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Research Notes

Overfeeding changed cats’ digestion and microbiome

When pet owners overfeed their cats and cause weight gain, the cats’ digestive systems and the microbes living within them may be affected.

Pet Food Safety

Purina PetCare refutes TikTok rumors about sick dogs

Numerous TikTok videos claimed dogs were sickened by Purina Pro Plan formulations. However, Purina denied any truth behind these TikTok videos.

Pet Food Recalls

Blue Ridge Beef expands raw pet food recall to more US states

Blue Ridge Beef expanded the scope of their recall to include retail outlets located in these states: CT, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA and WI.

Pet Food Safety

Lawsuit alleges Mid America Pet Food caused dog death, child illness

The lawsuit noted that family members became sick after feeding one of the ill dogs. Both dogs mentioned in the lawsuit were euthanized due to their illness.

Central/Western/Southern Asia

Mars Petcare India growing at double-digits post-pandemic

Mars accounts for much of the Indian pet food market’s revenue, with Mars Petcare in Hyderabad and Royal Canin in Mumbai.

Raw Cat and Dog Food

Blue Ridge Beef recalls puppy, kitten raw foods for Salmonella, Listeria

On Dec. 15, 2023, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that one lot of each of the products were sampled and tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

Pet Food Marketing and Branding

B2B marketing in pet food: Create value, gain customers

Ensuring potential customers know what you have to offer, as well as providing ongoing support, are keys to getting and maintaining clients in a competitive marketplace.

Market Trends and Reports

General Mills sales drop, but profits up in Q2 FY24

Net sales for General Mills’ pet segment, which includes Blue Buffalo, were down 4% to US$569 million, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. This decline was driven by lower pound volume.

Pet Food Recalls

Majority of 3,691 pet product recalls were dog, cat food

Contamination accounted for most pet food recalls during the past nearly two decades with one incident making up a quarter of all recalls.

Market Trends and Reports

Ghost of pet food future warns 2024 may be a Scrooge

While no one can foretell what Christmas 2024 will be like for the pet food industry, it is unlike that there is more of Gravy Train than of grave in market analysts' observations.

Pet Food Regulations

FDA warns Chewy, others about antimicrobials in pet drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to nine manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded antimicrobial animal drugs for violations of federal law.

Pet Ownership Statistics

Cat exposure may increase schizophrenia risk in people

After researchers adjusted for other factors, they found that people exposed to cats had approximately twice the probability of developing schizophrenia.

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