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HERE WE GO AGAIN FDA TO DELAY ENHANCED MAD COW FEED BAN RULE

flounder

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----- Original Message -----
From: TERRY SINGELTARY
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected] ; CJDVoice
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:25 PM
Subject: HERE WE GO AGAIN, FDA TO DELAY ENHANCED MAD COW FEED BAN RULE


Industry News - PM FDA to delay enhanced feed ban rule

By Tom Johnston on 3/18/2009

The Food and Drug Administration will extend by 60 days the April 27 effective date of the agency's enhanced ban on high-risk cattle material in feed for all animals, according to industry sources.

The decision comes as the Obama administration reviews rules not yet in effect and considers extending the implementation dates by 60 days. In such cases, agencies also are directed to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment.

FDA will soon publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Packers and renderers, among others in the food chain, have been pressing FDA to delay implementing the enhanced feed ban and allow for additional public comment in light of hardships they already have begun to incur in the run-up to the rule's implementation. To view the final rule, click here.

Primary among the challenges, they say, is disposal of banned materials such as spinal cords and brains from cattle older than 30 months of age. Some renderers, for example, already have been refusing to take such materials or older dead stock off of packers' hands, forcing them to find other methods of disposal that can be costly and problematic.

Editor's Note: More details about the impacts of this rule will be included in a feature article in the May issue of Meatingplace magazine.

http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=11718


SIGH!

does this really surprise anyone $

i said it during the clinton era, i said for 8 years during the bush blunder, and i am saying now. it seems the industry i.e. has bought it's way deeply into the white house, no matter whom is in office. the people do not own it anymore.

there was nothing more to look at except $$$

there is nothing more to talk about.

the partial, and voluntary august 4, 1997 ruminant to ruminant feed ban was nothing more than ink on paper, and that's all it is today.

sadly, that's all this has ever been about, money. science, public health, nothing else matters. just ask old stan the man, the prion man ;

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

BSE Feed Ban Enhancement: Implementation Questions and Answers Updated March 10, 2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/bse-feed-ban-enhancement-implementation.html

DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN

''they don't wanna know, the dont' care'' "they don't want our comments'' ''level of absolute ignorance'' ''beef export'' ''nothing else matters'' ''yes, i think prions are bad to eat, and you can die from them''

http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Renderers say industry not prepared for FDA feed ban rule ??? WHAT, IT'S 2009 FOR PETE'S SAKE $$$ Two recent articles caught my eye ;

Renderers say industry not prepared for FDA feed ban rule

Food Chemical News

February 2, 2009

and

BSE, rendering relate to human safety

Emma Struve 02/17/2009

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/02/renderers-say-industry-not-prepared-for.html

Risk of Introduction of BSE into Japan by the Historical Importation of Live Cattle from the United Kingdom (USA AND CANADA)

http://bseusa.blogspot.com/2009/03/risk-of-introduction-of-bse-into-japan.html

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

TAFS1 Position Paper on Specified Risk Materials (January, 2009)

TAFS INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR TRANSMISSIBLE ANIMAL DISEASES AND FOOD SAFETY a non-profit Swiss Foundation

(January 2009)

TAFS1 Position Paper on Specified Risk Materials

http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2009/01/tafs1-position-paper-on-specified-risk.html

TAFS1 Position Paper on Testing of Cattle for BSE (Revision January 2009)

http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/2009/02/tafs1-position-paper-on-testing-of.html

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Atypical BSE North America Update February 2009

http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/02/atypical-bse-north-america-update.html

10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007

Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II

___________________________________

PRODUCT

Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007

CODE

Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER

Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.

Firm initiated recall is ongoing.

REASON

Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross-contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE

42,090 lbs.

DISTRIBUTION

WI

___________________________________

PRODUCT

Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot-Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A-BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007

CODE

The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER

Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.

REASON

Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE

9,997,976 lbs.

