Summary

Creates a new legal category for certain animal feed ingredients, called “zootechnical animal food substances.” These products are reviewed and regulated as food additives, must meet specific petition data requirements before marketing, and must carry a required warning label. Products that lack the required label are deemed misbranded. The measure clarifies what qualifies and what does not, provides a clear premarket pathway for these ingredients, and bars the federal health department from requiring anyone to use them. It aims to give animal feed makers and users clearer rules while maintaining safety and transparency for farmers, ranchers, and pet owners.

Key Points

• Establishes a defined category for “zootechnical animal food substances.”
• Regulates these substances as food additives, not as animal drugs.
• Requires a premarket food additive petition supported by safety and use data.
• Mandates a specific warning label; missing it is a misbranding violation.
• Clarifies what is included/excluded to prevent drug-like claims/use.
• Bars HHS from requiring anyone to use such a substance (voluntary use only).
• Provides a clearer regulatory path for novel feed ingredients.
• Applies across animal feed markets, including livestock and pet food.

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