Schedule of Events

Tuesday, January 26th

9:00 - 9:15       Opening remarks - Chair of PFC, Mr. Chuck Hayden, Trouw Nutrition

International Market Session

9:15 - 10:15     International Pet Food Markets - Phil Park , Euromonitor, Chicago.
                           Providing a global pet food market analysis.

10:15 - 11:15   International Protein Ingredient Purchasing and Supply - W.R. "Bill" Dieterichs, The Jacobsen Publishing Company.
                           Presenting supply and demand issues related to animal proteins.

11:15 - 12:15    International Regulatory Update
                            Mrs. Marty Wilder, Pet Food Association of Canada
                            In addition to other invited speakers - please see website for future confirmations.

12:15 - 1:30       Lunch on your own

Pet Food & Ingredient Safety Session

1:30 - 2:30       AFIA's Salmonella Control Guidance Document - Dr. Frank Jones, Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas

2:30 - 3:30       FDA's Current Regulatory View of Salmonella Control in Pet Food, Ingredients and Feed - Dr. Dan McChesney, FDA CVM

3:30 - 4:00       Break - Sponsored by Trouw Nutrition

Inspections

4:00 - 5:00       How to deal with state and federal inspections - Richard Sellers, AFIA

Cocktail Party

5:00 - 6:30      Sponsored by Alltech and GTC Nutrition 

Wednesday, January 27th

Domestic Regulatory Program

8:00 - 8:15       Opening Remarks

8:15 - 9:15       Lessons in Feed Ingredient Approvals sponsored by AFIA's Ingredient Approval & Definition Committee

• Dr. George Burdock, Burdock Group (30 minutes)
• FDA CVM speaker TBD (30 minutes)

9:15 - 10:15     Update on Domestic Pet Food and Ingredient Regulatory Priorities, Dr. Bill Burkholder, FDA CVM

10:15 - 10:45   Break - Sponsored by ADM Alliance Nutrition

10:45 - 12:00   Q&A with AAFCO Representatives (invited)

• Roger Hostenbach, Texas & AAFCO PFC
• Teresa Crenshaw, Delaware & AAFCO PFC
• Tony Claxton, Missouri & AAFCO PFC
• Liz Higgins, New Mexico & AAFCO PFC
• Lynn Sheridan, Washington & AAFCO PFC
• Bill Burkholder, FDA & AAFCO PFC
• Kent Kitade, California & AAFCO President
• Meagan Davis, Kentucky & AAFCO Board of Directors
• Chad Linton, West Virginia & AAFCO Board of Directors

Event brought to you with support of above mentioned sponsors and our Named Sponsors: Feedstuffs, Petfood Industry.