Correcting a Feed Ingredient Listing for Vitamin C Supplement
Official title: Proposed amended livestock feed ingredient – L-Ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency made a clerical error when updating feed regulations. A vitamin C supplement (L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate) was approved for all livestock, but the new database only lists fish. They want to fix this by adding all the originally approved animals back to the listing.
Why This Matters
This is a technical fix that won't affect most Canadians. If you manufacture animal feed or supply feed ingredients, this matters because it restores your ability to use this vitamin C source in feeds for cattle, pigs, and poultry—not just fish.
What Could Change
The Canadian Feed Ingredients Table will be updated to list all livestock species for this vitamin C ingredient. Feed manufacturers will be able to continue using it in feeds for cattle, pigs, poultry, and other livestock—not just salmonid fish.
Key Issues
- Is the corrected ingredient description accurate?
- Is there any scientific data that should be considered before making this correction?
How to Participate
- Review the proposed correction to understand what's changing. The ingredient L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate will be listed as approved for all livestock feeds, not just salmonid fish.
- Send your comments by email to cfia.afp-paa.acia@inspection.gc.ca with "L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate" in the subject line by the deadline.
Submit Your Input
Questions Being Asked (2)
- Do you have concerns about the accuracy of the SIF description?
- Is there any scientific data that should be considered before the SIF is amended?