FDA Issues Guidance Document on BSE-Positive Material

November 1, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document regarding restrictions on the use of materials from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-positive cattle in animal feed. Guidance documents do not have the force of law, but instead describe the agency’s current thinking on a topic and should be viewed as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited.

The three-page document does not contain any new information, but primarily states that pursuant to Section 402(a)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, animal feed and feed ingredients containing material derived from a BSE-positive animal are considered adulterated and therefore may not be used in any animal feed or feed ingredients.

The guidance document is available here.


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