Efforts to gain approvals for hempseed derivatives for a wide range of livestock and poultry species are progressing very slowly. The onerous requirements required by the FDA and the American Association for Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) are criticized, in part, because hempseed is deemed safe for humans under the FDA’s GRAS (generally recognized as safe) designation.
Feed regulators argue that feeding rations in confinement are not an analog to sprinkling hempseeds on your oatmeal. Concerns are predominantly over cannabinoid transference to animals, and subsequently, to humans.
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12.26.2024
East Coast renewable diesel supplies likely to decline: EIA
Renewable diesel supplies on the US East Coast could be cut in half starting in January as the Clean Fuel Production Credit (CFPC) replaces the expiring Blender’s Tax Credit,...
12.26.2024
US animal fats and oils markets mostly stable, with movement only in CWG
The US animal fats and oils markets were largely steady on Thursday December 26 amid limited trade activity due to the Christmas holiday.
The only notable activity observed...
12.26.2024
Avian flu spikes in poultry, cattle sector at end of 2024
US animal protein prices were steady on Thursday December 26, with limited volumes reported to have been traded.
US avian flu update
Year-to-date US poultry headcounts affected by...