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 | Feb 3, 2020 | FSMA, Latest News, Our Stories
Under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, as well as the Food Safety Modernization Act, regulators, namely the FDA, USDA and state Departments of Agriculture, all have authority to sample foods for presence of “problems.“ Those problems can be anything from bacteria...
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 | Mar 25, 2019 | FSMA, Latest News, Our Stories, Regulatory Updates
Given Next Gen PFMA represents manufactures of real pet food, at first glance, it may seem illogical to talk about the produce industry; however, the produce industry is regulated by the same agency as the pet food industry: the FDA. Therefore, this should prove a...
by Cathy Alinovi | Dec 10, 2018 | AAFCO, FSMA, Latest News
Next Gen PFMA, representing our members, will meet with the acting director of the Office of Surveillance and Compliance at the Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA) at their headquarters in Rockville Maryland on December 18, 2018. This is the first time a trade...
