by Cathy Alinovi | Nov 26, 2025 | AAFCO, Latest News
Last winter, the headline virus was H5N1 “bird flu.” This year, the virus has mutated – as influenza reliably does every year. The current concern in wild birds appears to be H5N5. H5N5 has been detected off and on since the 2010s, and so far it seems less lethal to...
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...
