Should Natural Vitamin E Be Added to Approved Livestock Feed Ingredients?
Official title: Share your thoughts: Proposed modified livestock feed ingredient –Vitamin E acetate
Why This Matters
This is mainly a technical change for the animal feed industry. If you raise livestock or work in feed manufacturing, this could affect your ingredient options. For most Canadians, the impact is indirect—it's about ensuring the meat and dairy you buy comes from animals fed safe, approved ingredients.
What Could Change
The Canadian Feed Ingredients Table will be updated to include natural vitamin E alongside the already-approved synthetic form. Feed manufacturers will have more flexibility in sourcing vitamin E for livestock. No new restrictions or maximum use rates are being added.
Key Issues
- Should natural vitamin E (D-alpha tocopherol) be added to the approved feed ingredient description?
- Are there any safety concerns with the proposed amendment?
How to Participate
- This consultation is now closed. Comments were accepted by email to cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca until August 8, 2025.
What Happened
The consultation closed on August 8, 2025. The CFIA will review all comments received. If no significant scientifically valid concerns are raised, the amended description for vitamin E acetate will be finalized and added to the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table at the next update. If significant concerns are raised, additional evaluation will occur and a 'what we heard' report will be published.