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AFIA Meets With FDA To Discuss Safe Feed/Safe Food Program
AFIA President Joel Newman and Vice Presidents Richard Sellers and Keith Epperson presented Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program enhancements to FDA this week. FDA officials have indicated they want to encourage more firms to join the SF/SF program. More » Posted 5/12/08

AFIA Reaches Agreement With Other Associations on FDA Guidance
AFIA has joined with four other industry trade groups to present a draft Guidance for Industry to FDA regarding how the feed industry should select ingredient suppliers. More » Posted 5/12/08

House Passes Combustible Dust Legislation with Feed/Grain Exemption
Legislation requiring OSHA to move quickly to impose new rulemaking on industries vulnerable to combustible dust explosions – but exempting facilities already covered by the OSHA grain dust standard – was approved by the House last week, but not without changes urged by AFIA. The bill as approved by committee would have required OSHA to adopt current dust standards of the National Fire Protection Assn. without public comment. More » Posted 5/5/08


AFIA To Meet With FDA Officials on Safe Feed/ Safe Food Program
FDA has expressed interest in recognition of programs such as AFIA’s Safe Feed/Safe Food to help in their long-term goal of a Food Protection Plan and is requesting legislation to allow this recognition. Next week, AFIA president Joel Newman and VPs Richard Sellers and Keith Epperson will meet with FDA officials to discuss the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification program and how to encourage more firms to participate in this program. More » Posted 4/28/08

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