by ngp2021 | Aug 12, 2020 | FSMA, Latest News, Regulatory Updates
Early in March 2020, the FDA assured pet food manufacturers that raw materials were still available, and would continue to be available, for pet food manufacture. Concurrently, the FDA declared the pet food industry was a “vital” industry and the...
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 | 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 Cathy Alinovi | Dec 31, 2018 | Latest News
Believe it or not, this is not a post about New Year’s resolutions; it’s about putting your best foot forward for business in 2019. In spite of a federal government shutdown, many state department of agriculture begin their inspection sampling protocols in the first...