Innovative FEED Act of 2025

This bill sets a clear FDA path for certain animal feed ingredients that work only in an animal’s gut. These ingredients can be used to change digestion byproducts, lower harmful foodborne germs in animals raised for food, or adjust the animal’s gut microbiome. They would be overseen as food additives, not as animal drugs just because they have these effects.

Companies must submit data showing how the ingredient works and how much is needed. FDA can set conditions for safe use. Labels must say: “Not for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals.” If that statement is missing, the product is considered misbranded. The FDA may allow labels to describe structure or function effects in animals. The bill does not let the government require anyone to use these substances.

• Who is affected: makers and sellers of animal feed ingredients; livestock and poultry producers; the FDA.
• What changes: creates a new category called “zootechnical animal food substances,” regulates them as food additives, sets data and labeling rules, and clarifies they are not drugs because of these gut-only effects.
• Key label rule: must include “Not for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals.”