Amid an increase in extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) circumstances – particularly the poultry virus crossing species and infecting cattle, AAFCO just lately made a public assertion defending the security of a controversial legally outlined feed ingredient – poultry litter (hen poop).
On Could 2, 2024 AAFCO acknowledged:
“There are a number of information articles insinuating that poultry litter often is the wrongdoer behind the unfold of HPAI in U.S. dairy cattle. Whereas it’s theoretically attainable, it is vitally unlikely the sickness was unfold via animal feed.”
AAFCO’s assertion – telling the general public the group believes poultry feces feed elements are protected – crosses a really regarding line. Regulatory forming an opinion and performing on that opinion – can simply end in a failed investigation.
The people that make up AAFCO’s membership are State Division of Agriculture and FDA staff. Thus, regulatory made the choice/fashioned the opinion that an ingredient was protected BEFORE a full investigation is full. This performing on opinions by regulatory is a large downside, this perspective prevents correct investigations from being carried out.
Regulators at AAFCO develop authorized definitions with intentions of producers abiding by security necessities. BUT…with out a full investigation, regulators have no idea if these security necessities had been adopted. By forming a public opinion that an ingredient is protected based mostly on the authorized security necessities – with out figuring out if a producer really adopted these security necessities…hinders a correct investigation.
By forming an opinion like this, regulators may determine the result of an investigation earlier than it’s full.
We’ve seen this similar problematic perspective within the present pet meals investigation. A number of State Division of Agriculture businesses had fashioned an opinion that the pet meals was protected – voicing that opinion to the pet proprietor. When a regulatory consultant was amassing pet meals samples instantly from a pet proprietor whose pet had died – the regulatory official advised the grieving pet proprietor “You don’t have an opportunity to show there’s a downside with the pet meals.”
Does regulatory opinions end in failed or delayed investigations?
It definitely may – and maybe is problematic with the present pet meals considerations and the unfold of HPAI.
And simply in case you don’t know…
AAFCO has authorized definitions of a number of feces elements. These embody:
Dried Poultry Waste
Dried Poultry Waste NPN Extracted
Dried Poultry Litter
Dried Ruminant Waste
Dried Swine Waste
Undried Processed Animal Waste Merchandise
Processed Animal Waste By-product
Unhappy however true, all the above elements are legally allowed for use in animal feed, mostly utilized in livestock feed.
Private opinion (I’m not regulatory, I can have an opinion): After all there’s a downside with feeding animals processed feces. You’ll be able to cook dinner it, grind it, coloration it…however it’s nonetheless $#!*.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the most effective,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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