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)

MYCOTOXIN SAMPLES

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

FEED INDEX RATIOS

FEED RATIO

FERTILIZER INDEX RATIO

FERTILIZER RATIO

FEED/FERT. PROJ.

PROJECTION vs SAMPLES TAKEN

ANNUAL PLAN

• BACK-UP PLAN