The IFIF Regulatory Committee is one of the Federation’s core expert groups, tasked with addressing global regulatory issues that impact the feed sector. The Committee provides a platform for IFIF Members to share expertise, coordinate positions, and develop science-based input on international standards and guidelines. Its work is essential to ensuring that the feed industry’s voice is represented in key regulatory discussions and that frameworks support innovation, fair trade, and feed and food safety worldwide.
The Committee meets quarterly and works continuously between meetings through sub-groups and consultations. It monitors regulatory developments at the international level, including within the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and ensures coordinated IFIF contributions to these processes. A core focus is to keep feed safety high on the international agenda, linking directly to food safety and public health.
In recent years, the Regulatory Committee has been instrumental in guiding IFIF’s input to the International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF). This international initiative, involving regulators and industry associations from Canada, the EU, the United States, and IFIF, is developing harmonized global guidance for assessing both new feed ingredients and new uses of existing ingredients. The Committee also oversees IFIF’s work on emerging regulatory areas such as electronic labeling, nutritional innovation, and food fraud prevention, ensuring the industry is proactive in shaping modern, practical solutions.
By coordinating expertise across its Membership, the Regulatory Committee plays a pivotal role in IFIF’s mission to promote science-based regulatory frameworks. Its work ensures consistency in global feed standards, helps reduce unnecessary barriers to trade, and supports innovation that benefits farmers, the feed industry, and society at large.
