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Pet Food Compliance offers a wealth of services including
pet food product registration, label auditing, data
reporting, business consulting and retailer visibility.
Pet Food Compliance
Reform Act of 2024, also known as the PURR Act.
In July 2023, AAFCO membership voted to approve new
guidelines for dog and cat food labeling under the PFLM
initiative. In February 2024, a bipartisan cohort of Congress
members introduced the PURR Act, which proposes to give
the FDA regulatory authority over the labeling and ingredient
review process for dog and cat food and treats.
While the jury is still out regarding the PURR Act, new
label guidelines from AAFCO will be implemented eventually.
The association has advocated for a six-year grace period
to allow brands ample time to adopt the new guidelines
and make the necessary changes. Wisner recommended pet
food companies take a hurry-up-and-wait approach, as it is
still unclear how exactly these new guidelines will unfold.
In addition, on Aug. 2, AAFCO announced that its
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FDA will
not be renewed following its expiration on Oct. 1. MOU 22507-7001
outlines the organizations' responsibilities for defining
ingredients in animal feed and pet food and has been in
place for 17 years. Through the MOU, the FDA accepted and
reviewed AAFCO Feed Ingredient Definition requests.
AAFCO and the FDA are independently establishing
plans to provide a " seamless " transition on the ingredient
review process. Additionally, the FDA is evaluating its
animal food ingredient review authorities and processes to
determine if changes are necessary in order to ensure new
ingredients have a predictable path to market.
" As we've seen labeling modifications happen across other
industries, the challenge oftentimes is the disconnect between
regulatory professionals and organizations advocating
one way and the industry in another, " Wisner noted. " I still
see a lot of gray area, so as opposed to being too proactive,
we're waiting to see what happens when the dust settles. "
Regardless of where the other shoe drops in terms of
these regulatory developments, Pet Food Compliance will
continue to keep its finger on the pulse of these regulations
so it can better serve industry members as the compliance
landscape evolves.
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