Citing carcinogenic concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started the process to remove the medicated feed product, carbadox, from use.
Heightened national risk assessment is seen as decisive in mitigating both existing and new hazards, said the two bodies behind a recent international feed risk analysis event in Rome.
Cargill and Land O’Lakes are the first companies worldwide to achieve FSSC 22000 Animal Food and Feed certification, based on BSI PAS 222, said the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC).
Dispatches from 8th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting
The 8th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) in Atlanta last week saw government officials from around world exchange ideas with feed industry delegates on how best to manage fraud in the feed chain.
The FAO and WHO are holding a joint meeting next May in an attempt, they say, to shore up feed safety and ensure fair practices in feed and food trade.
High food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
