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If a firm is not currently participating in SF/SF and only wants to be part of the international version of the SF/SF program, then a new type of inspection not already used at the plant would be required. As the basic SF/SF program does not meet EU feed hygiene requirements, a FAMI-QS audit would be required to comply with the EU requirements.

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» FDA TO DELAY EFFECTIVE DATE OF BSE-PREVENTION FEED RULE CHANGES

The Food and Drug Administration announced a 60-day delay, to on or about June 27, in the effective date of its April 2008 final rule banning the use of brains and spinal cords from cattle 30 months or older in all animal feed.

The final rule, which had been scheduled to take effect for products in commerce as of April 27, is designed to further enhance existing U.S. feed regulations that ban the feeding of certain mammalian material to cattle and other ruminants to prevent the establishment or spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

FDA officials said the delay was being announced as part of the Obama administration’s review of final regulations issued by the Bush administration that had not taken effect by inauguration day (Jan. 20). Importantly, while a 30-day comment period will be provided on the final rule as part of the delayed implementation announcement, the agency said it will not entertain comments to change the substance of the rule, only whether implementation should be delayed further. Opponents of the feed rule changes, primarily rendering and livestock organizations, had argued that a delay was needed because the one-year phase-in provided by the FDA did not provide adequate time to prepare for using or disposing of dead stock.

Once implemented, the feed rule changes are expected to have a minimal impact on commercial feed manufacturers, with the principal compliance burden falling on the rendering sector. FDA officials have stated publicly that there is no requirement in the final rule for feed manufacturers to clean out storage tanks containing animal fats to purge tallow residue that may not meet the new feed rule’s purity standard.

» MISSOURI PROPOSES TOUGHER REGULATION ON GRAIN SALES

Missouri legislators have proposed tougher regulations on grain sales in response to a recent fraud case in northeast Missouri that resulted in $15 million in losses.