DISTRIBUTION

ID and NV

END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html

Friday, November 21, 2008

Plasma & Serum Proteins Receive Continued FDA Approval

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/11/plasma-serum-proteins-receive-continued.html

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/

Thursday, November 27, 2008 Prion diseases are efficiently transmitted by blood transfusion in sheep

http://vcjdblood.blogspot.com/2008/11/prion-diseases-are-efficiently.html

Scientists warn of first ever case of human mad cow disease from blood plasma

http://vcjdtransfusion.blogspot.com/2009/02/scientists-warn-of-first-ever-case-of.html

November 25, 2008

Update On Feed Enforcement Activities To Limit The Spread Of BSE

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/11/november-2008-update-on-feed.html

Docket APHIS-2007-0033 Docket Title Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List Docket Type Rulemaking Document APHIS-2007-0033-0001 Document Title Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List Public Submission APHIS-2007-0033-0002.1 Public Submission Title Attachment to Singeltary comment

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=090000648027c28e

Manuscript Draft Manuscript Number: Title: HUMAN and ANIMAL TSE Classifications i.e. mad cow disease and the UKBSEnvCJD only theory Article Type: Personal View Corresponding Author: Mr. Terry S. Singeltary, Corresponding Author's Institution: na First Author: Terry S Singeltary, none Order of Authors: Terry S Singeltary, none; Terry S. Singeltary Abstract: TSEs have been rampant in the USA for decades in many species, and they all have been rendered and fed back to animals for human/animal consumption. I propose that the current diagnostic criteria for human TSEs only enhances and helps the spreading of human TSE from the continued belief of the UKBSEnvCJD only theory in 2007.

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=090000648027c28e&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf

Docket APHIS-2006-0041 Docket Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines Commodities Docket Type Rulemaking Document APHIS-2006-0041-0001 Document Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines Public Submission APHIS-2006-0041-0028 Public Submission Title Comment from Terry S Singletary

Comment 2006-2007 USA AND OIE POISONING GLOBE WITH BSE MRR POLICY

THE USA is in a most unique situation, one of unknown circumstances with human and animal TSE. THE USA has the most documented TSE in different species to date, with substrains growing in those species (BSE/BASE in cattle and CWD in deer and elk, there is evidence here with different strains), and we know that sheep scrapie has over 20 strains of the typical scrapie with atypical scrapie documented and also BSE is very likely to have passed to sheep. all of which have been rendered and fed back to animals for human and animal consumption, a frightening scenario. WE do not know the outcome, and to play with human life around the globe with the very likely TSE tainted products from the USA, in my opinion is like playing Russian roulette, of long duration, with potential long and enduring consequences, of which once done, cannot be undone. These are the facts as I have come to know through daily and extensive research of TSE over 9 years, since 12/14/97. I do not pretend to have all the answers, but i do know to continue to believe in the ukbsenvcjd only theory of transmission to humans of only this one strain from only this one TSE from only this one part of the globe, will only lead to further failures, and needless exposure to humans from all strains of TSE, and possibly many more needless deaths from TSE via a multitude of proven routes and sources via many studies with primates and rodents and other species.

MY personal belief, since you ask, is that not only the Canadian border, but the USA border, and the Mexican border should be sealed up tighter than a drum for exporting there TSE tainted products, until a validated, 100% sensitive test is available, and all animals for human and animal consumption are tested. all we are doing is the exact same thing the UK did with there mad cow poisoning when they exported it all over the globe, all the while knowing what they were doing. this BSE MRR policy is nothing more than a legal tool to do just exactly what the UK did, thanks to the OIE and GW, it's legal now. and they executed Saddam for poisoning ???

go figure. ...

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064801f8151

Docket Management Docket: 02N-0273 - Substances Prohibited From Use in

Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed

Comment Number: EC -10

Accepted - Volume 2

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/Jan03/012403/8004be07.html

PART 2

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/Jan03/012403/8004be09.html


SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE

IS THERE A SCRAPIE-LIKE DISEASE IN CATTLE ?

In April of 1985, a mink rancher in Wisconsin reported a debilitating neurologic disease in his herd which we diagnosed as TME by histopathologic findings confirmed by experimental transmission to mink and squirrel monkeys. The rancher was a ''dead stock'' feeder using mostly (>95%) downer or dead dairy cattle and a few horses. She had never been fed.

We believe that these findings may indicate the presence of a previously unrecognized scrapie-like disease in cattle and wish to alert dairy practitioners to this possibility.

snip...

