by Team | Jan 27, 2017 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News, Members-Only Content
by Cathy Alinovi | Jan 12, 2017 | Latest News
Only a handful of months has passed since the day we officially announced the opening of the Next Generation Pet Food Manufacturing Association. Designed to serve, represent and fight for all of the honorable pet food manufacturers too “small” to be part of a good...
by Cathy Alinovi | Dec 5, 2016 | Latest News
Last week was a big week for Next Gen PFMA for two reasons, one of which has me very frustrated (but equally determined) and the other is amazing news for all of our members. First, it was a big week because we participated in two work groups for AAFCO. We are...
by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 23, 2016 | Latest News
History is full of examples of violent interactions. War, violence, aggression – these are all synonymous for a situation that engenders winners and losers. There are some excellent examples of nonviolent struggles in history. These non-violent conflicts have...
by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 19, 2016 | Latest News
First, and most importantly, our member list is confidential and will remain that way until until all of the members feel the time is right to disclose the member list. In fact, recently, I was asked by a few fellow pet food manufacturers, as well as some regulatory...
by Cathy Alinovi | Sep 15, 2016 | Latest News
Several consumers have approached the association wanting to know how to reconcile their veterinarians’ recommendations to feed low protein pet food to dogs and cats in kidney failure while the owners’ desire to feed more species appropriate diets. As leaders in the...