The American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) Board of Directors recently wrapped up its annual spring meeting in Arlington, Va., where they heard from federal officials, advocated for key policy priorities impacting the animal food industry on Capitol Hill and conducted other official business, including installing new board leadership and directors.
At the board briefing, the directors heard from Tracey Forfa, J.D., director for the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, and Tim Schell, Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Office of Surveillance and Compliance, on the regulatory process for approving new animal food ingredients, especially those with non-nutritive benefits (e.g., reduced food safety pathogens or emissions), agency resources and more.