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Pet Food Market

10 top European pet food companies 2019

These 10 European pet food companies ranked among the top in annual revenue in 2019, according to Petfood Industry’s Top Pet Food Companies Current Data.

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Brand Insights

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)

Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Safety & Quality

Sunshine Mills recalls dog foods for aflatoxin levels

No illnesses have been reported in association with these products to date, and no other Sunshine Mills, Inc. pet food products are affected by this announcement.

courtesy U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. owners don’t plan to change pet diet despite economy

Seventy-one percent of survey respondents in the United States told the American Pet Product Association (APPA) that their pet’s diet was so important that they wouldn’t change it regardless of the economy or their finances.

Safe history helps novel protein from wood-eating yeast

For pet food, Torula yeast may have an advantage over other novel proteins. Torula yeast is already an approved ingredient, with a history of safe use.

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Pet food energy estimates exclude dog, cat body heat

Feeding trials provide the “gold standard” for determining the energy content of pet food, but trials using live animals may be too expensive or otherwise unavailable when pet food formulators test products.

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Human-pet bond strengthened by pandemic in U.S.

With a survey, American Pet Product Association (APPA) analysts studied how the attitudes of pet owners in the United States had changed as a result of the pandemic.

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Pet Food Market

5 top pet food companies based in Asia-Pacific 2019

These five companies from the Asia-Pacific region have profiles in Petfood Industry’s Top Pet Food Companies Current Data.

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Pandemic delays pet ownership, nearly equal to new pets

While pet adoptions seemed to boom during the onset of the pandemic, others may be waiting until public health and economic conditions improve.

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Industry newcomer found pet food skills and networking

One newcomer to the pet food industry gained professional connections and learned new technical skills at Petfood Forum.

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Pet Food Market

Mars Petcare hires new president for North America group

Mars Petcare executives hired Ikdeep Singh as regional president of Mars Pet Nutrition North America, a division of Mars Petcare.

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Nature’s Menu dog food recalled for Salmonella

Sunshine Mills, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of Nature’s Menu Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken & Quail because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Owners unaware of potential illness from pet food

Researchers suggested that many Americans don’t wash their hands after feeding or playing with their cats and dogs and aren’t aware of the risk of contracting a foodborne illness from those activities.

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