by ngp2021 | Jan 28, 2020 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Labeling Updates, Latest News
Most years, the second day of the AAFCO meeting is the meat and potatoes for manufacturers of real pet food. This is the day that the Pet Food and Ingredient Definitions Committees meet. While the trade association participates in other committees, the decisions which...
by ngp2021 | Jan 21, 2020 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
Interesting mix of topics at day one of the midyear AAFCO meeting. To start the meeting off, we had a guest speaker whose moniker is “farm babe.“ While I disparage her nickname, because I think it belittles her personal image, she does have a great perspective in that...
by ngp2021 | Jan 21, 2020 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Regulations are now fully updated to include specifics for large size dogs and puppies. Because these dogs have different calcium/phosphorus needs than the average size dog, regulations have had to change to reflect current knowledge (now a decade old). This has been...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jan 28, 2019 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Labeling Updates, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Most notable was the ongoing government shutdown meant no members of FDA were present – normally 20+ members of FDA attend AAFCO meetings. That brings our biggest disappointment as we were waiting for FDA feedback after our conversation in December. We had asked...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jan 16, 2019 | AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
Like a good sports team or any business, Next Gen PFMA has a plan to continue supporting your needs and to further our efforts into 2019. Staying with the sports analogy, we have both offensive and defensive strategic plans for the year; like a good team captain, we...
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...