Learn about the consumer driving forces behind the clean label trend, as well as where the pet food industry sees the trend going in the future.

Providing accurate calorie estimates helps pet owners avoid feeding their animals more energy than they need in a day. Improving calculations and subsequently calorie labeling could help fight the growing obesity problem in pets.

As work continues on creating a new pet food nutrition label that focuses on simplifying information for consumers, challenges remain.

Labeling modernization updates and the definition of ‘labeling’ were both covered, among other food-related topics, at the AAFCO Mid-Year Meeting held in January 2021.

Mars believes that Simmons infringed on Pedigree’s trade dress by using the same label colors and design elements.

Pet food companies reevaluate their marketing strategies to ensure that they are providing the products that pet food customers want.

New requirements from AAFCO regarding the term "buffalo" will require label updates, and there is currently no grace period for enforcement.

Product naming, ingredient claims and trial protocols are all seeing modifications under new AAFCO rules.

What happens if pet food companies need to switch out ingredients due to pandemic-related shortages? Likewise, what if the order of the ingredients changes?