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Embrace sustainable packaging
I know you've heard it all before - and it's not sexy or exciting. I also know the idea of package sustainability (recycling) has come and gone before. But, thanks to the efforts of companies like Wal-Mart, this time it's an idea that's here to stay. It's an idea that can save you money, help your ...read more...


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The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) long-awaited final rule enhancing...

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Column MARKET WATCH
Speak now or pay later
BY David A. Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Speak now or pay later

FDA's plan for protecting the nation's food supply was released in November of 2007. Briefly, it is described as a comprehensive strategy to help protect the food supply from both unintentional contamination and deliberate attack.
Column EDITORIAL NOTES
Big money in play
BY Tim Phillips, DVM
Big money in play

This headline is an easy way to get the attention of most business people. But it's also relevant because it relates to a paradigm shift that will change what and how much petfood you sell. This shift is called predictive medicine.
Column SOMETHING TO CHEW ON
Getting your share of the bounty
BY Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
Getting your share of the bounty

Petfood manufacturers worldwide have been dealing with soaring prices for ingredients - especially grain-based ones - for a couple of years. Is the situation likely to improve at all this year?
Column INGREDIENT ISSUES

In the petfood industry, inorganic forms of essential trace minerals such as iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium have been the staple. In recent years, though, chelated forms of these minerals have found their way into a number of pet...
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Online Extra! Learn more about predictive medicine
Read what Dr. Gail Smith had to say at Petfood Forum 2008 about this topic and how it effects our industry.
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