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Federal Register · May 19, 2025
The title they went with Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Selenium Noisy translates that to

Chicken feed can now include a new form of selenium

What happened
US health regulators have approved a new form of selenium, zinc L-selenomethionine, for use in broiler chicken feed. This means chicken farmers can use this specific additive to provide selenium to their birds.
Why it matters
The US Food and Drug Administration regularly updates its list of approved food additives for animal feed. Each approval means a new ingredient can be used in the food supply chain. This specific change allows for a different way to deliver selenium, an essential nutrient, to broiler chickens.
The signal
Watch for any changes in how chicken feed is formulated or marketed, or if this new additive becomes widely adopted by the poultry industry.
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