The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) affects feed manufacturing through provisions involving the safety of food consumed by animals and safety for humans handling the food, particularly pet food. "This law touches every aspect of feed manufacturing: all ingredient processing, all feed manufacturing, all pet food, all feed and ingredient imports and transportation," explained Dr. Henry Turlington, director of quality and manufacturing regulatory affairs, American Feed Industry Association, at the International Rendering Symposium held during the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). In his presentation, "FMSA and Its Implication on Industry Certification Programs," Turlington observed that the main component of the FSMA for the feed industry is hazard analysis. In a nutshell, companies need to identify their hazards, ensure they are controlled and have records to demonstrate it. Signed into law by President Obama in 2011, the revised FSMA rule issued last September adds supplier verification, product testing and environmental monitoring, with the latter two targeted at pathogens.
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