March 9, 2023
Expert Panel Upholds AAFCO Guidelines for Copper Concentrations in Foods for Normal Dogs
Panel also stresses need for more stringent regulations concerning food based-causes of disease. The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) recently announced the findings of an expert panel convened in response to a February 2021 article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) concerning the current AAFCO guidelines for maximum concentrations of
February 9, 2023
Chapter 7 of The Official Publication
In an effort to trim down the size of the Official Publication, the AAFCO Board of Directors is considering the deletion of Chapter 7: AAFCO Meeting Proceedings. This chapter includes all of the committee reports from the previous Annual and Midyear meetings. In the past, these committee reports have been printed in Chapter 7 ofFebruary 1, 2023
AAFCO Deeply Values FDA Partnership, Supporting Virtual Public Meeting
AAFCO Executive Director Austin Therrell provides a statement CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 1, 2023 – Following the recent Association of American Feed Control Officials’ (AAFCO) Mid-Year Meeting in San Antonio, and noting its timely theme of “Working Better Together,” executive director Austin Therrell shared AAFCO’s support of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) upcoming VirtualJanuary 12, 2023
New Standards for Human Grade Pet Food
AAFCO has a new standard for human grade pet and specialty pet food products. This new standard, along with AAFCO’s Guidelines for “Human Grade” Claims, outline how all human grade pet food products should be manufactured in accordance with the acceptable regulations for ready-to-eat human food.January 3, 2023
Get to Know AAFCO’s Austin Therrell
Originally published on the AFIA Feed Bites Blog 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself –what drew you to wanting to lead AAFCO? Therrell: I was fortunate to get involved with AAFCO when I was working in the feed regulatory program at the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. AAFCO played a large role inDecember 13, 2022
New Comprehensive Animal Feed Ingredient Submission Course
AAFCO recently launched its Comprehensive Animal Feed Ingredient Submission Course – specifically for industry. The course has been designed for domestic and international manufacturers and distributors of ingredients used in premixes, livestock feeds and pet foods in the United States to learn more about the various ingredient approval processes. Participants are strongly encouraged to completeNovember 13, 2022
FSMA
For all the latest related to FSMA, refer to FDA’s FSMA page. Information can be found here related to webinars, fact sheets, etc. To send FDA an electronic inquiry related to FSMA see FDA’s electronic inquiry page located here. Follow the FDA information pages often as information and updates are being released on a regular basis.November 13, 2022
The AAFCO Pet and Specialty Pet Labeling Guide
The AAFCO Pet and Specialty Pet Labeling Guide is available for purchase! This guide was originally developed to help control officials, industry, and other interested parties to better understand and interpret the AAFCO Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food. This version contains valuable explanations of common labeling issues as well as labelNovember 13, 2022
AAFCO Ingredient Definition Process
The AAFCO definition request process starts with sharing a draft definition for your material with the AAFCO investigator listed on our regulatory page. This draft definition should be written in the same manner as other definitions in the AAFCO Official Publication. (available for 2 week trial purchase on our website for $20). The remainder of theNovember 13, 2022
Important Update About Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food
AAFCO's Pet Food Committee has published a draft of the proposed Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food and is requesting input from feed program administrators, industry representatives, and consumers. This draft incorporates feedback and comments received earlier this year regarding nutrition facts boxes, ingredient names, safe handling and nutritional adequacy verbiage.August 24, 2022