Pet Food News: Page 238

Aluminum, other minerals found in commercial US dog foods

Scientists at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine analyzed the levels of nickel, silica, aluminum, chromium and molybdenum in dog food.

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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

Pet Food Market

Chinese pet food market: most-read articles 2018

These articles about the pet food market in China had the highest number of page views on Petfood Industry’s website in 2018.

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Pet Food Market

Latin American pet food industry: most-read articles 2018

These eight articles about the pet food markets in various nations of Latin America had the highest number of page views on Petfood Industry’s website in 2018.

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Avondale Pet Foods recalls raw pet food for Salmonella

This product has been sold in Scotland and England only.

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Pet Food Market

51 mergers and acquisitions in 2018 pet food industry

Several involved vertical integration as pet food companies or suppliers purchased other businesses involved in the supply chain.

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Pet Food Ingredients

5 most-read Petfood Industry blogs of 2018

In 2018, Petfood Industry bloggers covered topics including carbohydrates in dog and cat food, canine dilated cardiomyopathy, human-grade pet food marketing claims and other topics.

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Columbia River Natural expands raw pet food recall

No illnesses have been reported to date.

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DCM, megaesophagus: diseases linked to dog food in 2018

In Australia, more than 100 dogs developed megaesophagus after eating Mars Petcare Australia Advance Dermocare dry dog food.

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Pet food premiumization: top 5 most read articles of 2018

Pet food premiumization remained an influential trend in 2018.

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Top 5 most searched-for pet food ingredients of 2018

The article with the most page views about that ingredient is included too.

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Pet Food Market

Nestle renews talks to buy Champion Petfoods majority

In July 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nestle was in talks to purchase dog and cat food and treats maker Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Champion Petfoods for more than US$2 billion.

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Pet Food Market

General Mills pet food, treat sales at US$335 million

In-market results continued to show solid growth, according to the company, with retail sales up high-single digits.

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