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
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Wet corn germ	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Pediococcus pentosaceus culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lentilactobacillus diolivorans culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lentilactobacillus hilgardii culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici culture dehydrated	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Calcium butyrate	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – L-Lysine monohydrochloride from fermentation process	2025-05-19
Proposed new livestock feed ingredients – Phytase and xylanase enzymes	2025-05-21
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Propionibacterium freudenreichii culture dehydrated	2025-03-14
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Chicory inulin	2025-03-14
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Dacitic tuff breccia	2024-12-28
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Recycled maple syrup	2024-12-28
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredients – Corn gluten meal and corn gluten with bran	2024-12-28
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – L-Tryptophan from fermentation process	2024-12-28
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Saponified marigold oleoresin	2024-12-28
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Saponified paprika oleoresin	2024-12-28
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Marigold oil extract	2024-11-25
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus culture dehydrated	2024-11-25
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Bacillus licheniformis culture dehydrated	2024-11-25
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Calcified red seaweed dried ground	2024-11-25
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) What we heard report – 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 What we heard report: Consultation on proposed 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 What We Heard Report: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Sodium butyrate	2023-07-09
Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Camelina meal mechanical extracted What We Heard Report: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – Camelina meal mechanical extracted	2023-07-09
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Pediococcus acidilactici culture dehydrated What We Heard Report: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – Pediococcus acidilactici culture dehydrated	2023-07-09
Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – D-Panthenol What We Heard Report: Proposed new livestock feed ingredient – D-Panthenol	2023-06-17
Proposed changes to the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels What We Heard Report: Proposed changes to the Tables of Permissible Claims for Feed Labels	2023-03-09
Proposed changes to the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table What We Heard Report: Proposed changes to the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table	2023-01-14
Archived – Consultation on registration requirements for gut modifier products Archived – What we heard – Consultation on registration requirements for gut modifier products	2022-09-19
Archived – Appendix E-3: Acid based products Archived – What we heard – Appendix E-3: Acid-based products (ABPs)	2020-10-05
Archived – Proposal – Contaminant Standards for Aflatoxins, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisins, Ergot Alkaloids and Salmonella in Livestock Feeds Archived – Consultation Summary – Respondent Comments and CFIA Responses	2017-09-22