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Market Trends and Reports

Conflicts of interest may harm trust in pet food science

Since the researchers didn’t explicitly state that their funding sources could have influenced their results, yet their funding came from pet food companies, people could see that as an omission.

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Pet food retailer Maskota boosts online sales in Mexico

Mexico’s largest pet food retailer announces the launch of a new online platform aiming to increase its e-commerce sales up to 20% of its income.

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Hill’s adds lot code to excess vitamin D dog food recall

Hill’s Pet Nutrition stated that a single can date/lot code within an already recalled case of dog food was inadvertently omitted from the company’s list of dog foods recalled for excessive vitamin D levels.

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US drops tariffs on Mexican, Canadian pet-food-can metals

United States President Donald Trump agreed to end metal tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, used in the production of pet food containers, from Canada and Mexico as of May 19.

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AFIA opposes proposed pet treat weight labeling rule

The American Feed Industry Association criticized a proposed pet treat regulation that would require labeling by weight of all pet treats.

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Deadly cat tuberculosis outbreak tied to UK raw pet food

At least six cats, five of whom are now dead, may have contracted tuberculosis after eating frozen, raw pet food sold in the United Kingdom.

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UK pet food industry: Consider AEO status ahead of Brexit

U.K. pet food manufacturers with the internationally recognized Authorized Economic Operator quality mark will likely have a smoother Brexit transition.

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Pet Food Market

US dog food, treat spending higher than cats’ in 2018

The amount U.S. pet owners spent on their animals’ diets in 2018 ranged from US$37 for freshwater fish food to US$1,577 for horse feed.

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Get top pet food companies’ fiscal, logistic data 2015-18

Petfood Industry yearly updates its data on pet food companies around the world and data sets with key information about these top pet food companies are available for purchase.

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Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

Taurine from lab-grown meat may allow pet food formulators to make vegan and vegetarian dog and cat foods, while avoiding dilated cardiomyopathy and adhering to the clean label trend.

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Pet Food Market

Latin America pet food retailing: two main driving forces

With online pet food sales just emerging in Latin America, small independent pet stores still reign, yet mass market chains are competing for market share.

In Latin American markets like Brazil, small, independent pet stores account for a large share of pet food sales. l Photo by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

DCM: add taurine to grain-free dog foods, say scientists

Experts recommend adding taurine to grain-free dog food formulations to avoid concerns that legumes, potatoes and similar ingredients correlate to cases of dilated cardiomyopathy.

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