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Pet Food Institute names new president, CEO

Cathleen Enright, PhD, has been named the new president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute, effective April 27, 2015.

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Merrick’s helps shelter pets with baseball campaign

As baseball season begins in the US, Merrick’s is kicking off Homeruns for Shelters, a campaign that will support local shelters.

Study: Pet food labeling needs more transparency

A new study has found that many pet food brands contain unspecified animal parts that are not listed on labels.

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Partner in Pet Food acquired by investment firm

Partner in Pet Food (PPF) has been acquired by global private equity investment firm Pamplona Capital Management for EUR315 million (US342.7 million).

US-made jerky treats tied to pet illness

Jerky-style dog treats labeled as made in the United States are being tied to a rare kidney disease that has been associated with jerky made in China.

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Animal Supply Co. acquires Wilson Pet Supply

Animal Supply Co. (ASC) has acquired Wilson Pet Supply, based in Hanover Park, Illinois, USA. This acquisition expands Animal Supply's service throughout the Midwest with significant focus in the Chicago area.

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Fressnapf partners with arvato for online store

Specialty pet supply chain Fressnapf has partnered with arvato Distribution GmbH to handle the logistics and returns processing for its online store.

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Petfood Forum Asia 2016 to be co-located with trade shows

Conference will be part of FIAAP/VICTAM/GRAPAS exhibitions

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Global Pet Expo sees record attendance for 2015

Global Pet Expo 2015 experienced record attendance, with 15,500 people attending the three-day show.

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Spring Naturals now low glycemic, diabetic friendly

The entire super-premium line of dry Spring Naturals Dinners has been deemed low glycemic and diabetic friendly by the Glycemic Research Institute.

Canada restricts raw petfood containing poultry products

Due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, travelers from certain US states to Canada are restricted from bringing in all raw poultry and all poultry products and byproducts that are not fully cooked, including eggs and raw petfoods.

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Senators ask for tougher FDA oversight of petfood

Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, have sent a letter to FDA asking it to investigate the claims and to provide an update on how it is implementing previous laws that require contamination prevention measures in petfood.

Courtesy of Purina

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