by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 10, 2018 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Labeling Updates, Latest News, Our Stories
One of the benefits of attending AAFCO meetings is to engage in discussion as the committees work through future regulatory issues. Once items are presented at the semi-annual and annual meetings, they are public record and open for discussion. Below is a short...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 9, 2018 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
The 2018 annual AAFCO meeting just finished August 1 in Fort Lauderdale. Representatives from 44 of the 50 United States, as well as Canada and seven other countries were present. It’s interesting to note that not all states send representatives to AAFCO. That does...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 2, 2018 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
At first impression, one wouldn’t expect “recovered retail food” to affect our members as Next Gen PFMA members do not source “feed grade” ingredients. With strict controls, manufacturers can prevent use of inferior ingredients in their foods – but do you...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 19, 2018 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
And like a march on Washington DC, if the event is scheduled after decisions are made, it’s not even worth being there. In two weeks the semi annual AAFCO meeting is underway. Rarely do manufacturers of real pet food, members of NexGen PFMA, participate in these...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 17, 2018 | Latest News, Our Stories
The short story: the problem is that we are fighting 50 years of training. The competition is way ahead of us. They have inundated the marketplace with the concept that “people food is not healthy”, that “responsible pet owners feed pet food”. We now have three...
