To provide clarification on the implementation of the ERA-Feed Mill model, the CFIA held an interactive Q&A session for the feed industry on October 19. The session recording is now available to view and download on ANAC’s ERA-Feed Mill model information webpage.
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Check out ANAC’s newest member resource! The Feed, VHP and Veterinary Drug Comparison Table compares key features of livestock feeds, veterinary health products (VHPs) and veterinary drugs to help you, your customers and your colleagues throughout the agri-food sector better understand these products’ unique roles in supporting livestock health and wellness.
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Kody Blois, MP (Kings-Hants, NS) and chair of the House of Commons agriculture and agri-food committee recently introduced Private Member’s Bill C-359, that seeks to amend the federal Feeds Act, Seeds Act and Pest Control Products Act. The bill proposes a 90-day provisional registration for new products, if the products have already been approved by two or more trusted jurisdictions.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently issued a notice advising of new information that has been added to chapter 4 section 4.0 General guidance on labelling of the RG-1 Feed Registration Procedures and Labelling Standards on the Livestock feeds webpage. Changes include clarification on the acceptable use of acronyms in brand names and a new flexibility on how vitamins D and E are listed on labels of domestically manufactured mixed feeds.
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The Health Product Compliance Directorate (HPCD), in collaboration with the Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD), will soon initiate a Compliance Monitoring Project (CMP) to assess selected commercial feed mills (CFMs) that are currently handling prescription drug premixes (including medically important antimicrobials).
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a consultation on their new guidance document How to determine when a plant-derived ingredient requires a feed pre-market assessment, a supplement to the existing Guidelines for the assessment of novel feeds: Plant sources. This guidance is intended to support innovation and the introduction of products developed from new technologies, while keeping consistent with current and future Feeds Regulations.
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The implementation of the Establishment-based Risk Assessment model for feed mills (ERA-Feed Mill model) by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has begun. As facilities experience the assessment process for the first time, questions have been raised. To respond to this feedback, the CFIA ERA team is inviting the feed industry to an interactive Q&A session on October 19, 2023.
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Feed industry stakeholders gained valuable insights into best practices for transitioning to the modernized Feeds Regulations in an informative webinar held by ANAC and the CFIA last week.
The number of feed files awaiting authorization or registration by the CFIA has decreased since this time last year. To ensure review timelines continue to improve, ANAC requested a status update from the CFIA.
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The CFIA will continue to share updates to Schedule IV and V with ANAC until the new Feeds Regulations come into force.
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