It is only with those technologies in the marketplace that US farmers will be able to make the meaningful reductions in emissions that US policymakers are looking for, said the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
Paul Davis, director of quality, animal food safety, and education, AFIA, presenting at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Outlook Forum last month, said that, part of the problem, is that novel feed ingredients in the US cannot include environmental claims on their labels due to the FDA’s very narrow interpretation for what is considered a food versus a drug.
Such a policy approach means certain ingredients have to go through the lengthy drug approval process, which is much longer than the average three-to-five years feed ingredients typically undergo for approval in animal diets, he reported.
The FDA needs to be expeditious in expanding label claims and getting those ingredients approved, argued Davis.
And regulatory changes in this respect don't have to be complicated, said the trade group. There is no need to modify the US Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act or US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, for example.
Just by updating guidance in the program policy and procedures manual of the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), the FDA can “modernize its approach toward regulating claims for animal food ingredients and keep pace with science and the international community,” said the AFIA.
The CVM’s Guide 1240.3605 is less than a full five pages long, but “it packs a wallop in limiting permissible marketing claims” for animal food ingredient labels, according to that organization.
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