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 | Aug 19, 2023 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News
Attending both annual AAFCO meeting costs approximately $3500, including dues, travel and hotel stays. This is why so many small batch pet food manufacturers (like our esteemed NGPFMA members!) miss out. Well, they used to miss out. Now, through AFFORDABLE Next...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jun 20, 2022 | AAFCO, Latest News
Nothing! I’m neither trying to be inflammatory nor am I seeing anything any different than they say on their website at AAFCO.org I need to explain how this works. I have assumed everybody gets it. But it’s really not straightforward. AAFCO is a national/international...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jun 16, 2022 | Latest News
This trade association has been in operation five years – the Board of Directors knows why we are here – after all, we set up the association. Truthfully, we’ve not done the best job at communicating our purpose to our wonderful, loyal, patient members – let alone...
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 Cathy Alinovi | Jun 16, 2021 | Latest News
Last year, with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we were notified that the FDA would suspend inspections into food and pet food facilities as feeding our nation was a priority. Recently, however, showing a (not surprising) lack of communication and/or...