Protecting and Advancing Our Members’ Interests

The American Pet Product Association (APPA) supports our members through advocacy and awareness through identifying laws, legislation, and proposed regulations that impact the industry; notifying APPA members on legislations, proposed regulations and soliciting their involvement; providing educational tools to members;and working in coalition with organizations with similar interests to represent the interests of members and the industry at large.

Pet-Friendly Housing

APPA is proud to advocate for pet-friendly housing by supporting HABRI's Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative, along with our housing initiative in collaboration with the Animal Policy Group. Both initiatives provide market research that demonstrates how pet restrictions in rental housing make it challenging for more Americans to become pet owners.

PAWS Act

APPA is proud to support the PAWS Act alongside our partners at HABRI. This bill treats amounts paid for veterinary care or a pet health insurance plan of a service animal as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.

Pets & Mental Health

The American Pet Products Association (APPA) is proud to support the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) in efforts to demonstrate the health benefits of human-animal interaction (HAI) and pet ownership on mental health.

Pet Food Label Modernization

AAFCO’s PFLM new model regulations for pet food labels published in the 2024 Official Publication aim at making pet food labels and packaging more consistent and transparent.

Latest Update:

Updated Position on PFLM

APPA joins NASC in recommending that its members move ahead with implementation of Pet Food Label Modernization (PFLM). Please click here to read the NASC statement.

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PURR Act | Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform

The PURR ACT is a legislative campaign to modernize pet food regulation. It sets uniform standards for dog and cat pet food and pet food labels across the country. The PURR Act would modernize the regulatory framework governing pet food manufacturing.

Latest Update: PURR ACT reintroduced to Congress

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Ingredient Approval

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) that established a working partnership for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the Association of American Feed Control Officials’ (AAFCO) Ingredient Definition Request Process as a means for vetting and approving ingredients has not been renewed before it expired on October1st, 2024.

What is next for the ingredient approval process?

The Scientific Review of Ingredient Submissions (SRIS) program is now accepting applications for new animal food ingredient definitions and modifications to existing ingredient definitions. The SRIS program, a collaborative partnership of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Campus (K-State Olathe), is offering three submission levels: Basic Scientific Review, Full Submission Package and an Expanded Submission Package

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