by Cathy Alinovi | Oct 2, 2017 | AAFCO, Latest News
It comes down to the perception of safety. The general veterinarian wants to know your food is safe. In their minds, safety keeps veterinarians from getting sued. According to published literature, your food is not safe. Published literature details the hazards of...
by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 21, 2017 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
The AAFCO 2017 Annual meeting just wrapped up and I’m pleased to give you a summary of the developments that most impact you. First, I´m pleased to report that I’m still on the following active working groups: Nutrition Facts Box, Nutritional...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 23, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Latest News
While not a glamorous job, the function of the AAFCO Model Bill Committee is an important one as it provides a high-quality model regulation that may be used by any governmental entity wishing to regulate feed/pet food. During the most recent annual meeting, the Model...
by Cathy Alinovi | Aug 19, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Latest News
Day one, morning one of the 2017 AAFCO Annual meeting started with several presentations including one by a representative of the frozen fruit and vegetable processing industry. Are you aware that 73% of human food waste is directed to pet food? Are you also aware...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 13, 2017 | Latest News
Many of our present and future members will be in attendance in Las Vegas the last week of July 2017. It almost seems like a rite of passage when your pet business has grown enough to support a booth at SuperZoo, which will take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 6, 2017 | AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
The August 2017 AAFCO annual meeting will be held in Bellevue (Seattle area) Washington. More than 60% of our members are from the West Coast – will you be there? Among topics to be discussed are updates to pet food labeling. Additionally, after the regular...