CNBC to air documentary examining regulation in the petfood industry

On Thursday, February 10, CNBC will air a documentary that goes inside the US$16 billion dollar petfood industry to determine what caused thousands of dogs and cats in North America to become seriously ill in 2007. "Pet Food: A Dog's Breakfast," will examine regulation in the petfood industry, trying to answer the question, is petfood safe?

February 1, 2011

On Thursday, February 10, CNBC will air a documentary that goes inside the US$16 billion dollar petfood industry to determine what caused thousands of dogs and cats in North America to become seriously ill in 2007.

"Pet Food: A Dog's Breakfast," will examine regulation in the petfood industry, trying to answer the question, is petfood safe? The documentary will premiere on CNBC February 10 at 10 p.m Eastern Standard Time. It will repeat Friday, February 11 at 1 a.m. EST and again on Sunday, February 13 at 10 p.m. EST.

According to some industry players, pet food label modernization (PFLM)-related changes are estimated to cost the pet food industry more than $1 billion in updates to comply with the new requirements.

PFLM: Are you ready?

Dog And Cat Eating

Yeast: A possible approach to preventing pet disease

Pet Food Recalls

ADM Animal Nutrition expands feed recall

ADM Animal Nutrition is expanding the recall announced on March 30 to include additional products due to elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium and/or phosphorus.

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Brand Insights

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

KEMIN NUTRISURANCE

Learn why addressing microbial risks throughout the value chain is critical to a robust food safety program. Brand Insights from Kemin.

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

Pet Food Recalls

FDA recalls hamster and gerbil feed over Salmonella contamination

Central Valley Ag Cooperative is voluntarily recalling several lGS Hamster/Gerbil + Turmeric bulk super sacks after testing detected the possible presence of Salmonella.

Central Valley Ag Cooperative is voluntarily recalling several lGS Hamster/Gerbil + Turmeric bulk super sacks after Salmonella was detected during testing.

Adventures in Pet Food

DCM controversy is back with deep-pocketed target

A new class-action lawsuit focuses on Hill’s Pet Nutrition, its non-profit foundations and ‘affiliated’ veterinary researchers, but the case raises questions.

Tess Stukenberg Grain Free Pet Food Backlash

Pet Food Recalls

Viva recalls duck recipe products for contamination

Three products were voluntarily recalled after the FDA tested and found Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

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Pet Food Recalls

D&D Commodities parrot food recalled after Salmonella contamination

A sample of 3-D Pet Products Premium parrot food tested positive for Salmonella on November 30.

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Pet Food Recalls

Blue Ridge Beef expands raw pet food recall to more US states

Blue Ridge Beef expanded the scope of their recall to include retail outlets located in these states: CT, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA and WI.

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Raw Cat and Dog Food

Blue Ridge Beef recalls puppy, kitten raw foods for Salmonella, Listeria

On Dec. 15, 2023, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that one lot of each of the products were sampled and tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

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Pet Food Safety

Salmonella risk depends on variety contaminating pet food

Health risks vary depending on the Salmonella serotypes found in pet food.

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Pet Food Safety

Salmonella in pet food riskier for people than dogs, cats

Recalls like these can have long-term repercussions for brands’ reputations, along with financial consequences.

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Pet Food Recalls

50+ dog, cat, fish foods in expanded TFP Nutrition recall

The dry dog, dry cat, and catfish food recall is an expansion of an Oct. 20, 2023 limited voluntary recall.

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Pet Food Safety

7 Salmonella infections, 6 children, correlated to Mid America recall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and state partners are investigating seven human cases of Salmonella Kiambu infection potentially associated with pet food made by Mid America Pet Food.

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Pet Food Recalls

35 dog, cat foods now in Mid America recall; 7 infections

As of November 1, seven people have reported Salmonella infections.

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