From: Breitsman, John [jbreitsman@state.pa.us]
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:50 PM
To: 'The Glucosamine Foundation'; Breitsman, John
Cc: Benz, Sharon A
Subject: RE: AAFCO Pet Supplements

AAFCO is not planning to remove anything from the marketplace.  AAFCO has no
statutory or regulatory authority.  Federal and state feed regulatory
programs regulate those ingredients that are not accepted or recognized for
use in animal feeds.  Feed ingredients that are not accepted or recognized
for use in animal feed are subject to regulatory action.  This is not a new
concept.

There are recognized processes where an ingredient can achieve acceptance
and recognition as a feed ingredient.  Ingredients intended for medicinal or
therapeutic purposes would have to gain approval as a new animal drug from
FDA.  FDA regulates new animal drugs.  Only a few states regulate new animal
drugs as animal remedies.  State feed programs would only regulate
unapproved new animal drugs if they were incorporated in feed.

Glucosamine is not an approved or recognized feed ingredient.  Depending on
the intended purpose of glucosamine in animal feed, your foundation may be
able to assist the manufacturers or distributors to gain recognition as a
feed ingredient or a new animal drug.  We have been encouraging
manufacturers and suppliers to seek this approval for several years.  John 

-----Original Message-----
From: The Glucosamine Foundation [mailto:info@arthritis-glucosamine.net]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:18 PM
To: jbreitsman@state.pa.us
Cc: sbenz@cvm.fda.gov
Subject: AAFCO Pet Supplements


Greetings,

It has come to my attention that the AAFCO is planning on removing pet 
supplements from sale.

Could you please explain the reasoning behind this if true, and would you 
please comment on the article at http://altvetmed.com/supplements.html

Let me know if I can be of any assistance or answer any questions.

Best Regards,
J.R Rogers
Co-Director
The Pet Arthritis Resource Center
info@arthritis-glucosamine.net
http://www.arthritis-glucosamine.net/pet-arthritis/