DDG Manufacturers Seek Better Understanding of FSMA Compliance

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August 8, 2014

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by Katie Fletcher (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A popular breakout session at the 2014 American Coalition for Ethanol conference discussed the potential impacts the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act may have on plant operations. Paula Emberland of Christian and Associates PLLP, Randy Ives of Gavilon and Charles Hurburgh of the University of Iowa explained the proposed legislation, inspection and compliance, as well as the preventive controls and standards required that will have implications associated with dried distillers grains (DDGs) and other coproducts at ethanol plant operations.
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FSMA makes FDA’s inspection rights of concern to facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold ingredients and finished products that are intended to be fed to animals, including livestock, pets and others.
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The proposed rule for animal feed is broke down into two areas. One area is current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), involved with hygienic personnel practices and training, facility operations, maintenance, sanitation, equipment, processes, control, etc. The other is hazard analysis and risk-based preventative controls. In this area each facility would be required to prepare and implement a written food safety plan, which includes hazard analysis and recall plan monitoring among other requirements.
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FDA is also going to designate high-risk foods (HRFs) for additional recordkeeping requirements. Designation of HRFs must be based on historical public health significance and outbreaks, feed included. “We don’t think too many ag products are going to fall into that category, except—the gorilla in the room for ag products is mycotoxins,” Hurdburgh said. “It creates large issues for certain animal feed uses and pet food.”
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Rules on the horizon include FDA mandatory recall authority for DDGs and improving reportable food registry comments open until August 18. READ MORE

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