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL WESTERN CONFERENCE FOR FOOD ANIMAL VETERINARY MEDICINE, University of Arizona, March 17-19, 1986

http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/mb/m09a/tab01.pdf

http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/mb/m09/tab05.pdf

IS THERE A SCRAPIE-LIKE DISEASE IN CATTLE ?

YOU BET THERE IS, AND HAS BEEN, AND WE BEEN FEEDING THE MOST HIGH RISK I.E. DEAD STOCK DOWNER COWS TO OUR CHILDREN FOR DECADES, who will follow these children for human TSE from mad cow disease here in the USA in the years, decades to come, and how many will they expose from the 'pass it forward' friendly fire modes ???

http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2008/12/evaluation-of-fsis-management-controls.html

http://downercattle.blogspot.com/

TSS

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Final Rule for Handling of Non-Ambulatory Cattle

Release No. 0060.09 Contact: Amanda Eamich (202) 720-9113

http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/03/agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack.html

Friday, November 30, 2007

CJD QUESTIONNAIRE USA CWRU AND CJD FOUNDATION

http://cjdquestionnaire.blogspot.com/

FDA FAILED US

http://fdafailedus.blogspot.com/

SCIENCE BUSHWHACKED

http://sciencebushwhacked.blogspot.com/

Sunday, July 20, 2008 Red Cross told to fix blood collection or face charges 15 years after warnings issued, few changes made to ensure safety

http://vcjdblood.blogspot.com/2008/07/red-cross-told-to-fix-blood-collection.html



BSE Q AND A

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/bse_QA.htm


[Docket No. FSIS-2008-0022] RIN [0583-AD35] Requirements for the Disposition of Cattle that Become Non-Ambulatory Disabled Following Ante-Mortem Inspection

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oppde/rdad/FRPubs/2008-0022F.pdf



Wednesday, March 18, 2009


HERE WE GO AGAIN, FDA TO DELAY ENHANCED MAD COW FEED BAN RULE Industry News - PM FDA to delay enhanced feed ban rule


http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/here-we-go-again-fda-to-delay-enhanced.html
 

flounder

Well-known member
Thursday, March 19, 2009


MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA


Thursday, March 19, 2009 MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL NOW, WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE $$$

LET's go back to the infamous TOKEN, charade, that happened on January 30, 2001, at the Texas Purina feed lot around Gonzales. NOW remember, this thing was set up from the word go, as to some big showing that the FDA was DOING SOMETHING BIG. let's look at exactly what was said then, and then i will run some figures by you, of what banned mad cow feed has gone into commerce, of which most was fed out. but, as wrong as the comments made were about what amount of infectious material will kill a cow in this statement, even if you were to go by those wrong figures of about .......... oh what was it ???

''FDA has determined that each animal could have consumed, at most and in total, five-and-one-half grams - approximately a quarter ounce -- of prohibited material. These animals weigh approximately 600 pounds.''

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2001/new00752.html

you can take that with how ever many grains of salt you wish, but i read that as saying, it was only 5 1/2 grams, and the old cow ways 600 pounds, so know way that even if the feed was tainted, there was not enough to cause disease. the fda, usda et al, knew at that exact moment when they wrote that statement, they knew then that the 5 1/2 grams was enough to kill a small herd of cows. it was old science. but again, they chose to deceive. THIS WAS 2001, and it's now 2009, and they still are choosing to deceive, and the new administration appears willing to continue the USA mad cow charade. NOW, since the charade at the purina mill in 2001, i am going to list a few figures of suspect, banned mad cow feed that went out into commerce, even in 2008, 2007, 2006, back a few years, and you can compare, what enormous amounts of banned suspect mad cow feed and other products continue to go out. when you consider, and they knew all along, that .005 grams is lethal, my God, how much of this poison was consumed?


snip...see for yourself ;



http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
 

flounder

Well-known member
oh well, so they have made it official, AGAIN. nothing new, same old BSe,
different day, year, decade. how long do we have to talk about this,
another decade $$$ it's been 12 damn years. ... terry



CVM Update April 6, 2009

FDA Announces Delay of BSE Final Rule Implementation

The Food and Drug Administration today announced a delay in the
implementation of the final rule entitled, "Substances Prohibited from Use
in Animal Food or Feed" or more commonly referred to as the 2008 BSE final
rule. The final rule, which would have gone into effect on April 27, 2009,
is now delayed 60 days to June 26, 2009. The agency is taking this action in
response to comments from affected parties expressing concerns about their
ability to fully comply with the rule by the April 27, 2009 effective date.
In addition, some affected parties are finding it difficult to identify
appropriate alternate ways of disposing of material that may no longer be
rendered for animal feed use once the rule takes effect.

