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Pet food product recalls in February 2017

Evanger’s, PetSmart, Blue Buffalo, Wellness and Against the Grain had recalls during February.

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Market Trends and Reports

Petfood Forum app offers new way to connect with peers

The free Petfood Forum 2017 app offers a new connection feature to email and schedule meetings with other pet food professionals registered for the show.

The Petfood Forum 2017 app allows conference registrants to connect with pet food peers also attending the show and logged into the app. l John Grossman, Images Photographics

Pets' food perception at Petfood Innovation Workshop

Petfood Innovation Workshop interactive workshop stations include focus groups, panel test experience and more.

photo by gvictoria | bigstockphoto.com

Drug and horse meat in Evanger’s dog food still a mystery

Evanger’s blamed meat from a human-grade supplier for the dog food recall, but FDA disputed the supplier’s status and found production safety risks.

photo courtesy FDA

Pet Food Market

Middle East and Latin America pet food markets analyzed

Those pet food markets were valued at US$239.6 million in 2013 and is expected to reach US$350.5 million by 2020.

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Pet food company sponsors Brazil Open ball-fetching dogs

PremieR Pet, a Brazilian dog and cat food company, will sponsor a team of shelter dogs, called CãoDulas, that retrieve stray balls at the Brazil Open 2017 tennis tournament.

photo taken from PremieR YouTube video

Three day course on pet food extrusion at Texas A&M

The program will cover material handling, preconditioning, extrusion of pet foods, extruded and non-extruded treats, raw material, extrusion hardware and other topics.

Ideally, the gauges of an extruder’s pressure zone will look approximately like these, and achieving those pressures requires proper maintenance, said Gary Lierz, Extru-Tech service technician during Petfood Technology Workshop Mexico. | photo by Tim Wall

Seventh US Purina plant now sends no waste to landfills

Nestlé Purina’s Oklahoma City manufacturing facility, which produces pet food and treat brands such as Purina Beyond, Friskies, Purina Pro Plan and Beneful, has achieved zero waste to landfill status.

A Purina employee in Oklahoma City prepares discarded packaging materials for recycling. | photo courtesy Purina

Pet food protein supplier lowering ash levels

The residual ash levels are derived from animal bones and contain essential minerals such as calcium and phosphorous.

Blue Buffalo donates three years of pet food to shelter

With more than 100 animals at the Stray Rescue of St. Louis shelter, the two organizations will work together on programs that encourage animal adoption.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet food company launched print ad aimed at women

I and love and you launched their first-ever print ad campaign, “Love Me For Life.”

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Pet Food Market

#tbt How to innovate in pet food product development

An industry expert shared his tips for developing new pet food products at a 2013 conference.

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