The  Pet Food Institute  is holding a special training session for its members and others from the US petfood industry on China's facility certification and product registration requirements on July 30 in Washington. The training program coincides with the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  annual meeting.

For US companies to export petfood to China, the  US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services  must certify to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine that the manufacturing facility meets specific requirements and the products must be registered with  China's Ministry of Agriculture . At the training program, a representative from AQSIQ will provide an overview of the agency's requirements.