Translation of "urée pour l'alimentation animale " (French → English) :

A short term study is required to support efficacy for urea derivatives, amino acid salts and analogues not already authorised as feed additives, compounds of trace elements not already authorised as feed additives and for vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect not already authorised as feed additives.

Agricultural grade urea can be used either as a fertiliser, which is spread onto the soil, or as an animal feed additive.

1. By way of derogation from Article 3, a feed additive which has been placed on the market pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC and urea and derivatives, an amino acid, salt of an amino acid or analogous substance, which was listed in points 2.1, 3 and 4 of the Annex to Directive 82/471/EEC, may be placed on the market and used in accordance with the conditions specified in Directives 70/524/EEC or 82/471/EEC and their implementing measures, including in particular specific labelling provisions concerning compound feed and feed materials, provided that the following conditions are met:

Amino acids, their salts and analogues, and urea and its derivatives, which are currently covered by Council Directive 82/471/EEC of 30 June 1982 concerning certain products used in animal nutrition(6), should be included as a category of feed additives and therefore transferred from the scope of that Directive to this Regulation.

It's a pretty broad cross-section representing the Canadian feed industry in Canada from British Columbia through Quebec and the maritime provinces, so if there's a question about any region or specific role the feed industry plays in Canadian agriculture, I'm pretty sure it can be answered today.

We did hear about significant loopholes that allow for uncontrolled importation of antibiotics for use in animal feed, for example, and it is clear that the FDA has a significant program in effect now to reduce the use of antibiotics in food animals.