Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD)
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is a highly-contagious, fatal viral disease in rabbits. It is caused by rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), which has multiple virus strains. Only...
Egg Candling Certification
Georgians who want to produce and offer for sale shell eggs must obtain an egg candling certificate in order to sell their eggs at retail to the end consumer. Each person who will act as a candler of...
Covered and Non-Covered Produce
The Produce Safety Act covers raw agricultural commodities. A raw agricultural commodity (RAC) is any food in its raw or natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored, or otherwise...
Commodity Export Certification Fees
The fee schedule for commodity export certification as set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture
Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)
Over the past several years, steps have been taken toward change in how medically important antibiotics can be legally used in feed or water for food producing animals. The Veterinary Feed Directive ...
Medicated Feed Mills
The Code of Federal Regulations, 21 CFR 515, requires certain medicated feed mills to be licensed with FDA. Licensed facilities are allowed to manufacture animal feeds from Category II, Type A...
Pet Food
The Georgia Department of Agriculture regulates the can of cat food, bag of dog food, or box of dog treats or snacks in your pantry. Our regulation of pet food is similar to that for other animal...
Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
cGMP refers to the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations enforced by the FDA. The cGMPs in 21 CFR 507(B) provide a baseline safety and sanitation standards for the manufacturing, processing,...
Feed and Pet Food Labeling Requirements
Feed labels allow purchasers to select a product to meet their production needs and contains instructions on how to use the product to obtain the best benefits and results. A commercial feed label...