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New PetSafe pet treats launched at Global Pet Expo

Radio Systems Corp.’s founder and CEO, Randy Boyd, announced that the pet supplies company recently launched 31 new products at Global Pet Expo under its PetSafe brand. Among new products launched were a variety of new cat and dog treats.

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Value of nutrients from raw meat cat diets analyzed in new study

In a new paper published in the Journal of Animal Science, researchers analyzed the value of nutrients from raw meat diets for cats and exotic felids. The researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Omaha, Nebraska, USA’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium analyzed the value of nutrients from bison, cattle, horses and elk meats to test how the different diets affected cats.

Recent dog food recall highlights 2012 corn crop mold problem

The problem of mold in 2012's US corn crop was once again highlighted following a dog food recall by grocery chain Hy-Vee, as the industry continues to look for ways to enhance petfood safety, according to a report. Hy-Vee recently recalled five of its private-label dog food brands across eight US states due to elevated levels of aflatoxin from contaminated corn used to make the petfood.

Mars' Sheba brand to offer sustainably sourced fish entrées for cats

Mars Petcare's Sheba brand announced that it will offer responsibly sourced fish entrées for cats in the US as part of Mars Petcare's global commitment to use only sustainably sourced fish by 2020. Following the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program sourcing recommendations, Sheba Entrées will use only farmed or wild-caught fish from environmentally responsible sources.

Hill’s launches new Ideal Balance natural petfood brand

Hill’s Pet Nutrition unveiled its new Hill’s Ideal Balance line of dog and cat food. The new petfood brand, which features natural ingredients, is the first new petfood brand from Hill’s since the launch of Science Diet in 1968.

Petfood industry fish products supplier builds new factory

Angell Associates, a supplier of fish products to the petfood industry, has completed a new factory next to its current petfood production facility. The new facility will produce pet treats from fresh fish, caught within European Commission quota stocks, the company said.

Dog treat maker offers new wholesale pricing option

Dog treat maker Pup-O-Licious announced that pet stores and pet retailers can now take advantage of the company’s new discounted wholesale pricing. The dog treat maker’s new wholesale discounted pricing option aims to help retailers across the US introduce new customers to the DIY dog treats made from natural ingredients.

Researcher studies foodborne pathogen Salmonella in space

Researcher Cheryl Nickerson took the foodborne pathogen Salmonella up to the International Space Station to study what might happen. According to Arizona State University: "During an earlier series of NASA space shuttle and ground-based experiments, Nickerson and her team made a startling discovery.

Euromonitor offers report on other petfood market in Norway

The market for other petfood, including bird food, fish food and small animal food, in Norway remained stable in 2011, with provisional estimates that growth will decrease in 2012 and fall through 2017, according to a newEuromonitor International report. The report, Other Pet Food in Norway, provides data on the size and shape of the other petfood market in Norway, including retail sales data from 2008-12 and market forecasts to 2017.

Human health positively impacted by pet ownership, research finds

Bob Vetere, president of the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation, announced that over the past year, its online hub, HABRI Central, has collected extensive research and evidence available online for peer review in seven key areas. The Foundation identified the following seven key areas in which human health is positively impacted by animals: allergy and asthma immunity among children, Alzheimer’s, autism, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hy-Vee issues voluntary recall of dog food products

Hy-Vee Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of certain bags of Hy-Vee dog food due to elevated levels of aflatoxin, a chemical contaminant commonly found in corn, found in some samples, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Routine random tests conducted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture indicated higher-than-normal levels of aflatoxin in some samples of Hy-Vee dog food produced at a Kansas City plant operated by Pro-Pet LLC. Hy-Vee officials said the recall is voluntary and only conducted as a precautionary measure.

The Honest Kitchen recalls Verve, Zeal, Thrive petfood products

Petfood maker The Honest Kitchen is recalling five lots of its Verve, Zeal and Thrive petfood products after learning that one of its raw ingredients suppliers recalled a batch of human-grade parsley contaminated withSalmonella. The parsely, shipped to the petfood company in 2012, was used as an ingredient in the five lots of petfood being recalled.

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