The Government of Canada is committed to upholding Canada's high safety standards for food and animal feed, while maintaining market access for Canadian producers.
Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the publication of the Feeds Regulations, 2024 in the Canada Gazette, Part II. These modernized regulations include a range of new, and updated requirements that will improve the safety of livestock feed and the food production continuum, reflect international best practices, and support innovation within the animal feed sector. The updated regulations also provide a more transparent process for the approval and registration of feed ingredients and feed products.
The new requirements will be introduced gradually to support animal feed regulated parties in complying with the following regulatory changes once they take effect:
- Labelling rules come into effect immediately on July 3, 2024, with a one-year transition period where industry can follow either the existing or new requirements.
- Requirements for preventive control plans will come into effect on June 17, 2025.
- Licencing requirements and the addition of new regulated species will come into effect on December 17, 2025.
The CFIA will support industry throughout this transition with guidance materials, tools (such as a model preventive control plan system), and information sessions, to ensure stakeholders understand the new requirements and are supported in complying with the new regulations.
