April 14, 2010
US FDA feed inspection finds few violators
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has carried out controls on the ruminant feed ban of 1997 and the enhanced feed ban of 2009, and few violators have been found among the 76,000 inspection reports.
The ruminant feed ban and enhanced feed ban were implemented to avoid the spread of BSE among the food chain. As of March 6, 2010, FDA had received over 76,000 inspection reports since 1997.
The inspection conclusions are reported as Official Action Indicated (OAI), Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI), or No Action Indicated (NAI). A firm's compliance status and whether the firm handles prohibited material are based on its most recent inspection.