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FDA Issues H5N1 Flu Requirement for Cat and Dog Food Producers

The FDA is requiring additional precautions for cat and dog food manufacturers amid the rise of the H5N1 flu strain.

Cat illnesses and deaths in several states have prompted the FDA's precautions.
Cat illnesses and deaths in several states have prompted the FDA's precautions.
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H5N1, also known as the H5 Bird Flu, is undergoing a multi-state outbreak in dairy cattle and is sporadic in poultry flocks, according to the CDC. Thus, the FDA has introduced new requirements for cat and dog food producers who use raw ingredients in their products.

The agency has determined that manufacturers covered by the Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF) rule who use uncooked or unpasteurized materials derived from poultry or cattle must reanalyze their food safety plans to include Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (specifically H5N1) as a known or reasonably foreseeable hazard, per a Jan. 17 announcement.

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