>> HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO CONSIDER HOW YOUR WORK AFFECTS
THE LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS,
LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY?
WHETHER YOU MANUFACTURE FEED, TRANSPORT IT, OR RAISE MEAT AND
POULTRY, DECISIONS YOU MAKE EVERY DAY PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN
DETERMINING HOW HEALTHY FOOD-ANIMALS WILL BE, AND HOW
SAFE THE FOOD PRODUCED BY THESE ANIMALS WILL BE.
CONSUMERS WANT ASSURANCES THAT THEIR MILK, MEAT, AND EGGS
ARE SAFE TO EAT.
SO I CAN'T OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE FEED
IN YOUR JOBS.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
IF YOU USE CORN IN POULTRY BROILER FEED THAT'S CONTAMINATED
WITH AFLATOXIN, WHICH IS A NATURAL TOXIN
PRODUCED BY MOLD,
YOU COULD SEE REDUCED WEIGHT GAIN AND FEED EFFICIENCY
IN YOUR BIRDS.
IF YOU FEED AFLATOXIN-TAINTED CORN TO LACTATING DAIRY COWS,
UNLIKE WITH POULTRY, YOU MAY NOT SEE OBVIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS ON
YOUR COWS, BUT THE MILK PRODUCED BY THOSE COWS COULD BE DUMPED IF
FOUND UNSAFE BECAUSE OF HIGH AFLATOXIN LEVELS.
AND IT'S NOT JUST NATURALLY OCCURRING CONTAMINANTS THAT CAN
CAUSE PROBLEMS.
MANMADE CONTAMINANTS CAN AFFECT FEED SAFETY, TOO.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, AN INGREDIENT SUPPLIER PURPOSELY
ADDED MELAMINE TO AN INGREDIENT TO MAKE PET FOOD.
MANY CATS AND DOGS WERE SERIOUSLY HARMED.
AND BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FULLY REVEALED, THE ADULTERATED
INGREDIENT GOT INTO FEED FOR FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS,
CREATING SIGNIFICANT FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS.
REGULATORS TEMPORARILY STOPPED MANY ANIMALS FROM
GOING TO MARKET.
AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY BORE THE BRUNT
OF THAT COSTLY STOPPAGE.
IT WAS ONLY AFTER SCIENTISTS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED
THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NO THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH THAT THE ANIMALS
WERE FINALLY RELEASED.
YOU ALSO HAVE A ROLE IN MEDICATED FEED.
MEDICATED FEED PRODUCTS ARE SAFE FOR ANIMALS AND DO NOT
RESULT IN HARMFUL DRUG RESIDUES, WHEN DONE RIGHT -- WHEN YOU
FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS.
FOR THE FEED MANUFACTURER, FOLLOWING THE REGS -- THAT IS,
THE CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES FOR MEDICATED FEEDS --
MEANS THAT THE FOOD FROM THE TREATED ANIMALS WILL NOT
CONTAIN HARMFUL DRUG RESIDUES.
ERRORS IN FORMULATING, MIXING, OR FEEDING COULD RESULT IN
A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROCESS AND HARM THE ANIMALS
OR THE PEOPLE WHO CONSUME PRODUCTS FROM THEM.
CONGRESS PASSED LAWS TO GIVE US AT THE CENTER FOR VETERINARY
MEDICINE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP ENSURE SAFE FEED.
WE IMPLEMENT THESE LAWS BY WRITING REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE
DETAILS ON HOW TO ENFORCE THE LETTER OF THE LAWS, AS WELL
AS THE SPIRIT.
OUR INTENT IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE FEED, TO HELP
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE ANIMALS AND THE HEALTH
OF THE PEOPLE.
BUT OUR SYSTEM OF LAWS AND RULES ONLY GOES SO FAR
IN PROTECTING AGAINST ERRORS AND UNEXPECTED THREATS.
THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST AN ANIMAL FEED DISASTER IS YOU --
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND WEIGH...
>> Dubbin: ALERT AND ATTENTIVE FEED INGREDIENT MANUFACTURERS
AND LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCERS.
WE RELY ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FEED SAFETY, PLEASE
VISIT THE FDA WEB SITE --
WWW.FDA.GOV -- AND CLICK ON THE
"ANIMAL & VETERINARY" LINK.
THANK YOU.
>> I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THIS VIDEO, WHICH ILLUSTRATES
THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYONE'S ROLE IN ENSURING THE SAFETY OF
FEED FOR THE ANIMALS THAT PROVIDE THE FOOD
WE EAT EVERY DAY.
WE TRULY LIVE IN A GLOBAL VILLAGE, AND NO MATTER WHERE WE
ARE, WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE
MEAT, MILK AND EGGS THAT WE EAT.
WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
EVERY DAY.