What does clean label mean in the pet food industry?
Simple isn’t easy when it comes to stable, safe, nutritionally complete pet foods
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Articles by Greg Aldrich, PhD
Clean label pet food: How does mercury get into dog and cat foods?
Concern for mercury in pet food affects only a few categories of products.
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Clean label pet food: Is there any practical concern about arsenic in dog and cat foods?
Measured presence of arsenic in foods does not equate to toxicity for this naturally occurring earth element.
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Clean label pet food: Are reports of heavy metals reliable?
Non-nutritional mineral levels in pet foods are not likely an issue.
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So what is 'right' about corn in pet diets?
Corn has many critics, but there are some real positives to this ingredient
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Grain-free dog food alert: Many questions still to answer
Recent DCM webinar prompted great questions regarding grain-free diets
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Don't panic yet about peas and potatoes in dog food diets
There is likely more to this DCM story than only grain-free pet foods.
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Legume seed oligosaccharides: How much is just right in dog and cat diets?
Legume seed oligosaccharides need to be limited in pet diets to avoid issues with digestion and elimination.
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Lamb meal: Once novel, now a more mainstream commodity in pet food
Lamb meal remains a valuable ingredient option in pet diets though its novelty has declined and the nutritional availability is only modest relative to other protein sources.
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Chicken meal: Is there anything new with this ingredient’s use in pet food?
A staple in pet food chicken meal has undergone modest changes to its definition and composition in the past 15 years, but challenges remain.
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Read the February issue of Petfood Industry!
February 2019
The February 2019 issue of Petfood Industry explains how Austin, TX-based Grocery Pup offers sous vide-cooked recipes to add a new dimension to the fresh/frozen pet food market.