by ngp2021 | Aug 7, 2020 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, Latest News, Our Stories, Regulatory Updates
Whether or not you used the opportunity to tune in for free to the AAFCO meeting (August 5-7, 2020) to get a taste of how things run, here’s an overview of the salient discussions. (If you did tune in, please shoot me an email and let me know your impressions.) The...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 4, 2018 | AAFCO, AAFCO Meetings, FSMA, Labeling Updates, Latest News
The 2018 Annual AAFCO meeting is fast approaching – July 30-August 1 in Ft Lauderdale. Not planning on attending? No worries, Next Gen PFMA will be there representing its members. Here are some of the issues, some more impactful than others, on the docket: Model...
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...
by Cathy Alinovi | Mar 9, 2017 | AAFCO, Latest News
Currently, there is no ingredient definition for hemp and/or hemp products in pet food. The Ingredient Definitions Committee welcomes a manufacturer who will propose a definition. Methodology to request an ingredient be defined is well-detailed in the AAFCO OP...
by Cathy Alinovi | Feb 15, 2017 | Labeling Updates
Since forming Next Gen PFMA, it has been very encouraging to realize that state regulators consider our members to be the innovators, at the cutting-edge of the pet food industry. With that innovation, of course, come new combinations of ingredients designed to...
