by Cathy Alinovi | May 16, 2018 | AAFCO, FSMA, Latest News
Some of you may be wondering what became of the “Saving Raw” conference call. Never fear, many discussions based on the original discussion have been going on behind the scenes! This post is a compilation of the updates and progress by Next Gen PFMA to date and...
by Cathy Alinovi | Jul 13, 2017 | Latest News
Many of our present and future members will be in attendance in Las Vegas the last week of July 2017. It almost seems like a rite of passage when your pet business has grown enough to support a booth at SuperZoo, which will take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las...
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...
by Cathy Alinovi | Mar 13, 2017 | FSMA, Latest News
A preliminary report is generated from an initial screening of a large batch of pet food. A positive preliminary report is not final, but it is an indication that further investigation on all sides is needed. Would you know what to do with this? Would you know the...
by Cathy Alinovi | Mar 10, 2017 | Latest News
Making up less than 10% of the pet food marketplace, Next Gen PFMA members (and those nutritionally defensible small pet food manufacturers who aren’t YET members) are growing at 40% per year! We’re growing, while large conglomerate “crappy kibble’ players are losing...