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Rabbit and macaw food recalled for potential Listeria

Vitakraft Sun Seed recalled certain Sunseed Parrot Fruit and Vegetable diet and Sunseed SunSations Rabbit Food lots.

photo courtesy FDA

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

Insect protein producer funded with EUR45 million

The funding was delivered by Aqua-Spark, an investment company, Rabobank, BOM and various private investors.

photo by kozorog | BigStockPhoto

Dog treat maker pledges 1,000 Indian stray adoptions

Dogsee Chew, an Indian dog treat manufacturer, has pledged towards getting 1,000 stray dogs adopted in India in this fiscal year.

photo by Zzvet | BigStockPhoto

Pet Food Market

GlobalData published pet food industry trend analysis

The company’s report highlights how humanization is creating an innovation platform from which to launch products targeted towards pet owners.

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Hill’s awards assistance dogs with two years of food

A companion dog who supports a 17-year-old boy with cerebral palsy won the Assistance Dog of the Year competition.

image courtesy Hill's Pet Nutrition

Infographic: Popular legumes in dry, wet pet foods

Novel pet food ingredients made from leguminous plants, such as peas, chickpeas or lentils, have risen in popularity in cat and dog foods, both dry and wet.

created using Piktochart

Pet food labels: Made in the USA

Labeling a pet food or treat as “Made in the USA” can enhance consumers’ trust in that product and help those dog and cat foods stand out to buyers.

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Mycotoxin levels forecast using weather records

Using weather records and regional mycotoxin levels, a feed additives producer will create a model to forecast mycotoxin challenges.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Market

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition acquires Triple T Foods

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, manufacturer of the Rachael Ray Nutrish line of pet food and treats, acquired Triple T Foods of Frontenac, Kansas, USA.

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Rawhide recall expanded to private label dog chews

United Pet Group, a division of Spectrum Brands, is voluntarily expanding its recall of multiple brands of packages of rawhide dog chew products.

image courtesy United States Food and Drug Administration

Pet Food Market

4 trends in the Mexican pet food market

Specific trends drive demand for dog and cat food in the Mexican pet food market, said Ivan Franco of Triplethree International.

Ivan Franco of Triplethree International, a market research and analysis firm, spoke at the Septimo Foro México sobre Alimento para Mascotas Internacional (Seventh International Mexican Pet Food Forum) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. | photo by Tim Wall

Loving Pets recalls dog treats for possible Salmonella

The possible Salmonella contamination was due to a single finished ingredient that was supplied to Loving Pets from a USA-based supplier.

image from Loving Pets website

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