by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 21, 2017 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
The AAFCO 2017 Annual meeting just wrapped up and I’m pleased to give you a summary of the developments that most impact you. First, I´m pleased to report that I’m still on the following active working groups: Nutrition Facts Box, Nutritional...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 23, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Latest News
While not a glamorous job, the function of the AAFCO Model Bill Committee is an important one as it provides a high-quality model regulation that may be used by any governmental entity wishing to regulate feed/pet food. During the most recent annual meeting, the Model...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 19, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Latest News
Day one, morning one of the 2017 AAFCO Annual meeting started with several presentations including one by a representative of the frozen fruit and vegetable processing industry. Are you aware that 73% of human food waste is directed to pet food? Are you also aware...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 13, 2017 | Latest News
Many of our present and future members will be in attendance in Las Vegas the last week of July 2017. It almost seems like a rite of passage when your pet business has grown enough to support a booth at SuperZoo, which will take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 6, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
The August 2017 AAFCO annual meeting will be held in Bellevue (Seattle area) Washington. More than 60% of our members are from the West Coast – will you be there? Among topics to be discussed are updates to pet food labeling. Additionally, after the regular...
