Pet Food Labeling Compliance Lead

Vet's Plus; Menomonie (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vet's Plus in Wisconsin is seeking a Regulatory Labeling Specialist to ensure pet food labeling complies with FDA, AAFCO, NASC, and state requirements. You will partner with Product Development, QA, Manufacturing, and Marketing to manage registrations, labels, and claims while monitoring regulatory changes.

The role requires experience with labeling regulations, strong writing skills, and the ability to translate complex rules into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific field
• 2+ years of experience in regulatory, labeling, quality assurance, or food safety.
• Working knowledge of FDA, NASC and AAFCO standards.
• Work in a food, beverage, pet food, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with GMPs, HACCP principles, sanitation programs, and quality systems.
• Experience with inspections, audits, and documentation management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, and maintain state feed registrations and product licenses.
• Coordinate product registrations for all U.S. states and applicable international markets.
• Maintain registration databases and renewal schedules.
• Respond to inquiries from state feed control officials and regulatory agencies.
• Reporting and tonnage fee process.
• Develop and review product labels, packaging, inserts, websites, advertisements, social media content, and marketing materials for regulatory compliance.
• Verify compliance with AAFCO labeling requirements, ingredient definitions, nutritional adequacy statements, guaranteed analyses, and feeding directions.
• Lead the AAFCO Pet Food Label Modernization (PFLM) project to modernize and update the all labels to comply with the requirements.
• Evaluate product claims for compliance with FDA, AAFCO, NASC, and applicable state requirements.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Product Development to develop compliant product messaging.
• Review formulas, ingredients, specifications, and supplier documentation for regulatory acceptability.
• Assess ingredient compliance with AAFCO definitions, GRAS determinations, FDA regulations, and state requirements.
• Provide regulatory guidance during formulation changes and product modifications.
• Monitor changes from FDA, AAFCO, NASC, state feed control agencies, USDA, and relevant industry organizations for labeling.
• Evaluate potential business impacts of regulatory changes.
• Develop implementation plans for new regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing teams.
• Provide regulatory training and guidance to employees.
• Support risk assessments and compliance initiatives across the organization.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Label management software

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific field

Bachelor’s degree in food science, Animal Science, Biology, Chemistry, Regulatory Affairs, or related scientific discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Regulatory documentation systems

Job description

Vet's Plus in Wisconsin is seeking a Regulatory Labeling Specialist to ensure pet food labeling complies with FDA, AAFCO, NASC, and state requirements. You will partner with Product Development, QA, Manufacturing, and Marketing to manage registrations, labels, and claims while monitoring regulatory changes.

The role requires experience with labeling regulations, strong writing skills, and the ability to translate complex rules into actionable guidance for cross-functional teams.