by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 31, 2026 | AAFCO, Latest News
A Multnomah County jury just awarded over $800,000 in damages against Wild Coast Pet Foods after a Portland cat died following the consumption of their product. The case made national headlines. It didn’t have to go that way — and if you’re a manufacturer, this story...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 26, 2026 | AAFCO, Latest News
If you manufacture pet food in the United States, you are required to register your facility with the FDA? True or false? False. Not all manufacturers are required to register with the FDA! If you manufacture pet food in the United States and you sell directly to the...
by Cathy Alinovi | Feb 2, 2026 | AAFCO, Latest News
Another AAFCO meeting closes. A selling point that I use with members of Next Gen PFMA is that I go to the AAFCO meeting so you don’t have to. Saving you two full days of meetings, and some cases two days of travel. Thousands in hotels, airfares, etc.. But what are...
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...
