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Updated 9/8/11 Animal FeedTo view PDF files, download Acrobat Reader.
FEED PROGRAMThe Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) regulates commercial animal feed including livestock feed, poultry feed, fish feed and pet food at the state level. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates animal feed at the federal level. For consumer protection WSDA ensures that feed products meet the guaranteed analysis stated on their label by conducting periodic product sampling at both the retail and manufacturing level. For animal and human health protection WSDA conducts inspections at feed manufacturing, warehousing, transport, sales, distribution and animal production facilities to assure compliance with state and federal feed safety and labeling regulations. WSDA conducts inspections for compliance with the BSE (Mad Cow Disease) Rule as federal inspections under contract with FDA and inspects firms manufacturing medicated feed for compliance with federal Good Manufacturing Practices rules. WSDA staff also provides technical assistance and educational information to industry, groups and individuals. WSDA works with its Feed Advisory Committee and interested public to assist the department in making decisions regarding the Department's activities. Commercial feed manufacturing, labeling and distribution is regulated by RCW 15.53 Commercial Feed Law, WAC 16-250 Commercial Feed Rules; WAC 16-252, Commercial Feed Rules - Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food; and WAC 16-256, Commercial Feed Rules - Processed Animal Waste. RCW 15.53 gives basic requirements and authorizes the department to make additional regulations (WAC) through the rule making process. WAC 16-250, is the overriding Commercial Feed Rule. WAC 16-250 regulates
labeling requirements for all animal feeds, except pet and specialty pet
foods. WAC 16-250 regulates all aspects of customer formula feeds including
pet and specialty pet foods. Commercial Feed LicensingManufacturers, guarantors and distributors of any commercial feed except pet food, must be licensed with the state of Washington. Pet food products are required to be registered. Please refer to the Pet Food Registration section. The license requirement pertains but is not limited to such products as feed ingredients, complete and concentrated feeds, feed premixes, and nutritional supplements for livestock, zoo and laboratory animals, wildlife (wild birds, squirrels, deer, etc.).
General Information about Commercial Feed Licenses:
Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food RegistrationIn order to legally sell a pet food or specialty pet food in Washington State, the manufacturer or distributor must register the product by submitting an Application for Registration of Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food, a copy of the product label, and the registration fee. A New Pet Food Product Addendum form must also be completed whenever a product is being registered for the first time. Please refer to the Application for Registration of Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food Products for the applicable registration fee. As part of the registration process, these products must meet the
label requirements of
WSDA's Commercial Feed Rules - Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food. All Pet
Food and Specialty Pet Food Labels must be registered by WSDA prior to any
product distribution in Washington State. All products are registered for a
two year period. Any subsequent product registration must be for the same
two year period. For further information, contact feed registration staff or (360) 902-2025. Commercial Animal Feed Labeling RequirementsA product
label is required on all packaged commercial feed and must accompany all
deliveries of bulk commercial feed. The label requirements are found in
RCW 15.53.9016 (1) of the
Commercial Feed Law and in
WAC 16-250-018 through 16-250-110 of the Commercial Feed Rules for all
feed except dog, cat, and specialty pet food. Labeling requirements for dog,
cat and specialty pet food are in
WAC 16-252-025 through 16-252-100 of the Commercial Feed Rules - Pet Food
and Specialty Pet Food.
Customer formula feed labeling for all animals is regulated by the Commercial Feed Law and WAC 16-250 sections 018, 020, 042, 075, 090, and 100 of the Commercial Feed Rules. In general customer formula feed must be accompanied by labeling bearing the following information:
The product name and net quantity of each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the customer-formula feed must be on file at the plant producing the product. These records do not have to be delivered with the customer-formula feed, but they must be:
If the term "organic" is used on any commercial feed label, the
feed must be produced under conditions that comply with the 2001 National
Organic Program final rule standards for the production and handling of
organic crops, livestock and processed food products. The 2001 National
Organic Program final rule may be obtained from the
WSDA Organic Food Program,
and the USDA National Organic Program. For further information, contact feed registration staff or (360) 902-2025. Tonnage Reporting RequirementsAll licensees and registrants are required to submit a Commercial Feed Semi-Annual Tonnage Report.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Inspections
WSDA works in cooperation with FDA to inspect
renderers, feed manufacturers, distributors, transporters and animal
production facilities for compliance with regulations that prohibit
specific animal proteins
in ruminant feeds. These inspections focus on careful evaluation of
raw materials, correct labeling, preventing cross-contamination and keeping
production and distribution records. In general these rules require:
For details of these rules please go to FDA's BSE Home Page . Please note that at this website the publication entitled Feed Ban Enhancement: Implementation Questions and Answers sometimes refers to cattle 30 months of age and older; other times the document refers to cattle over 30 months of age. The rule only refers to cattle 30 month of age and older. You should also be aware that at the time this WSDA webpage was written the FDA guidance documents linked on the FDA website had not been updated to include the amendment that became effective April 27, 2009. Good Manufacturing Practices for Medicated Feeds (GMP) InspectionsGood Manufacturing Practices rules set forth the criteria for determining whether facilities that manufacture medicated feed:
The WSDA Good Manufacturing Practices Inspection form and FDA Guidance Document # 72 detail the inspection criteria. These regulations apply to all types of facilities and equipment used in the production of medicated feeds. They also govern those instances in which failure to adhere to the regulations causes non-medicated feeds that are manufactured, processed, packed or held in the same facility to become adulterated. For further information, contact feed registration staff or (360) 902-2025. WSDA Contact Information for Pet Food RegistrationIf you have questions, you can email the WSDA Pet Food Registration section at feedreg@agr.wa.gov. The phone number for pet food registration is (360) 902-2025 and the fax number is (360) 902-2093. If you know the individual with whom you would like to speak to or have a specific pet food registration question, the telephone contact information is as follows:
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