Table of Contents

Animal Feed
Product Regulation
Biotechnology Products
Feed Contaminants
Survey Assignments
Feed Ingredients
Food Additives
Feed Mill Licensing
Import and Export
Pet Foods
Veterinary Feed Directive
Prior Notice
Food Facility Registration
Animal Feed Safety Sys
More Information

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a meeting to discuss the potential development of a comprehensive, risk-based Animal Feed Safety System (AFSS) describing how animal feeds (individual ingredients and mixed feeds) should be manufactured and distributed to minimize risks to animals consuming the feed and people consuming food products from animals. The meeting was held on Tuesday, September 23, 2003, and Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at the Hyatt Dulles International Airport, Herndon, VA.  The meeting featured stakeholder and government speakers discussing safety measures currently in use and others which could be adapted to the feed industry. In addition, the meeting included several facilitated break-out discussion groups.

Meeting Transcript

• Tuesday, September 23, 2003 (doc)

• Wednesday, September 24, 2003 (doc)

Registration List (doc)

Agenda (ppt)

Speaker Presentations

• Center for Veterinary Medicine -- Dr. Stephen Sundlof, Director -- Opening Remarks, Tuesday, September 23rd Transcripts , see page 8  (doc)

• Office of Surveillance and Compliance CVM/FDA -- Dr. Clifford Johnson, Director (ppt)

• Prince Agri Products, Inc. -- Timothy E. Costigan (ppt)

• Taylor Packing Co., Inc. -- David Harlan (ppt)

• Wenger's Feed Mill, Inc. – Joe Garber (ppt)

• Doane Pet Care Company -- MW Merkel (ppt)

• California Department of Food & Agriculture -- Mike Davidson (ppt)

• Herr Angus Farm – Dennis Byrne (ppt)

• Food Animal Concerns Trust -- Dr. Richard Wood, Executive Director (ppt)

Breakout Groups – Each meeting participant was assigned to a break-out session to discuss particular aspects of an AFSS. (doc)

• Breakout Group 1A

• Breakout Group 1B

• Breakout Group 2A

• Breakout Group 2B

• Breakout Group 3A

• Breakout Group 3B

• Breakout Group 4A

• Breakout Group 4B

• Breakout Group 5A

• Breakout Group 5B

• Breakout Group 6A

• Breakout Group 6B

Animal Food Safety System (AFSS)

• CVM Update AFSS Information Available for Review and Comment, March 31, 2004

• Federal Register Notice -  Docket No. 2003N-0312, CVM 200418.  Animal Feed Safety System: A Comprehensive Risk-Based Safety Program for the Manufacture and Distribution of Animal Feeds; Request for Comments.  Pages  16940-16941 [FR Doc. 04-07188 ]  March 31, 2004 | htm | | pdf | Comments by March 31, 2005

Background Information

• Background Information: Elements of an Animal Feed Safety System

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