Pet Food News: Page 237

Albright’s Raw Dog Food recalls 67 cases for Salmonella

Albright’s Raw Dog Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA recalled 67 cases of chicken recipe for dogs because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Pet food subscription, feeding devices win 2020 Good Design Award

The 2020 Good Design Award is the first time a dog-food-related item has ever been a recipient.

Courtesy Petokoto Foods/Good Design Award

Pet Food Market

Pet food seasonal promotions in Mexico vary by retailer

Some retailers in Mexico are limiting their typical pet food seasonal discounts, perhaps because of already rising online demand due to the pandemic.

Courtesy of Pet Markt Co.

Pet Food Market

Carlyle Group acquires pet food maker Manna Pro Products

The Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake in Manna Pro Products from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Pet food industry stocks beating S&P 500 despite COVID-19

Several publicly traded pet food companies have outperformed the S&P500 stock market index in 2020, while beating their own growth in 2019.

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Petfood Forum announces 2021 dates, call for papers

Petfood Forum, the premier conference for the global pet food industry, will take place September 22-24 in Kansas City. Abstract submissions are due January 15.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet adoptions down in pandemic, masked by fosters

Despite feel-good stories about new pandemic pets and empty shelters, pet adoptions may be declining during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

(image by Andrea Gantz)

Grains rise in pet food as amino acids insure against DCM

To avoid DCM and future problems, pet food formulators may need to reevaluate what humanization means in terms of ingredient diversity.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Pet Food Institute urges factual DCM messages from FDA

PFI member nutritionists, veterinarians and product safety specialists have been studying dilated cardiomyopathy to better understand whether there is a relationship between DCM and diet in dogs not genetically predisposed to the disease.

Pet Food Ingredients

Ingredient substitution adapts pet food to disruption

Whether because of a global health crisis, or simply a stalled delivery truck, pet food formulators may need to find ways to replace a missing ingredient while staying within labeling regulations and ensuring pet nutrition.

Pet Food Ingredients And Kibble

Market Trends and Reports

14 blogs on AAFCO, apples in pet food, DCM in Oct. 2020

In October 2020, Petfood Industry’s editors and columnists wrote 14 blogs or feature articles, which covered AAFCO, apples, ownership trends and dilated cardiomyopathy.

AAFCO doesn’t provide definitions for “common foods,” but the term itself now has a formal definition. | (Jacob Sjoman | iStock.com)

Key points of FDA meeting on DCM correlation to dog food

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine released several documents and statements about the agency’s investigation into correlations between specific dog foods and cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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