To further protect animal health and accelerate the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from Canada’s domestic herd, the CFIA is reminding industry members that fertilizers and supplements containing prohibited material must have precautionary statements on the label.
Fertilizers and supplements containing prohibited material (anything that is, or that contains any, protein that originated from a mammal aside from some exceptions) must have precautionary statements on the label which prohibit the user from feeding the product to ruminants or spreading it on grazing land. Â The label should also indicate that the product is not to be ingested and a person should wash their hands after using the product. Â These restrictions have not changed since they were first implemented in 2007 when the Enhanced Feed Ban came into force.
Additional information is available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.