Inaugural Presidents are marked by the first hundred days of their presidency. At Next Gen PFMA, we are proud to be marked by our first year in existence. Through a bittersweet chain of events, Executive Director Cathy Alinovi became available full-time to pursue her passion for ensuring sufficient high-quality pet …
Read More »Hemp Anyone?
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 (official publication). In the meantime – no definition – no use! …
Read More »What will your customer say when they are asked?
Warning: The Pet Food Label Modernization Working Group is planning on polling your customers! In response to mandatory changes legislated by FSMA, the Pet Food Label Modernization Working Groups are working to update pet food labels, much as human food labels have already been updated. As the different working groups …
Read More »Next Gen PFMA Contributes to New Definition of “Feed” (AKA “Food”)
This is now public information, made so in the 2017 on-line version of the AAFCO OP (Official Publication), but for our members, it’s — of course — old news. As the Executive Director of Next Gen PFMA — representing the most nutritionally defensible pet food manufacturers in the country — …
Read More »Protected: AAFCO Meeting January 2017 Member Notes
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Read More »Protected: Membership Has It’s Privileges
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Read More »Protected: Persistence Pay Off
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Read More »Protected: The AAFCO Model Bill- it’s impact on Next Gen members
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Read More »USC vs CFR – Who Wrote the Book on Definitions?
Differing rules define/govern pet food in the United States; for some, this can be a source of confusion. Unraveling the confusion ensures interested parties have the same basis of understanding – useful prior to the start of the Annual AAFCO meeting on August 1-3, 2016. Reason being, one agenda item …
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