Next Generation Pet Food Manufacturers Association Advocating for the next generation of Pet Food
The 2018 annual AAFCO meeting just finished August 1 in Fort Lauderdale. Representatives from 44 of the 50 United States, as well as Canada and seven other countries were present. It’s interesting to note that not all states send representatives to AAFCO. That does not mean those states don’t have …
Read More »Recovered retail food approved as a feed ingredient
At first impression, one wouldn’t expect “recovered retail food” to affect our members as Next Gen PFMA members do not source “feed grade” ingredients. With strict controls, manufacturers can prevent use of inferior ingredients in their foods – but do you control the ingredients consumed by your ingredients? Does your …
Read More »It’s like a march on Washington DC – timing is everything.
And like a march on Washington DC, if the event is scheduled after decisions are made, it’s not even worth being there. In two weeks the semi annual AAFCO meeting is underway. Rarely do manufacturers of real pet food, members of NexGen PFMA, participate in these meetings. One manufacturer of …
Read More »Four Weeks to AAFCO Summer 2018 – What to Expect
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 Bill Committee SUIP GRAS self- …
Read More »It’s January – what does that mean to your manufacturing process?
For some it’s the start of a new fiscal year thus business planning and annual budgets – our manufacturers plan for 40% annual growth. Thus planning means renewing contracts and ensuring sourcing of quality raw ingredients. For Next Gen PFMA it means another AAFCO meeting. This meeting promised to be …
Read More »WE DID NOT LOSE!!
The discussion over so-called minor edits to the definition of human-grade pet food had potential to end poorly. The risk existed the Pet Food Committee (PFC) would blindly accept the proposal to “simply” remove the word “edible” from the human grade pet food (HGPF) discussion. The conversation started with a …
Read More »Your Manufacturing Process — January 2018
It’s January – what does that mean to your manufacturing process? For some of our members, it’s the start of a new fiscal year which means business planning and annual budgets. Our manufacturers are planning for 40% annual growth!! This planning means renewing contracts and ensuring the sourcing of quality …
Read More »Human-grade and AAFCO
As I look forward to representing our members at another AAFCO meeting in just under a week, there’s something of HUGE importance on the agenda. You can check out the official agenda here. To be honest, at first glance, when I heard the proposed changes in the definition of “human …
Read More »The New Pet Food Label is Here (For Members at Least)
One advantage for members of Next Gen PFMA is early notice of regulatory discussions. For the last 9 months, I have participated in several committees working to update pet food label regulations in accordance with FSMA requirements. Today, Next Gen PFMA members were informed of a confidential draft of proposed …
Read More »2017 AAFCO ANNUAL MEETING REPORT
The AAFCO 2017 Annual meeting just wrapped up and I’m pleased to give you a summary of the developments that most impact you. First, I´m pleased to report that I’m still on the following active working groups: Nutrition Facts Box, Nutritional Adequacy and Feeding …
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