July 14th, 2026 – An Expert Working Group under the umbrella of the International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF), composed of experts drawn from the ICCF founding members has developed a new guidance document on ‘Feed Ingredient Effectiveness Assessment – Technical Effect’.
The ICCF Steering Committee adopted the draft Guidance Document for Public Consultation on July 07th, 2026.
The public consultation on the Guidance Document ‘Feed Ingredient Effectiveness Assessment – Technical Effect’ is now open. Interested stakeholders are invited to provide their comments on the document using the feedback form available until September 14th ,2026.
The draft guidance document provides recommendations for applicants on providing information, developing protocols, collecting data and reporting information to support the assessment of feed ingredient effectiveness regarding effect on feed quality. It complements the guidance document on ‘Feed Ingredient Effectiveness Assessment – General Recommendation’.
The draft ICCF Guidance document and feedback form can be downloaded at the following link:
Guidance Document ‘Feed Ingredient Effectiveness Assessment – Technical Effect’
About ICCF
The International Cooperation for the Convergence of Technical requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF) was created in 2017. It was founded by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC), the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), the European Commission (DG SANTE)[1] and the EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures (FEFANA), and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF). The ICCF aims at developing science-based technical guidance documents supporting the feed industry in assessing their products and to aid in the preparation of pre-market assessment submissions. For more information about the ICCF, please contact the ICCF secretariat at secretariat@iccffeed.org
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[1] Supported by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)