/>i- This year’s annual AAFCO meeting was held August 4-6th in Omaha, Nebraska. Among the meeting’s highlights were the recognition of FDA’s Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) process and the passage of two resolutions:
- Resolution 2025-001-02, which rejects language in any federal bill which would preempt or otherwise limit the authority of state animal feed regulators. It specifically rejects the preemption language which was included in the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025 (PURR Act). The PURR Act was introduced in January but has not advanced.
- Resolution 2025-002 which relates to the potential development of an AAFCO label review service to review compliance with the AAFCO model bill and rules. AAFCO approved major changes to the model regulations in 2023, although the regulations have no force of law until adopted by states.
- The AAFCO ingredient updates included moving the definitions for “hemp seed meal mechanical extracted,” “clam meal,” and “alligator” from tentative to official and adding new tentative definitions for “fish” and “pomegranate pomace.”
- Updates to the AAFCO model bill included adding “lot identifier” language and a new definition for labeling.
- The meeting minutes for the August meeting have not yet been posted to the online repository.
AAFCO Annual Meeting Updates
Friday, September 12, 2025
Current Public Notices
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