by Cathy Alinovi | May 12, 2025 | AAFCO, Labeling Updates
In a quiet, 14-minute meeting that lacked public participation, North Carolina lawmakers slipped a provision into Senate Bill 639—part of the 2025 Farm Act—that would ban the sale of raw milk in the state, even when clearly labeled and sold for pet consumption only....
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 18, 2024 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Labeling Updates, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
On Thursday, August 22nd, I’m hosting a formal meeting for Next Gen members to discuss the proposed PURR Act along with changes in FDA procedures and — if you are a small batch pet food manufacturer — you need to consider joining us. While one component of the...
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...
