State seeks to redirect food waste for livestock feed Californians dispose of some 6 million tons of food waste per year, with much of that organic material dumped into landfills across the state. stock feed. The tonnage tax for eligible human food byproducts is also reduced, the CDFA announced.
that seek to curb greenhouse gas emissions by diverting eligible food for animal feed. Food products that have been ground or processed with undesirable ingredients will not be recycled under the program, the CDFA said. In a news release, it said byproducts considered for recycling must retain nutritional value and be properly stored and handled. Examples of potentially eligible by- products are wet citrus pulp, tomato pomace, expired bakery products, wet
distillers grains, restaurant leftovers, and fruits and vegetables that don’t meet market expectations. Products not eligi- ble include yard and lawn clippings and material that is spoiled, moldy or other- wise contaminated. To assist companies with redirecting food byproducts and participating in the California livestock feed industry, new state regulations allow a reduced com- mercial feed license fee for firms diverting eligible human food byproducts to live-
For more information, visit the CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program webpage at cdfa.ca.gov/ is/ffldrs/CommercialFeedReg.html and the Safe Animal Feed Education Program Human Food Waste Diversion site at cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/ SAFE_HumanFoodWasteDiversion.html.
Now a state effort seeks to redirect hu- man food byproducts to be processed into feed for a “healthy and nutritious diet for California livestock,” according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program has announced new regulations
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