1. Consumer Issues Food Animal Concerns Trust Dr. Richard Wood Executive Director Steven Roach, Food Safety Program Manager FDA Animal Feed Safety System (AFSS) Stakeholder Meeting September 23 – 24, 2003

2. Support for interventions inside the farm gate Processing has been the primary intervention point for addressing food safety. Its impact on foodborne disease is mixed. Slaughter and processing steps need to be combined with preharvest controls. A farm-to-fork food safety system must include interventions within the farm gate.

3. What are the risks to food safety and human health that must be addressed in a comprehensive feed safety system?

4. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

5. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 1. Close the loopholes.

6. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 1. Close the loopholes: a.Prohibit poultry litter in cattle feed.

7. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 1. Close the loopholes: a.Prohibit poultry litter in cattle feed. b. Require dedicated equipment for handling prohibited materials.

8. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 1. Close the loopholes: a.Prohibit poultry litter in cattle feed. b. Require dedicated equipment for handling prohibited materials. Develop a test for prohibited proteins that could detect prohibited proteins.

9. Priority Feed Safety Risks Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 1. Close the loopholes: a.Prohibit poultry litter in cattle feed. b. Require dedicated equipment for handling prohibited materials. Develop a test for prohibited proteins that could detect prohibited proteins. 2. Fully enforce the feed ban.

10. Priority Feed Safety Risks Pathogens in Feed

11. Priority Feed Safety Risks Pathogens in Feed 1.Establish surveillance of animal feed for microbial contamination, integrating that surveillance with the surveillance of food and humans.

12. Priority Feed Safety Risks Pathogens in Feed 1.Establish surveillance of animal feed for microbial contamination, integrating that surveillance with the surveillance of food and humans. 2.Establish HACCP programs across the animal feed industry to minimize Salmonella.

13. Priority Feed Safety Risks Pathogens in Feed 1.Establish surveillance of animal feed for microbial contamination, integrating that surveillance with the surveillance of food and humans. 2.Establish HACCP programs across the animal feed industry to minimize Salmonella. 3.Implement a Salmonella-negative standard for animal feed.

14. Priority Feed Safety Risks Feed Additives Drug Residues Medicated feeds left over in the equipment from one batch may contaminate the next batch of feed that is not medicated.

15. Priority Feed Safety Risks Feed Additives Drug Residues Medicated feeds left over in the equipment from one batch may contaminate the next batch of feed that is not medicated. Non-therapeutic antibiotics Prudent use guidelines for therapeutic use needs to be extended routine uses.

16. Priority Feed Safety Risks Feed Additives Drug Residues Medicated feeds left over in the equipment from one batch may contaminate the next batch of feed that is not medicated. Non-therapeutic antibiotics Prudent use guidelines for therapeutic use needs to be extended routine uses. Alternative additives: enzymes, antibodies, phages, competitive exclusion bacteria.

17. Priority Feed Safety Risks Contaminants of Feeds or Feed Ingredients Chemical: dioxins, PCB’s, pesticides and other agrichemicals. Heavy metals: lead, mercury, and cadmium. Mycotoxins: toxic substances produced by molds

18. Priority Feed Safety Risks Source Material of Greatest Risk 1.Downers as a feed protein source. Beyond a concern about BSE, downers carry a higher incidence of foodborne pathogens and illegal drug residues. 2.The use of reclaimed industrial wastes. 3.The use of recycled animal waste.

19. Components of a Comprehensive Feed Safety System 1.Establish a mix of voluntary actions and regulations. 2.Enforce the current feed related policies at FDA 3.Require the “riskiest” materials to have the greatest regulation. 4.Provide an integrated surveillance system. 5.Act within a transparent decision-making process. 6.Recognize that a comprehensive Animal Feed Safety System does not stop at the feed distributor’s door.