The FDA is also providing 7 days for public comment solely on the question
of whether to delay the effective date. Comments must be submitted within 7
days of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of proposed delay
of effective date.

Interested persons may submit written comments on or before April 16, 2009
to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Electronic
comments may be submitted to http://www.regulations.gov. Identify all
submissions to the docket with the following docket number: FDA-2002-N-0031
(formerly Docket No. 2002N-0273).

Questions may be directed to Burt Pritchett, Center for Veterinary Medicine
(HFV-22), FDA, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6860,
[email protected]

For additional information, please see http://www.fda.gov/cvm/bsetoc.html.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Issued by: FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Communications Staff, HFV-12
7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855 Telephone: (240) 276-9300 FAX:
(240) 276-9115 Internet Web Site: http://www.fda.gov/cvm



http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CVM_Updates/BSEDelayRule.htm


10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007

Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST REASON Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross-contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 42,090 lbs.

DISTRIBUTION WI

REASON Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.

VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 9,997,976 lbs.

DISTRIBUTION ID and NV

END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html

Subject: MAD COW FEED RECALL USA SEPT 6, 2006 1961.72 TONS IN COMMERCE AL, TN, AND WV Date: September 6, 2006 at 7:58 am PST

snip... see listings and references of enormous amounts of banned mad cow protein 'in commerce' in 2006 and 2005 ;

see full text ;

Friday, April 25, 2008

Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed [Docket No. 2002N-0273] (Formerly Docket No. 02N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46

http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/04/substances-prohibited-from-use-in.html

SPECIFIED RISK MATERIALS

http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2008/02/specified-risk-materials-srm.html

SRM MAD COW RECALL 406 THOUSAND POUNDS CATTLE HEADS WITH TONSILS KANSAS

http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/2008/04/srm-mad-cow-recall-406-thousand-pounds.html



see millions and millions of pounds of mad cow protein in commerce USA ;


http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html



TSS
 

PORKER

Well-known member
F.D.A. ignoring negative impacts of feed ban: N.C.B.A.

(MEATPOULTRY.com, April 07, 2009)
by Bryan Salvage





WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s April 6 decision to solicit public comments on delaying the implementation of a new feed ban instead of on the ban itself is being criticized by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Since proposed in 2005, N.C.B.A. has opposed the enhanced feed ban. The association continues to urge F.D.A. to open the rule to public comment and delay implementation until they have had adequate time to consider the many problems caused by the ban.

"Cattle producers across the country have been suffering as a result of this proposed rule months before it is scheduled to take effect," said Dr. Elizabeth Parker, chief veterinarian for N.C.B.A. "Members of Congress and the Senate have joined N.C.B.A. in petitioning the F.D.A. to reopen the rule itself for public comment so that the people impacted by the rule can share their stories. Instead, the F.D.A. is only allowing seven days of comments on whether to delay the implementation of the rule by 60 days. This is a weak and ineffective response to the issues already arising from this ill-considered action."

Industry and government have worked together over the past two decades to put in place science-based measures, which have proven successful in preventing and reducing the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the U.S., N.C.B.A. said. B.S.E. incidence worldwide has dramatically decreased due to the many measures put into place, including a series of interlocking safeguards and science-based mitigation practices.

"We must continue to look to the science to avoid over-regulating the industry and creating policy that doesn’t meet our objective of a safer animal-health system," Dr. Parker said.

The U.S. has prohibited ruminant feed from including parts of other ruminants since 1997. N.C.B.A. said this proactive "ruminant-to-ruminant" feed ban, combined with other government and industry safeguards, has proven to be highly successful in limiting B.S.E. in the U.S. herd. As a result, the U.S. has an extremely low-level risk of B.S.E.

