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Ready? One month ’til FSMA!
September 17, 2018 is approaching quickly. This is the deadline by which small and very small pet food manufacturers need to be compliant with FSMA. Compliance options: have somebody on your staff PCQI trained or hire a company to administer the program for you....
Aafco after action report, summer 2018
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...
Who’s who at AAFCO – August 2018
The 2018 annual AAFCO meeting just finished August 1 in Fort Lauderdale. Representatives from 44 of the 50 United States, as well as Canada and seven other countries were present. It’s interesting to note that not all states send representatives to AAFCO. That does...
Recovered retail food approved as a feed ingredient
At first impression, one wouldn’t expect “recovered retail food” to affect our members as Next Gen PFMA members do not source “feed grade” ingredients. With strict controls, manufacturers can prevent use of inferior ingredients in their foods – but do you...