FDA Deems Methane-Reducing Dairy Feed Additive Safe (Correct)

Elanco Animal Health Inc.’s Bovaer feed supplement, which reduces methane emissions in dairy cattle by an average of 30%, was determined to have met the US Food and Drug Administration’s safety and efficacy requirements.

Bovaer is added to cattle feed and works by suppressing a digestive enzyme that generates methane, according to the Greenfield, Indiana-based company. The FDA’s greenlight is the first for a product of its kind, and the company expects it to generate more than $200 million of revenue in the US market.

“There’s a perception that, ‘Oh, cows are bad for the environment.’ That’s not the case,” ...