by Cathy Alinovi | Jun 22, 2017 | AAFCO, FSMA, Latest News, Members-Only Content
by Cathy Alinovi | Jun 18, 2017 | AAFCO, FSMA, Latest News
Inaugural Presidents are marked by the first hundred days of their presidency. At Next Gen PFMA, we are proud to be marked by our first year in existence. Through a bittersweet chain of events, Executive Director Cathy Alinovi became available full-time to pursue her...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jun 15, 2017 | Latest News
There are five reasons to manufacture pet food that are directly related to how people feed their pets. How each different pet food manufacturer handles these five reasons is what creates the diversity present within the marketplace. The five reasons pet owners feed...
by Cathy Alinovi | May 19, 2017 | Latest News
Certainly, this is not a topic ANY pet food manufacturer wants to consider (…but would be wise to do so). Because they manufacture the top 2% of pet foods, our members are constantly under scrutiny, including by the FDA and state departments of agriculture. This...
by Cathy Alinovi | Apr 25, 2017 | Labeling Updates, Latest News
There is no doubt that changes in how we label our products are on the way. Once the FDA approves labeling updates, AAFCO will modify their model bill and every state in the country will have to update their pet food laws. For some states, radical changes will...