The NASC 2010 Annual Meeting was our largest ever with 170 attendees representing over 105 NASC member companies and numerous invitied guests.

Speakers at this year's meeting included Tracey Forfa, Executive Director, FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Lonnie Smith, Policy Analyst & Standards Coordinator, FDA, Warren Majerus, President, Quality Systems Implementation, Dave Dzanis, CEO, Regulatory Discretion, Inc., Jean Szkotnicki, President, Canadian Animal Health Institute, Ben Jones, Assistant Director, Office of the Texas State Chemist, and Adrian Bailey from the North American Compendiums.

Bill Bookout, President of NASC, served as moderator for the 2-day meeting in addition to delivering several presentations.  NASC members Greg Tilford, Animal Essentials, and Kim Pearson, Thorne Reserach, also gave presentations.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Registering Facilities & Products with FDA - Lonnie Smith
  
• Six Step Supplier Qualification Program - Warren Majerus
  
• NASC Preferred / Verified Supplier Programs - Bill Bookout
  
• Chondroitin 101 - Warren Majerus
  
• State vs. Federal Agency Approaches to Compliance - Ben Jones
  
• How Not to Run Afoul of FDA, FTC and NAD on Labeling & Advertising - Kim Pearson
  
• Update on a Joint Approach with the Canadian Animal Health Institute - Jean Szkotnicki

• What's New at CVM? Comments of the Issue of Dietary Supplements for Animals - Tracey Forfa
  
• Ingredient Risk Assessment Review - Greg Tilford
  
• Labeling Guidelines for NASC Members - Bill Bookout
  
• Labeling Workshop on Feed Supplements - Dr. Dave Dzanis
  
• NASC Quality Systems Requirements & cGMPS - Bill Bookout
  
• NASC Adverse Event Reporting System - Bill Bookout
  
• Spotlighting NASC Members on the North American Compendiums Website - Adrian Bailey