by ngp2021 | Mar 31, 2020 | FSMA, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
The FDA, today, 31 March 2020, hosted a teleconference with/for pet food manufacturers. Below is a summary of the call for those who were unable to join. When the link to the recorded call becomes available, this post will be updated. From the Director of CVM (Center...
by ngp2021 | Mar 24, 2020 | Latest News, Regulatory Updates
No doubt you’ve read the FDA notification announcing the pet food industry is deemed “vital,” therefore it will have reprieve during these critical times. In fact, the notice was picked up by a general pet food industry journal with over-confident reporting that...
by ngp2021 | Mar 13, 2020 | Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Regardless of whether they manufacture fresh food, such as Next Generation Pet Food Manufacturer Association members do, or conventional pet food, such as represented by the remainder of the industry, all pet food manufacturers know that the FDA has a zero tolerance...
by ngp2021 | Jan 21, 2020 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Regulations are now fully updated to include specifics for large size dogs and puppies. Because these dogs have different calcium/phosphorus needs than the average size dog, regulations have had to change to reflect current knowledge (now a decade old). This has been...
by ngp2021 | Dec 27, 2019 | FSMA, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Anyone like romaine lettuce? Caesar salad perhaps? Personally, I eat a lot of romaine lettuce and Caesar salad. I’m one of the sensitive people that if the lettuce isn’t washed about 8 times I’ll get an intestinal “thing” after eating some of the lettuce....
by ngp2021 | Nov 12, 2019 | AAFCO, Latest News, Our Stories, Regulatory Updates
In one of the last posts, I presented a timeline related to the court cases. At the writing of that post, all parties in the Lystn LLC vs FDA, AAFCO, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture lawsuits, as well as the interveners, were to meet with the magistrate...
