US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will host a virtual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 22, discussing its latest food safety outline, "Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy."
Melissa Kunze brings experience in committee organization, event, budget and travel planning, and volunteer coordination and communication to her new role with AAFCO.
The annual event was held virtually this year and focused on pandemic impacts to the companion animal market, pet ownership and adoption, and the pet-owning economy.
The two agencies have teamed up to the develop an employee health and food safety checklist for food processing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the second volume of its “COVID-19 Pulse Study of Pet Ownership During the Pandemic,” the American Pet Products Association took a closer look at slowly shifting retail preferences for pet products.