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AAFCO votes on specialty foods, more

The  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO) "mid-year" meeting was held on January 19-21 in Redondo Beach, California, USA (near Los Angeles). The meeting started with a general session, which for many years has been held only during the summer annual meetings.

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Petfood news from FDA

Many in the industry have been eagerly waiting for news from the  US Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) on a variety of petfood-related matters. Despite the lack of news on those issues, FDA has announced several items on its website that affect petfood.

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Color my world

In November 2009, the  US Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) published a proposal regarding the declaration of color additives on animal feed (including petfood) labels. The proposed amendment to Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Section 501.22 ( Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 224, pp. 61068-61074 ) would add a subsection (k) to incorporate these labeling changes as mandated by the  Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990  (NLEA).

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Ethoxyquin redux

I was with the  US Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) in the early 1990s when the debate regarding the preservative ethoxyquin was at its peak, so I became intimately involved with the issue. The controversy never totally went away, but lately there has been a resurgence of discussion and concern among the pet-owning public, particularly pertaining to the presence of undeclared ethoxyquin in petfood formulations.

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What do AAFCO GMPs mean for petfood?

After years of deliberation, the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO) passed its Model Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Feed and Feed Ingredients at its annual meeting in August. The new regulations will apply to all commercial feeds, including petfoods.

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Salmonella detection system

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AAFCO marks 100th year, passes new regulations

In August the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO) commemorated its 100th anniversary with its annual meeting, held in Washington, DC, USA, the same location     as the first meeting in 1909. The meeting included events to mark the milestone, the introduction of a new AAFCO logo and important votes, such as passage of several new model regulations.

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Something to Chew On: Getting ahead of food safety regulation

Recently someone described to me what he sees as two basic regulatory approaches: If it's done right, all will be right-which seems to be the European Union (EU) model; or If all turns out all right, it must have been done right-the US approach.

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What does the Reportable Food Registry mean for petfood?

In August, during the 100th anniversary meeting of the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO), held in Washington, DC, USA, a topic of imminent importance to the petfood industry came up for discussion: implementation of the  US Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) Reportable Food Registry.

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Mettler Toledo Safeline Profile metal detector operating system

Mettler Toledo

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NASC holds annual meeting

Many in the petfood industry are aware of the  National Animal Supplement Council  (NASC) from its participation at the  Association of American Feed Control Officials  (AAFCO) meetings over the past number of years. However, some readers may not be wholly familiar with the organization's goals and strategies as they pertain to pet products.

Pet Food Ingredients

Online Extra! Ensuring ingredient freshness

Safe, nutritious, tasty petfood requires careful handling and processing of raw meat ingredients

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