N.C.B.A. said the enhanced feed ban would prohibit certain cattle-derived risk materials from all animal feed. As a result, the enhanced feed ban would provide negligible benefits to animal health or food safety. It would also create tremendous costs for ranchers, exacerbate disposal issues and generate environmental concerns. Many renderers stopped picking up dead livestock because of the severe economic realities of this proposal as early as December 2008.

"This rule has essentially ended rendering services in many parts of the country, and left producers with no legal alternatives," Dr. Parker says.
 

PORKER

Well-known member
FDA Sets BSE Rendering Rule Compliance Date Back
4/22/2009

AgWeb.com Editors


The Food and Drug Administration's final rule entitled ‘‘Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed,’’ will become effective on April 27, 2009. However, to allow renderers additional time to comply with the new requirements, the Agency has established a compliance date of Oct. 26, 2009.

The additional 6 months will provide time for those affected to identify appropriate methods for disposing of material prohibited from use in animal feed by this rule. FDA is encouraging affected parties who are able to begin complying with the rule to do so as soon as possible.

In the April 9, 2009, Federal Register FDA proposed to delay the effective date of the final rule for 60 days and provided a period of 7 days for public comment. The agency received over 400 comments from state and national cattle producer organizations, individual cattle producers, renderers, meat processors, dairy organizations, State agriculture agencies, and consumers.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association criticized the decision by the FDA to proceed with implementation of a new feed ban, despite numerous objections from farmers, ranchers, states, and members of Congress.

This decision is extremely disappointing,” says Dr. Elizabeth Parker, Chief Veterinarian for NCBA. “By going ahead with implementation of this unnecessary ban, the FDA is ignoring the substantial costs and environmental burdens it imposes on America’s cattle producers.”

FDA will conduct outreach to affected stakeholders to help them comply with the rule. The Agency will hold a 50-state call to discuss the disposal issues in various states or regions and will engage others affected by the rule to assist as much as possible with meeting challenging carcass disposal issues by the Oct. 26, 2009 compliance date.

FDA also plans on finalizing the Small Entities Compliance Guide #195 for Renderers to provide additional information specific to the concerns of the rendering industry.

Questions may be directed to Burt Pritchett, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-22), FDA, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6860, [email protected]
 

flounder

Well-known member
PORKER said:
FDA Sets BSE Rendering Rule Compliance Date Back
4/22/2009

AgWeb.com Editors


The Food and Drug Administration's final rule entitled ‘‘Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed,’’ will become effective on April 27, 2009. However, to allow renderers additional time to comply with the new requirements, the Agency has established a compliance date of Oct. 26, 2009.

The additional 6 months will provide time for those affected to identify appropriate methods for disposing of material prohibited from use in animal feed by this rule. FDA is encouraging affected parties who are able to begin complying with the rule to do so as soon as possible.

In the April 9, 2009, Federal Register FDA proposed to delay the effective date of the final rule for 60 days and provided a period of 7 days for public comment. The agency received over 400 comments from state and national cattle producer organizations, individual cattle producers, renderers, meat processors, dairy organizations, State agriculture agencies, and consumers.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association criticized the decision by the FDA to proceed with implementation of a new feed ban, despite numerous objections from farmers, ranchers, states, and members of Congress.

This decision is extremely disappointing,” says Dr. Elizabeth Parker, Chief Veterinarian for NCBA. “By going ahead with implementation of this unnecessary ban, the FDA is ignoring the substantial costs and environmental burdens it imposes on America’s cattle producers.”

FDA will conduct outreach to affected stakeholders to help them comply with the rule. The Agency will hold a 50-state call to discuss the disposal issues in various states or regions and will engage others affected by the rule to assist as much as possible with meeting challenging carcass disposal issues by the Oct. 26, 2009 compliance date.

FDA also plans on finalizing the Small Entities Compliance Guide #195 for Renderers to provide additional information specific to the concerns of the rendering industry.

Questions may be directed to Burt Pritchett, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-22), FDA, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6860, [email protected]



Miracles do happen, i did not think i would live long enough to see this.
THANKS!


tss




Wednesday, April 22, 2009


FDA Announces Confirmation of the Effective Date of the BSE Final Rule of October 26, 2009



http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/04/fda-announces-confirmation-of-effective.html
 
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