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Pet food among Thailand's pandemic-safe sunrise exports

Thailand’s pet food exports are expected to grow in 2021, helping to boost the country's economy in the wake of COVID-19.

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Russia restricts pet food with GMOs, mulls ingredients

Besides unofficially restricting U.S. pet foods purported to include GMOs, Russia is also considering limits on imports of meat meal and bone meal.

The Russian pet food market may be disrupted by recent government decisions regarding imports of U.S. pet food, plus meat meal and bone meal. l Vladislav Vorotnikov

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Pandemic spurs demand for superpremium pet food in Japan

Superpremium pet food in Japan is seeing growth as pet owners there continue to look after their pets' health and wellness.

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Grain-free diet change related to longer life for DCM dogs

Among dogs diagnosed with canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), veterinary medicine researchers at Tufts University identified a correlation between survival time and changing from a grain-free dog food diet.

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Bravo Packing expands recall to all pet foods and bones

During an FDA inspection, samples collected tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes and resulted in a recall due to the potential health risks to humans and pets.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Raw pet food safety risks rise with owner cognitive bias

Pet owners tended to underestimate health risks from improper handling of raw products, such as rinsing raw meat or not segregating utensils and equipment.

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Pandemic bond boosts wet, premium, says Mars Petcare exec

After leading the largest division of the world’s largest pet food company through half a year of the pandemic, Ikdeep Singh believes the pet food industry in 2021 will be influenced by the bonds forged between pets and people during pandemic lockdowns.

Ikdeep Singh took on the role of North American divisional president for Mars Petcare in August 2020. | courtesy Mars Petcare

Rye grain digestible, palatable in sustainable dog food

As grains grow in pet food popularity in the wake of DCM and sustainability concerns, rye could find wider use in dog food.

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Wind Point Partners acquires FoodScience Corporation

Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, acquired pet food ingredient maker FoodScience Corporation, a Vermont-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements for humans and pets.

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Mexican dog food brand leaders land in Panama

Two leading dog food brands from ADM in Mexico, Ganador and The Top Choice, are now distributed in Panama with a potential market of 2 million dogs.

Courtesy of Ganador/ADM

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Simmons Pet Foods continues expansion, plans 3 lines in AR

The expansion will add 90,000 square feet with three production lines. The pet food facility will add 150 jobs, and completion is planned for fall of this year.

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Hair of the dog food: ingredients from booze byproducts

By-product from the brewing industry, such as yeast, have served as pet food ingredients since before the coining of the portmanteau “upcycling” in the 1990s.

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