In early February 2023, the FDA is internet hosting a webinar relating to their relationship with AAFCO – particularly the pet meals/animal feed ingredient approval course of. Now we have requested to offer a presentation (client opinions) on this webinar and we wish your enter to base our presentation on.
What have you learnt about how new pet meals/animal feed components are accredited? As instance, not too long ago Black Soldier Fly Larvae was accredited as an ingredient in pet food. Are you aware how this ingredient was accredited? What was required to ensure that it to be accredited to be used in pet food?
The ingredient approval course of is what FDA is asking for opinion on on this webinar. The FDA states:
“The aim of this assembly is to particularly take a look at how to enhance FDA’s position within the AAFCO feed ingredient definition course of and how FDA may collect stakeholder enter on the protection of every pending ingredient definition.”
The company is simply permitting presenters to offer enter on the next 4 questions…
- What steps can FDA take to enhance stakeholder understanding of FDA’s engagement in AAFCO’s feed ingredient definition course of and higher talk this info with the general public?
- What modifications to FDA’s position in AAFCO’s feed ingredient definition course of could be useful to stakeholders and why?
- If FDA made an inventory of AAFCO feed ingredient definition requests publicly out there, the place would stakeholders choose to seek out such an inventory and what info would stakeholders prefer to see with such an inventory?
- What do stakeholders view as profitable or priceless in FDA’s continued participation because the scientific reviewers for brand new AAFCO feed ingredient definitions?
Primarily based on FDA’s presentation necessities, we’re asking pet house owners for his or her responses to the next questions.
Our presentation will embrace your responses and we are going to publish our presentation for pet house owners after we offer it to FDA.
If you want to attend the webinar, hearken to the entire shows (we assume many/most can be from business), you possibly can register to attend on the FDA web site right here.
Wishing you and your pet(s) one of the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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