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Friday, May 26, 2023
The pet food industry wants to put the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulating labels and packaging for dog and cat food, replacing a patchwork of state rules that now exist, but the proposal has raised questions with others in the animal feed sector.
Some of the largest multinational food companies are calling on lawmakers to maintain funding for conservation and climate priorities in the next farm bill.
The American Feed Industry Association and National Grain and Feed Association are offering support for a Memorandum of Understanding between feed regulators and the Food and Drug Administration at an FDA listening session.
Gina Dockstader has been appointed to serve on the California Farm Water Coalition and Mike Stephan has been elevated to vice president of sales and business development at Monterey Mushrooms.
Many farm groups list crop insurance as their top priority for the next farm bill, but the organizations start to differ when it comes to other concerns, according to this week's Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
The Senate overwhelmingly cleared a bill that will implement a new contract for rail workers, ending prospects for a strike or lockout that could have hobbled agricultural shipping and hammered the broader economy.
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon has announced he will step down from the helm next summer and TOMRA Food has hired Paul Slupecki as the new senior vice president and head of TOMRA Fresh Food.
Is a seaweed feed additive which can significantly reduce methane emissions considered a feed ingredient or animal drug? What about an animal food ingredient which could actually reduce the risk of salmonella? According to current Food and Drug Administration policy, the answer is an animal drug, adding years and additional cost to gain approval from FDA.
