by Cathy Alinovi | Nov 13, 2023 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Labeling Updates, Latest News
**AAFCO Update** In August, we reported that AAFCO and the Pet Food Committee had agreed to commission a work group to address the copper issue in pet food. <<hyperlink to that blog post>> That is happening, and I’ll detail more of what’s going on within...
by Cathy Alinovi | Apr 7, 2022 | Labeling Updates, Latest News, Uncategorized
So you want to use a novel ingredient in your pet food – awesome! After all, you’ve done a ton of research. There is great evidence your novel ingredient does wonders for mammalian health. Certainly there’s a myriad of pet supplements using this ingredient on...
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 | Oct 24, 2019 | AAFCO, Labeling Updates, Latest News, Our Stories, Regulatory Updates
As you hopefully know, I represent our manufacturers on numerous AAFCO work groups and volunteer to help with more workgroups all the time. In fact, earlier this year, I successfully chaired a workgroup to clean up one section of the AAFCO Official Publication (the...
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 | Nov 27, 2018 | FSMA, Labeling Updates, Latest News, Our Stories
Early in my United States Air Force career, I was introduced to the adage “perception is reality.” In our current environment, food safety is very important, as it should be. Mis-information exists on the internet that might convey the perception that real food pet...
