The next AAFCO meeting begins this week. Pet owners can listen live to the meetings free of charge, or pay $575.00 to attend virtually. To listen live, here’s a link to an inventory of accessible phone numbers: Click Here. Should you would like to attend virtually, you’ll be able to register Here. The date and … Read more
On May 30, 2024 the AAFCO Pet Food Committee held a virtual meeting by which a vote was taken to pass or fail a proposed voluntary limited copper pet food claim. The proposal was: “Low Copper. A pet food that bears on its label the claim ‘low copper’, ‘low in copper’, or words of comparable … Read more
Copper levels in pet food has been a concerning topic for the previous few years. A growing variety of pets have been diagnosed with copper storage disease, a growing variety of veterinarians have been outspoken about the dearth of a copper maximum in pet food regulations. The problem: pet food regulations written by AAFCO haven’t … Read more