Safety & Quality

Safety & Quality
5 questions to help prevent, detect and recover from FMC in pet food
Experts from FlexXray and Brightpet walk through the full contamination lifecycle, from supplier controls to third-party inspection, during a recent Ask the Petfood Pro.
Foreign material contamination carries costs well beyond destroyed product — from production downtime and customer relationship damage to brand reputation harm and recalls that average $10 million.
Pet Food Safety
Study: Microplastics found in many commercial pet food products
A new peer-reviewed study finds several UK dog, cat and hedgehog food products contain microplastic particles, with wet food posing the greatest daily exposure risk.
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Pet Food Insights
Regulatory complexity leads to challenges for cell-cultivated meat products
As public understanding of cell-cultivated meat products has expanded, regulatory efforts at both the federal and state levels have increasingly influenced how manufacturers interact with consumers.
Cell-based meat is a complicated idea, leading to regulatory hold-ups and a patchwork of responses from state and country legislators.
Pet Food Safety
Salmonella, antibiotic resistant bacteria found on imported dog treats in US
Researchers isolated three bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic considered a last-resort treatment in human medicine, from pig ear treats imported from Brazil.
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Safety & Quality
Feed safety issues reported in Europe
Among the safety risks reported in the region over recent weeks is bacterial contamination of swine feed in Croatia.
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Ingredient Issues
Heating pet foods via consumer microwaves
Surveys show that some pet owners heat up their pets’ food, but where are they getting their instructions?
Pet owners may microwave their pets’ food without understanding the potential downsides or how to do it properly at all.
Pet Food Recalls
Go Raw expands recall to Steve's Real Food
The pet food maker added a lot of Steve's Real Food Freeze-Dried Chicken Recipe to a recall begun in February over potentially low thiamine, or vitamin B1, levels.
Thiamine is an essential water-soluble vitamin required for normal carbohydrate metabolism and neurologic function in cats and dogs.
Safety & Quality
House passes BARK Act protecting pet food donors
The legislation, passed as part of the fiscal 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act, would provide liability protections to businesses that donate pet food and supplies to animal shelters.
The BARK Act would protect businesses that donate food and supplies to animal shelters, aiming to ease shelter shortages and cut pet food waste.
Safety & Quality
Animal health experts urge vigilance in monitoring for New World screwworm
Officials and representatives from animal health companies are urging livestock producers to be vigilant in monitoring their animals for signs of an infestation of New World screwworm (NWS).
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Production
Sanitary extruder hood designs may reduce pet food recontamination
According to a Petfood Forum Tech Talk from Coperion, reorienting the traditional vacuum takeaway system eliminates a key recontamination risk while improving product safety and process control.
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Pet Food Recalls
AllProvide recalls dog food over plastic contamination concerns
Company is voluntarily recalling 1,500 pounds of pet food after it found potential plastic contamination in its frozen, gently cooked chicken recipe sold nationwide.
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Raw Cat and Dog Food
Raaw Energy expands recall of dog food for Listeria Monocytogenes
The company temporarily stopped all production of dog food effective May 21, 2026.
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