Animal Feed Regulatory & Food Safety Consulting
Navigating Animal Feed Regulations Shouldn’t Slow Your Innovation Down
The regulatory pathway for new animal feed ingredients, food safety compliance, and product label claims is complex, costly, and always changing. Companies that treat regulatory strategy as an afterthought can lose months — and potentially products — to avoidable delays.
NutriQuest’s Regulatory and Quality team brings decades of experience in the animal feed and pet food industries to these challenges. The team navigates the full regulatory lifecycle, from new ingredient submissions and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) determinations through Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety plans, product claim substantiation, and label compliance.
Regulatory consulting is available as a standalone engagement for companies with a specific compliance need, or integrated directly into a NutriQuest research or innovation project, so your regulatory strategy and your efficacy data develop together, not in sequence.
Standalone Engagement
Have a specific regulatory challenge, such as a GRAS submission, an FSMA food safety plan, or a label review? NutriQuest’s regulatory team engages as a standalone consulting partner for companies of any size.
Integrated with Research or Innovation
Already working with NutriQuest on research or innovation? Regulatory support is available within the same engagement, building the regulatory pathway alongside the science rather than after it.
Our Regulatory Services
Ingredient Approval & Product Launch
Food Safety &
Compliance
Label Claims &
Regulatory Affairs
Getting a new ingredient or additive to market requires navigating multiple regulatory pathways that each have their own science, documentation, and agency relationships. NutriQuest’s team has managed this process across the full spectrum of animal feed and pet food ingredient categories.
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New ingredient definition submissions: Feed Additive, Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Ingredient Consultation, and Scientific Review of Ingredient Submissions (SRIS)
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Ingredient safety assessment — toxicology and contaminant exposure
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Safety and efficacy study design, placement, and monitoring
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Product development strategies that align regulatory and business requirements
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Product claim development and substantiation
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State and federal product and facility registrations
Food safety compliance is an ongoing program — not a one-time task. Whether you’re building a food safety plan from scratch or responding to a regulatory deadline, NutriQuest’s team is equipped to help manufacturers of feed, pet food, and ingredients stay current and stay prepared.
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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety plan development
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Foreign supplier verification programs
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Food Defense planning
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Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) training
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Management of recalls — feed, pet food, and ingredients
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Risk management and communication support
Product labels and marketing claims carry regulatory weight, and getting them wrong creates liability. NutriQuest provides expert review and ongoing regulatory affairs support to keep your labels compliant and your claims defensible.
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Label review guidance and compliance evaluation
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Regulatory and scientific affairs support
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Agency dialogue and representation
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Trade association representation
Meet Our Regulatory Team
Collectively, NutriQuest’s Regulatory and Quality team brings more than 45 years of experience in the animal food industry — combining regulatory affairs, quality assurance management, and food safety expertise under one roof.
Jodi Miller
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Jodi has spent more than 20 years managing product registrations across North America and international markets for animal feed and pet food companies. She leads regulatory strategy for new product launches and ongoing compliance programs. In addition, Jodi holds the distinction of being a certified PCQI Trainer to train others in FDA-required Preventive Controls.
HAACP Certified • PCQI Trainer
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Jenny Bailie
Quality Assurance Manager
Jenny’s combination of a B.S. in Animal Science, an M.S. in Project Management from UW-Platteville, and more than 20 years in quality assurance management means she can build and run compliance programs at scale. As an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor — the American Society for Quality’s leading quality credential — Jenny brings a rigorous, systematic approach to every food safety and process improvement engagement.
HAACP Certified • PCQI Certified • ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
Heidi Hockenson
Quality Assurance Assistant
Heidi supports the regulatory and quality assurance team’s day-to-day client work, providing operational continuity across documentation, registration tracking, and compliance program support. Her business management background and PCQI certification ensure the team’s work is executed with the same precision as it is designed.
PCQI Certified