Petfood Industry bloggers covered the FDA warning about dog heart disease correlations to grain-free diets, CBD in pet food, local ingredient sourcing and transparency in July 2018.
During July 2018, Petfood Industry bloggers covered the FDA warning about dog heart disease correlations to grain-free diets, CBD in pet food, local ingredient sourcing and transparency.
Like some pet owners and even pet food companies, FDA’s premature warning about canine DCM fixates on ingredients instead of nutrients or nutritional balance.
Pet treats and other pet products with cannabidiol (CBD) are storming the market, yet no part of the hemp plant is approved in the U.S. as a pet food or treat ingredient.
To achieve transparency, pet food companies and industry organizations are learning to tell stories that may better resonate with consumers.
Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared inLive Science, Discovery News, Scientific American, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds a journalism master's degree
from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a bachelor's degree in biology.
Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated sustainable agriculture, along with other projects.
For several years, the pet food industry has celebrated the market’s growth outpacing that of many other consumer goods categories, even during the pandemic.
