Regulatory

ANAC is seeking nominations from members interested in joining an expert working group (EWG) tasked with drafting guidance on the development of studies to obtain effectiveness data to support the authorization of claims relative to the effect of a feed ingredient on target animal species or classes of animals.

On April 14, David Bexte, MP (Bow River, AB) introduced Private Member’s Bill C-273, Facilitating Agricultural Regulatory Modernization Actthat seeks to amend the federal Feeds Act, Fertilizer Act, Seeds Act and Pest Control Products Act and Food and Drug Act. The bill proposes provisional registration for new feed products, within 90 days, if the products have already been approved by two or more trusted jurisdictions (unless the product is found to not be in compliance with the Feeds Act and Regulations).

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published updates to Regulatory Guidance 1 (RG-1): Feed Registration Procedures and Labelling Standards to bring the guidance in alignment with the Feeds Act and the Feeds Regulations, 2024.

The CFIA updated their Feed Label Verification Tool, which is used by CFIA inspectors to verify that the nutrient levels in feeds do not surpass the maximums as per the Tables of Maximum Nutrient Values for Feeds. Equally, this resource can be used by industry to ensure a feed’s nutrient levels are compliant.

ANAC would like to ensure members are aware of the ongoing recall of contaminated lots of Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate originating from China labeled as “Feed Grade”. The lots were contaminated with non-compliant concentrations of dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) (collectively referred to as “dioxins”). 

Following the consultation held last summer, the updated 2026 Canadian Organic Standards have now been published.