Online Extra! More from the European regulatory update

Find more information about the new EU regulation in Dr. Wolfgang Trunk’s Petfood Forum 2009 presentation

Dr. Wolfgang Trunk
February 12, 2014

The EU has launched a new regulation for the labeling and marketing of petfood, among other changes. View Dr. Trunk's 2009 Petfood Forum presentation to get a better idea of what these changes mean to manufacturers and distributors alike.

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