Members of the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) met recently in San Diego with federal regulators from the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and representatives from the American Association of Feed Control Officials to discuss product label guidelines and manufacturing standards.  Members, some from as far away as the United Kingdom, also received training on the NASC adverse event reporting system.

“I was extremely pleased with the turn out for the meeting,” said Bill Bookout, president of NASC.  “And even more so that the regulators would take a few days to meet with NASC member companies on the continuation of formulating a reasonable solution to the regulation of animal health supplements that are not covered by DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act).”

NASC is an industry group dedicated to raising the standards of excellence in animal supplements.  Members represent about 70 percent of the multibillion dollar animal supplement industry.  Eight In One Pet products joined NASC because it provides the company with a platform to address issues that affect the companion animal health industry.

“NASC has given us a means to communicate with the governmental agencies that have responsibility over our business,” said Martin J. Glinsky, Ph.D., senior vice president of sales and marketing for Eight In One. “As a voice for the industry, NASC has the resources and credibility to initiate positive change, whereas individual companies would have difficulty obtaining an audience with government regulators