NCFA Submission: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Relating to Harmonization of the Enhanced Feed Ban
September 9, 2026 | Documents
The Enhanced Feed Ban (EFB) played an important role in protecting animal health, food safety and consumer confidence following the BSE crisis of the early 2000s. However, Canada’s BSE risk profile has changed significantly since the current framework was introduced. Canada has maintained World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) negligible BSE risk status since 2021, and federal risk assessments have concluded that the proposed changes can be implemented without increasing BSE risk when appropriate safeguards remain in place.
The current EFB can require additional handling, segregation, transportation and disposal of material that may have productive uses under a risk-based framework. Allowing eligible lower-risk SRM to enter approved non-ruminant feed, fertilizer and pet-food pathways can reduce waste and create additional economic value, improving both our environmental footprint and financial benefit. This is particularly
important in an industry facing significant cost pressures, and regulatory modernization should help Canadian agriculture remain competitive by removing requirements that no longer provide a proportionate benefit.