by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 24, 2018 | Latest News
The answer impacts how you set up your HACCP plan. According to 21 CFR part 7.3 (m) there are 3 levels of recall which can be issued by the FDA: “(1) Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 17, 2018 | FSMA, Latest News
September 17, 2018 is approaching quickly. This is the deadline by which small and very small pet food manufacturers need to be compliant with FSMA. Compliance options: have somebody on your staff PCQI trained or hire a company to administer the program for you....
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...
