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Registration Open — Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course May 12–14, 2025

Registration Closed! NC State Preventive Controls for Animal Food Course | May 2025

We’re excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) course in May 2025!Dates: Monday, May 12, 2025 (10 a.m. – 5…

FDA Food Safety Update: Cat and dog food manufacturers must consider HPAI (H5N1) in safety plans

Food Safety Update: HPAI for Consideration in Dog and Cat Food Safety Plans

On Friday, January 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement requiring cat and dog food manufacturers using uncooked or unpasteurized materials derived from poultry or…

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New Factsheet Series: Starting a Pet Food Business in N.C.

Starting a pet food business is much more involved than making food or treats and selling them for a profit. There are regulatory requirements that must be met to sell or otherwise distribute animal…

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New Factsheet: Challenges of by-Product Utilization in Animal Feeds

A new factsheet was recently published on the challenges of utilizing by-products in animal feeds. Challenges Though the animal food industry is an excellent example of sustainability, there are a…

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Pet Food Webinar Recordings

Last week, we hosted two webinars for livestock producers interested in utilizing their processing by-products to create pet food and pet treats. The webinars focused on the regulatory components of…

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FDA Virtual Listening Session

Ingredient approval can be a very confusing process for animal food. There are several avenues that can be considered when introducing a new ingredient, but regardless, the ingredient must have…

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2022 Biennial Food Facility Registration Renewal

It's that time again! Every 2 years (on even numbered years), food facilities are required to renew their facility registration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Bioterrorism Act Section…

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New FDA Draft Guidance: Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed From Drug Carryover

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new Draft Guidance for Industry document, GFI #272 Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Drug Carryover, to replace…

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Registration Open: Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course February 2022

We’re excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) course in February 2022!Dates:Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (10…

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2021 CFIA Feed Production Technology School Recap

Each year, the Carolina Feed Industry Association (CFIA) hosts a Feed Production Technology School at NC State University in Raleigh, NC. With hurricanes and COVID-19 causing the cancelation of the…