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The Pet Food Institute (PFI) has received recommendations from the National Pet Food Commission (NPFC) and is in the process of developing a plan to implement them.
The NPFC was established by PFI in April 2007 to conduct an independent review of the pet food recalls of 2007. The commission was comprised of recognized authorities in nutrition, toxicology, veterinary medicine and quality control. Its charge was to study the findings on the cause of the recall. From its study the NPFC recommended steps the industry and government can take to further build on the safety and quality standards already in place for pet food.
The recommendations are comprehensive and thoroughly researched. They are being presented by the NPFC to the regulators of the industry – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (an organization of state and federal authorities) – and to veterinarians as well as to the pet food industry as a whole.
PFI appreciates the detailed assessment the National Pet Food Commission conducted of the domestic pet food industry. Implementation of the recommendations of the NPFC by the pet food industry will support the industry’s role in the effort to further strengthen the nation’s food safety system. PFI is a member of the Coalition for a Stronger FDA and is working with Congress, regulators and industry organizations toward a stronger public-private food safety partnership. It is through this partnership that U.S. pet food manufacturers will continue their role of helping pets living longer, healthier lives.
Read recommendations to PFI and pet food industry.
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Commission Members
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Chair:
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Dr. Angele Thompson, Ph.D., Pet Food Nutritionist
Dr. E. Murl Bailey, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D, Texas A&M University
Dr. Fran Kallfelz, D.V.M., Ph.D., Cornell University
Dr. Rodney J. Noel, Indiana Associate State Chemist
Randall Gordon, Vice President, National Grain and Feed Association
Christopher S. Cowell, M.S., PAS, Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee, Pet Food Institute
The FDA has committed to naming an observer to the Commission
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site has additional resources and information for consumers at www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html.
The American Veterinary Medical Association has compiled and posted a list of recalled pet food products in an easy to use format at www.avma.org/aa/menufoodsrecall/default.asp.
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Recall Information for Consumers
National Pet Food Commission
Commission Members
What We Know
Regulation and Testing
Homemade Pet Food
Key Facts
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