This week on The Groomer Next Door Podcast we sit down with Kristen Green from AAFCO. So for most pet parents you may ask "whose AAFCO".

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is a voluntary membership association of local, state and federal agencies charged by law to regulate the sale and distribution of animal feeds and animal drug remedies.

Although AAFCO has no regulatory authority, the Association provides a forum for the membership and industry representation to achieve three main goals:

Safeguarding the health of animals and humans

Ensure consumer protection

Providing a level playing field of orderly commerce for the animal feed industry.

These goals are achieved by developing and implementing uniform and equitable laws, regulations, standards, definitions and enforcement policies for regulating the manufacture, labeling, distribution and sale of animal feeds - resulting in safe, effective and useful feeds by promoting uniformity amongst member agencies.