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• Association of American Feed Control Officials
• Association of American Plant Food Control Officials
• CA Dept. of Health Services
• CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
• California Grain and Feed Association
• National Grain and Feed Association
• National Egg Regulatory Officials
• U. S. Department of Agriculture
• U. S. Food and Drug Administration

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Feed, Fertilizer, Livestock Drugs and Egg Regulatory Services

The Feed, Fertilizer, Livestock Drugs, and Egg Regulatory Services (FFLDERS) Branch primary focus is to ensure in every way possible a clean and wholesome supply of meat, milk and eggs, and to promote environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizer materials. This is performed through regulating manufacturing, labeling, and use of fertilizing materials, feed, livestock drugs, as well as the grading, and quality of shell eggs.

There are five programs in FFLDERS Branch to provide regulatory services to feed, fertilizer and egg industries as well as to the consumers:

• Feed and Livestock Drugs Inspection Program: The Feed and Livestock Drug Inspection Program (FLDIP) is responsible for the enforcement of state law and regulations pertinent to the manufacturing, distribution and labeling of commercial livestock feed in California while preventing adulterated feed from being consumed by livestock and poultry. Additionally, the program maintains registration of livestock drugs, their proper use and safe handling procedures.

• Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program: The Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program (FMIP) is responsible for regulating the distribution and labeling of fertilizer materials in California, registration of fertilizing material labels, and assists in ensuring that fertilizer is safe, effective, and meets the licensee’s claims and guarantees.

• Fertilizer Research and Education Program: The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) facilitates and coordinates research and demonstration projects by providing funding, developing and disseminating information, and serving as a clearinghouse for information on this topic. FREP serves growers, agricultural supply and service professionals, extension personnel, public agencies, consultants, and other interested parties.

• Safe Animal Feed Education Program: The Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program fosters voluntary compliance with the laws and regulations through outreach and education, research projects and voluntary feed quality assurance inspections.

• Shell Egg Quality Control Program: The Shell Egg Quality Control (EQC) Program monitors egg quality at production, wholesale, and retail levels. The goal is to provide California consumers with eggs that are wholesome, properly labeled, refrigerated, and of established quality, while maintaining fair and equitable marketing standards in the California egg industry.