The Increasing Role of Federal Regulation Within the Commercial Feed Sector

摘要

By this time, most feed companies are thoroughly familiar with many of the issues presented with and by commercial feed regulations at the state level, including the widespread facility registration and inspection fee regimes that typify this field. State regulators, however, are not the only regulatory bodies interested in monitoring or controlling the commercial feed supply. Recently, federal agencies, particularly the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are devoting an increasing degree of attention toward the commercial feed sector. In light of this increased attention, this article briefly touches upon the "hidden" and oft-times forgotten body of regulation applicable to the production of commercial feed — those regulations applicable at the federal level.