Ingredient Issues

George Collings

Ingredient Issues

Heating pet foods via consumer microwaves

Surveys show that some pet owners heat up their pets’ food, but where are they getting their instructions?

Pet owners may microwave their pets’ food without understanding the potential downsides or how to do it properly at all.

Ingredient Issues

The importance of microbial control

Irradiation is an option that should be investigated more thoroughly when it comes to pathogens and pet food safety.

There are options that may currently be underused or overlooked when it comes to maximizing pet food safety.

Ingredient Issues

Managing worldwide ingredient inventories

Supplies, procedures and risks must all be considered these days when it comes to ingredient sourcing and management.

Managing ingredient supplies requires knowledge, skill and trust to ensure the final product remains safe for pets.

Ingredient Issues

Clean Label Project — science or marketing?

Clean Label Project has released a report that misses the mark in terms of thorough scientific inquiry.

Amid growing concerns about misinformation, industry leaders need to ensure consumer communication is grounded in facts and scientific rigor.

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Looking back – looking forward

The history of pet food is long and storied, and its future can be, too.

Pet food has come a long way from the table scraps initially fed to outside pets.

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Color my world

Artificial and natural food colorings in pet food have multiple arguments for and against their use.

As human food colors face scrutiny, pet food follows suit.

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Sensitive, clean and limited ingredient diets

Pet owners are looking toward nutrition for answers to their pets’ wellness, but the language presented in pet food marketing can get in the way.

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Life on the shelf

Controlling all available factors from ingredients to final packaging can help ensure that products last as long as they’re supposed to.

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Let’s take stock (or broth)

Standards between the human and pet food spaces, as well as consumer perception, all play a role in trying to define these ingredients.

Broths and stocks in the pet food space have counterparts in the human space, with similarly vague differences as far as consumers are concerned.

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Eggs in pet products – the incredible option

As a highly bioavailable source of protein, eggs should be considered a premium ingredient in pet food.

Eggs are a complete, bioavailable protein with many potential uses in pet food formulations.

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Miscounting calories: Why pet food calorie calculations need fixing

Accurate calorie-counting is vital to keeping pets healthy in the midst of an obesity crisis.

Imprecise metabolizable energy calculations can complicate pet health, making it imperative that the numbers used are accurate.

Ingredient Issues

Hidden calories: Silent contributors to pet obesity

How calorie miscalculations impact overall pet nutrition and health

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