Patent ID: 7827037

Claim:
A method for providing ingredient information for formulation of feed and risk assessment of the feed formulation, the method comprising: receiving by the computer toxin content data including toxin content testing data for at least one ingredient, the toxin content data including a type and an amount for toxins in the at least one ingredient; classifying by the computer the at least one ingredient based on the toxin content data and a predetermined allowable toxin amount for the at least one ingredient; generating by the computer a feed formulation based on the toxin content data, including determining whether the toxin content amount for at least one ingredient has been updated, determining a feed formulation maximum toxin content level, and determining a type and an amount of an additive for the feed formulation based at least in part on a comparison of the toxin content level for at least one ingredient and the feed maximum content level; identifying by the computer the risk of using the feed formulation; providing by the computer the feed formulation and risk assessment of the feed formulation to a user; and deciding by the user whether to accept or reject the ingredient based on the risk assessment information and the feed formulation information.