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FEED and FERTILIZER INSPECTORS SEMINAR
• TEXAS FEED and FERTILIZER CONTROL SERVICE
• REGULATORY PROGRAM and ANNUAL WORK PLAN
• Presenter: Curtis Hinton
FEED & FERTILIZERREGULATORY PROGRAM
• The Texas Feed & Fertilizer Control Service is an integral part of THE OFFICE OF THE STATE CHEMIST
• The Texas Feed & Fertilizer Control Service only regulates the Feed & Fertilizer Industry
• We do not regulate the Seed or Pesticide Industry but we require extra labeling when seed or pesticide is added to fertilizer
UNDER STATE AUTHORITY
• We inspect License Medicated Feed Mills for CGMP’s
• We will share the inspection information with FDA under a cooperative agreement
• We do not work under a contract with FDA• We want all Field Investigators to be
commissioned with FDA• FDA commission provides better access to
various firms whether it is a farm or a firm within an International Trade Zone
NON-MEDICATED FEED MILLS
• These are Non-Licensed FDA Feed Mills using Category 1 Drugs
• Inspect for CGMP’s
• May collect samples
• May conduct a BSE Inspection at this time
• Conduct 12 inspections per investigator (including both MFA’s & NMFA’s)
BSE INSPECTIONS
• Conduct BSE Inspections at both Non-Medicated Feed Mills as well as FDA Licensed Feed Mills
• This physical year, we started inspecting integrated operations such as
• Poultry Feed Mills & Feed Yards (Mills)• We inspect protein renderers for trace forward &
trace backwards• 10 inspections per investigator•
BSE INSPECTION
• RE-DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
• We have trace forward pet foods containing prohibited material to Non- Profit Organizations
INVESTIGATIONS
• We investigate animal illness & death when related to feed
• We investigate plant & crop damage or loss if fertilizer related
• We have conducted surveillance work with the San Antonio Waste Water Dept.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
• We do not have the Power of Arrest
• We have conducted criminal investigations where arrests were made
• One person was returned to TDC for the second time
• Owner of a trucking company was taken into custody
SHOWS
• We have worked Trade Shows, Livestock Shows & Pet Shows
• We search for products which make drug claims and/or contain ingredients that are not AAFCO approved
FEED
• 2643 Feed Licenses
• 1448 Guarantors (pays inspection fees)
• 909 Facilities (Mfg. products-no inspection fees)
• 286 Licensees handling annual products (5 lbs. or less)
FERTILIZER
• 942 Fertilizer firms registered
• 899 Firms paying tonnage fees
• 43 Firms handling annual fertilizer products