Archive for February 17th, 2015

AFIA supports bill to end Cuba embargo

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) on Feb. 16 said it supports bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar that, if enacted, would lift the United States’ economic embargo with Cuba. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin, Michael Enzi, Jeff Flake, Patrick Leahy and Debbie Stabenow.

The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 would repeal or revise current federal laws restricting trade with Cuba, opening a valuable marketplace for U.S. feed products, and ...

Continue Reading →
0

AFIA updates Safe Feed/ Safe Food program

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The American Feed Industry Association said on Feb. 13 that it has updated its FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program to support the new requirements outlined in the Food Safety Modernization Act as well as help drive continuous improvement within a location’s quality and feed safety program.

The updated requirements are listed as the FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food Guidance Document on the Safe Feed/Safe Food website and will take effect beginning March 1.

The goals of the updated ...

Continue Reading →
0