Animal Food & Feed Manufacturing Requirements

FDA 21 CFR 507 (CGMP & Preventive Controls for Animal Food); AAFCO model labelling · Livestock feed, pet food, feed mills and medicated feed

Animal food carries its own public rulebook: current good manufacturing practice for feed, hazard analysis and preventive controls, medicated feed controls including drug carry-over and flushing, and AAFCO's model label format used by state feed control officials.

Key points

• Feed mills must control sequencing, flushing and clean-out to prevent drug and ingredient carry-over.
• Batch mixing records must show actual quantities added and who added them.
• Mixer uniformity and scale accuracy are verified on a defined schedule.
• Labels must carry the guaranteed analysis, ingredient statement and feeding directions.