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Mogiana Alimentos, Affinity Pet Care announce partnership

Mogiana Alimentos and Spanish company Affinity Pet Care have joined together in a 50/50 partnership, according to the companies. The transaction included all petfood categories as well as the Campinas and Bastos plants. All brands of Mogiana Alimentos currently marketed in Brazil have been maintained.

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International Pet Conference to highlight 'excellence in business'

Top-notch speakers from the pet business are expected to come together at the International Pet Conference on October 7–8, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. The conference will highlight "excellence in business," according to show organizers.

Buddy's Kitchen releases fresh prescription petfood diet

Canada-based Buddy's Kitchen has created a fresh prescription petfood diet, FreshRx, which can only be found in veterinarians' offices in Ontario, Canada.

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Dr. Tim's Pet Food Company sponsors Michigan animal shelter

Dr. Tim's Pet Food Company is the official food sponsor for the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) in Marquette, Michigan.

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Total Pet Expo 2014 to take place in larger exhibition hall

Backer’s 48th Annual Total Pet Expo in Chicago/Rosemont, Illinois, will feature a new one-floor layout in a larger exhibition hall for the 2014 show on September 19–21 and for the 2015 event.

Petfood Forum Europe 2015 call for papers announced

Petfood-related abstracts should be noncommercial and focus on the latest information on pet nutrition, the petfood market, petfood safety and other topics.

FDA warns against feeding pets raw diets

Food poisoning isn’t only a human problem, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, which says that pets are also at risk if they eat foods that are contaminated with disease-causing bacteria. Two of these bacteria—Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes—are particularly dangerous to both pets and humans, says the FDA.

AFIA applauds FDA on FSMA animal food exemption proposal

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has submitted comments to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applauding the agency's proposal to exempt animal food from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)'s intentional adulteration rule. The "Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration" would require registered domestic and foreign food facilities to address hazards that may be intentionally introduced by acts of terrorism.

FDA reopens comment period on Reportable Food Registry proposed rulemaking

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened the comment period for an additional 60 days on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking entitled, “Implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Amendments to the Reportable Food Registry (RFR) Provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.” In the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, FDA requested comments, data and information that will help to implement the new provisions to the RFR requirements added by FSMA.

Starlinger donates 350kg dog food to Vienna animal shelter

Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H. has donated 28 sacks (350kg in total) of dry dog food to the Vienna Society for the Protection of Animals. The sacks known under the trade namePP*STAR were on display as an innovative packaging solution at interpack, held during May 2014 in Dusseldorf.

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Vitakraft streamlining logistics in Europe

Vitakraft is streamlining its logistics in Europe. The company, based in Bremen/Germany, has already slimmed down its logistics center for Holland and Belgium as well as Poland and the Czech Republic.

PMMI highlights FSMA perceptions, next steps in Food Safety & Traceability Report

Many stakeholders across the food industry appear to be confused about implementation deadlines surrounding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to a recent study from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Compiled from 64 interviews with manufacturing professionals, the report details food manufacturers’ perceptions of FSMA, and how equipment manufacturers can best help them respond to the upcoming regulations.

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