The new Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda seeks to help foster product development.

Under the Innovative FEED Act, animal food substances that do not carry nutritive benefits would be regulated as food additives instead of drugs.

The association met federal officials, advocated for industry issues and installed new leadership.

Tracey Forfa represents the first non-veterinarian to hold the position.

The virtual meeting will be held on Feb. 9 and will discuss how the FDA can improve its partnership with the association.

The American Feed Industry Association details the slow and steady process of getting new ingredients recognized and approved.

An exclusive scoop on what to expect at this year’s conference from Louise Calderwood, director of regulatory affairs at the American Feed Industry Association.

This organization strives to keep the industry informed on changing regulations and legislation.

The association is urging the CVM to update the policy under which functional feed ingredients are regulated as animal drugs.

The new amendment would dedicate $8 million in funding to the FDA’s CVM to help approve new ingredients for animal feed and pet food.