Pet Food Safety: Page 4

Lawsuit over PFAS, titanium dioxide in pet food or packaging

Pet food makers use titanium dioxide to whiten poultry- or fish-based products and avoid a grey appearance.

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Brand Insights

Omega-3s are Transforming Consumer Demand for Better Pet Nutrition

Corbion

Give pets the nutrition they deserve with algae-based omega-3s, a rich, natural source of DHA with zero impact on the ocean.

Omega-3s are Transforming Consumer Demand for Better Pet Nutrition

6 media questions to answer during a pet food recall

Dog bites man isn’t news, but man recalls dog food is. When reporting on a pet food recall, journalists aim to answer six essential questions in every article: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?

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Potential toxins found on dog and cat food packaging

The chemicals were not identified in the pet foods themselves. Bags from Purina Cat Chow Complete Chicken had the highest concentration of total PFAS, at 245 parts per billion (ppb).

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Pet Food Safety

Case study: Hiperbaric and Steve's Real Food

Learn about the partnership between Hiperbaric and Steve’s Real Food in the area of raw pet food and high-pressure processing (HPP).

High-pressure processing (HPP) is one of the primary methods used in raw pet food safety, and is the method Steve’s Real Food turned to in 2019.

Pet Food Market

Freeze-dried/raw pet food segment continues to grow

Learn about the latest in the freeze-dried raw pet food segment, including trends, growth and food safety technologies.

Hiperbaric Freeze Dried Conveyor

Switch pet food ingredients carefully, despite prices

As the saying goes, there are no free lunches. However, that doesn’t mean a pet food formulator can’t find a means to adjust a recipe according to what is available and affordable.

Salmonella rising in British raw meat pet food

Raw meat pet food had the highest number of Salmonella contaminated samples of all the feeds tested by Animal and Plant Health Agency scientists.

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Pet Food Market

Argentine pet food exports may grow using quality control

Quality control procedures boost efficiency, ensure consistent pet food products and reduce the potential for recalls, but quality control can go beyond that to become a marketing tool for dog, cat and other pet food producers.

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Dog deaths prompt Brazil to recall, stop Bassar Pet Food

In Brazil, Civil Police of Minas Gerais are investigating nine dogs’ deaths following the consumption of Bassar Pet Food brand snacks.

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Core species of dog, cat gut microbiome identified

In dogs, 15 genera made up the core, while healthy cat guts hosted 17. Dawn Kingsbury, DVM, AnimalBiome chief veterinary officer, presented the results of a five-year research project at the ACVIM Forum 2020 in June.

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FDA alert for Darwin’s Natural Pet Products cat food

The FDA issued this alert because these lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products cat food represent a serious threat to human and animal health.

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Pet Food Market

The expectations and limitations of feeding trials

Learn about the expectations and limitations of feeding trials, as well as what companies are doing to ensure they get the best information possible from their research.

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