Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed; Public Hearing; Request for Comments

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public hearing in Kansas City, MO, to solicit information and views on its present animal feeding regulation. The purpose of the rule is to help prevent the establishment and amplification of the agent(s) of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the U.S. cattle herd through feed and thereby help minimize any risks from such agent(s) to animal or human health. FDA recognizes that much new information has emerged on BSE and new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) since the rule went into effect in 1997. FDA is therefore requesting information and views from individuals and organizations on the present rule and whether changes in the rule or other additional measures are necessary. The agency is particularly interested in soliciting comments and views from individuals, industry, consumer groups, health professionals, and researchers with expertise in BSE and related animal and human diseases.