by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 17, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
A family with four cats, two outdoors, all eating balanced raw chicken diets experiences a cat getting sick after catching a bird with the flu. The outside cat infects an inside cat, then the owner catches flu by petting the cats and—here’s the kicker—spreads it by...
by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 4, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
Background The issue of avian flu in pet food requires us to begin with the legal definition of adulteration. According to U.S. law, a food is considered adulterated “if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 27, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
This was a very unusual meeting. Back in 2016, when I first started attending AAFCO meetings, there was a lot more discussion. Some of the discussion was heated/opinionated. Not so much any more. . This year, there were approximately 400 people in attendance –...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 23, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
April 22, 2025, Washington state Department of Agriculture sent written notice of correction 4595 to all raw pet food companies selling raw pet milk in Washington from out of state origin – refusing to license the product. Washington State Department of...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 30, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
This is not the standard debate… Depending on which side of the tracks you come from, some raw pet food manufacturers feel like HPP (High Pressure Processing) is appropriate; some do not. That is NOT the purpose of this post. We need to talk about HPP from a...
by Cathy Alinovi | May 12, 2025 | AAFCO, Labeling Updates
In a quiet, 14-minute meeting that lacked public participation, North Carolina lawmakers slipped a provision into Senate Bill 639—part of the 2025 Farm Act—that would ban the sale of raw milk in the state, even when clearly labeled and sold for pet consumption only....
