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“Self”-GRAS in AAFCO’s Official Publication a Win-Win

A newsletter article published in the Burdock Advisor a year ago1 described an existential threat to the AAFCO system of approval of Feed...

Are AAFCO and the Official Publication Headed for Extinction?

The American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)[1] was formed in 1909 by officials from individual State governments at a time...

Safety of Animal Feed Ingredients… More Than Just Maintaining Growth?

Within the last decade, there has been an increase in the level of concern for the moral and ethical treatment of animals. Pets are now...

A Message from the President: What’s on the Horizon for 2016

The last two years initiated a trend on the food side of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be more responsive to populist...

Limitations on GRAS Substances: Not All GRASes Created Equal

FDA has made it abundantly clear on several occasions that there is no “blank check” to use a GRAS[1] substance in any food, at any level...

Pet Food Ingredient Regulations: The Elephant in the Room

Time is running out for pet food ingredient suppliers to conform to Federal regulations for their ingredients. The choices are either a...

CVM GRAS Notification Finally Arrives

On Friday, June 4, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) published an announcement regarding a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)...

GRAS Notification for Animal Feed Ingredients

The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has announced it will begin accepting generally recognized as safe (GRAS) Notifications...