable microorganism descriptions.