Consultations on proposed regulatory and policy changes

The documents listed below are Animal Feed Program policy documents and proposed regulatory changes for online public consultation. Your comments or suggestions for any of these are welcome (please note the closing date for comments for each document).

Animal Feed Program policy documents and proposed regulatory changes posted for online public consultation
Number/Subject Closing date
Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – L-Tryptophan from fermentation process 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Saponified marigold oleoresin 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Saponified paprika oleoresin 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Marigold oil extract 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus culture dehydrated 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Calcified red seaweed dried ground 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Bacillus licheniformis culture dehydrated 2024-11-25
Share your thoughts: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Enterococcus faecium culture dehydrated 2024-11-25
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Kluyveromyces marxianus culture dehydrated 2024-09-23
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lactobacillus acidophilus culture dehydrated 2024-09-23
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Waxy-leaf nightshade leaf powder 2024-09-23
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Tannic acid 2024-04-28
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Dried sweet potato 2024-04-04
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – L-Threonine from fermentation process 2024-03-22
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – L-Arginine from fermentation process 2024-03-22
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Barley protein concentrate 2024-03-22
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Cattle whey solubles dehydrated 2024-03-22
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Cattle whey solubles on carrier dehydrated 2024-03-22
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – L-Threonine 2024-03-22

Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Viable Microorganisms

2024-03-04
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids canola oil 2023-08-21
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids micro-algal oil 2023-08-21
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Fumonisin esterase 2023-08-21
Feed approval or registration requirements for the acceptance of a foreign approval/authorization 2023-03-09
Registration requirements for insect-derived livestock feed ingredients 2019-08-17
Completed Animal Feed Program consultations
Number/Subject Closing date

Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – 3-Nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP)

2023-12-16

Guidance on how to determine when a plant-derived ingredient requires a feed pre-market assessment

2023-11-27
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient - Sodium butyrate 2023-07-09
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient - Camelina meal mechanical extracted 2023-07-09
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Pediococcus acidilactici culture dehydrated 2023-07-09
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – D-Panthenol 2023-06-17
Proposed changes to the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels 2023-03-09
Proposed changes to the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table 2023-01-14

Archived – Consultation on registration requirements for gut modifier products

2022-09-19

Archived – Appendix E-3: Acid based products

2020-10-05

Archived – Proposal – Contaminant Standards for Aflatoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins, Ergot Alkaloids and Salmonella in Livestock Feeds

2017-09-22