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Grain-free dog food marketing legally safe despite DCM

The term grain-free in dog food marketing likely won’t become a target for lawsuits against pet food brands.

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Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Homeland By Products recalls raw pet foods for Salmonella

No other Homeland By Products Ltd products are known to be affected.

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Italy, Spain top reptile ownership in Europe 2018

Italy, Spain and Germany held the largest populations of reptile pets in Europe in 2018.

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Label calories on treats to fight European dog, cat obesity

Survey results suggest that dog owners seek health and nutrition-related information of pet treat packages.

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Pet Food Market

4 reasons DCM may not result in pet food brand lawsuits

Class action lawsuits may not results from cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy correlated to certain grain-free dog foods.

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Pet Food Market

Online pet food sales may beat other channels by 2023

Pet food, treat and other product e-commerce may continue growing to become the dominant retail channel for pet products by 2023.

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Pet Supplies Plus recalls pig ear dog chew for Salmonella

Pet Supplies Plus is advising consumers it is recalling bulk pig ear product supplied to all locations by several different vendors due to the potential of Salmonella contamination.

Market Trends and Reports

Label dog treats with ingredients’ specific regional source

Scientists surveyed more than 2,000 dog owners about their attitudes towards pet treats, along with their usage and purchasing habits.

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Pet Food Market

Central Asia pet food gains under Belt and Road Initiative

Central Asian pet food markets could benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative as trade with China and other economies expands.

The ambitious Chinese Belt and Road Initiative will connect Central Asia to Europe and China. l Geopolitical Information Services, 2017

Pet Food Market

Indian pet food market growth spurred by local investments

With leading pet food players like Mars making investments, the Indian food market is projected to more than double by 2022.

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Pet Food Safety

DCM: 5 brands in 58% of FDA reports, dry dog food in 86%

Five pet food brands accounted for nearly 58% of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between January 1, 2014 and April 30, 2019.

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Central Aquatics recalls Aqueon Betta Food for Salmonella

Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products.

courtesy U.S. FDA

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