FDA Listens to Pet Food Concerns

FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) held a virtual listening session on September 24, 2021, on the Agency’s oversight of pet food. A variety of experts, company representatives, scientists, and others presented their views on a variety of topics relating to pet food.

You can listen to the presentations (about 6 minutes each) via YouTube.

The speakers were:

Opening/Introduction:
Walter Ellenberg – Introductions
Steven Solomon, Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) – Opening Remarks
Tracey Forfa, Deputy Director CVM & Jenny Murphy, Deputy Director for Foods – FDA’s Oversight of Pet Food
Walter Ellenberg – Meeting Overview

Contaminants:
Jessica Sleater, Andersen Sleater Sianni
Mollie Morrissette, Poisoned Pets

Ingredients:
Kathleen McCarron, Portland Pet Food Company Cheryl Greenacre, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine
Harry Duty
Scheril Murray Powel, Esq., Green Sustainable Strong, LLC
Hunter Buffington, Hemp Feed Coalition
Sharon Center, Cornell University
Kristi Smedley, Center for Regulatory Services, Inc.

Labeling:
Daniel Connors, Veritas Farms

Safety:
Catherine Alinovi, Next Generation Pet Food Manufacturers Association

Other:

Susan Thixton, Association for Truth in Pet Food
Kohl Harrington, Harrington Films
Catherine Castonguay, Diet Associated DCM Education Alliance

Adjournment:
Walter Ellenberg

Here is a transcript of the sessions, with times noted so you can fast forward the video to the speaker you want to hear:

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