Under the authority of the Feeds Act and regulations and the Health of Animals Act and regulations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) administers a National Feed Program. Livestock feeds manufactured, sold or imported into Canada must be safe for livestock; for humans and for the environment as well as effective for their intended purpose.
Most requested
- Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures (CMIB)
- Index of medicating ingredient brochures by name
- Feed regulatory modernization
- RG-1: Feed Registration Procedures and Labelling Standards
- RG-12: Labelling of livestock feeds
- List of approved ingredients and registered feeds for livestock in Canada
- Monensin (MOS) - Medicating ingredient brochure
Services and information
Regulatory overview of livestock feed in Canada
Animal feed program, incorporation by reference documents, industry notices and consultations
Regulatory guidance
Labelling, Approval, registration, contaminant standards, import and export
Incorporation by reference
Documents incorporated by reference (IBR), guidance, how to request updates to IBR documents, and other policies
Inspection program
Industry guidance, policy clarification, inspector guidance, and reports
Approval and registration of livestock feeds
Pre-market evaluation, renewals, research, opinion request, and data review
Labelling and standards
Label requirements for registered and exempted livestock feeds, safety and composition standards
Preventive control plans and licences
Preventive control plans, hazard analysis, and licences
Novel feeds
Environmental and livestock feed safety, pre-submission consultation procedures, and guidance
Feed regulatory modernization
Information related to the modernization of the Feeds Regulations.
Features
Keeping Canadian livestock healthy
Podcast on recent changes to the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures.
