International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by IFIF in cooperation with the FAO brings together regulators and feed industry professionals from across the globe.

The 17th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM), organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), will take place on Monday and Tuesday,  29-30 January 2024 in Atlanta, USA.

The 17th International Feed Regulators Meeting provides an opportunity for regulators and feed industry professionals from across the globe to exchange their thoughts and discuss concrete ideas for providing safe and affordable feed and food around the world.

Participation at the IFRM is by invitation only for IFIF members and feed regulators. Government feed regulators may attend this event at no fee. Should you be interested in joining the IFRM please contact info@ifif.org.

 

16th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 16th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together feed industry representatives and government officials from around the world to discuss critical issues facing the feed sector with IFIF and the FAO in Atlanta, USA in January 2023. 

Participants from across the world and from key regulatory bodies joined the 16th IFRM. The meeting, yet again, proved to be an important opportunity for the global feed industry and feed regulators to discuss key issues for the feed and food chains, including important work on nutritional innovation strategies to improve animal health and welfare, an update of Codex Alimentarius work with relevance to feed, as well as a very timely workshop on emerging feed sources and technologies in a circular bio-economy context.

Other topics discussed at the 16th IFRM included a panel on the successful work of the International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF), which aims towards convergence of technical requirements specific to feed additive/ingredient authorization across regions, as well as presentations on key feed issues in Thailand and Vietnam. 

15th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 15th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM), organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), took place virtually in 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic and was held via online conference on 24-25 March 2022.

14th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 14th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM), organized by IFIF in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), took place virtually in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic and was held on 26-27 April 2021.

13th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 13th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together feed industry representatives and government officials from around the world to discuss critical issues facing the feed sector with IFIF and the FAO on 27-28 January 2020 in Atlanta, USA.

Agenda – 13th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 13th IFRM brought together a record number of participants from across the world and from key regulatory bodies. The meeting proved an important opportunity for the global feed industry and feed regulators to discuss key issues for the feed & food chain, including key feed regulatory updates, an update on Codex Alimentarius work with relevance to feed, as well as a session on the implementation of Biosecurity measures at feed mill level in different regions.

Other topics discussed at the 13th IFRM included updates on the revision of the IFIF FAO Feed Manual “Good practices for the Feed Industry” and the FAO/WHO report on Hazards associated with animal feed, as well as a session on the work of the International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF), which aims towards convergence of technical requirements specific to feed additive/ingredient authorization across regions.

IFIF members can download the 13th IFRM meeting presentations below – please note you have to be logged in to do this:

 

Past Meetings

12th International Feed Regulators Meeting – March 2019

11th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2018

10th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2017

9th International Feed Regulators Meeting – April 2016

8th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2015

7th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2014

6th International Feed Regulators Meeting – April 2013

5th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2012

4th International Feed Regulators Meeting – January 2011