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Attend free webinar on using water to manage petfood safety, quality

Most petfood products have a “moisture sweet spot” — an ideal range that maximizes quality and profit while keeping the product safe from mold and microbes. Water activity is the best way to find that sweet spot — and monitor to make sure you always produce to that specification.

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The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

Petfood industry discusses improvements for safety

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s latest proposal, a rule that includes preventive controls for petfood and animal feed, is a hotly debated topic in the petfood industry. The rule, required under the Food Safety Modernization Act, would require equal processing standards at all facilities manufacturing, processing, packing or holding animal feed and petfood, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and risk-based preventive controls.

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UK group studies ethical quality of petfood companies

The UK-based Ethical Company Organization has researched the ethical quality of the dog and cat food sector and published its findings in The Good Shopping Guide. A large percentage of petfood brands received high index scores, making the petfood sector one of the highest ranking sectors for ethics.

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Mexico introduces 16 percent petfood tax

Mexico introduced a 16 percent tax on processed petfood on January 1. The tax will be applied at the retail level.

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P&G expected to remain in pet supplies sector in 2014

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is not expected to exit the pet supplies sector in 2014, according to Damian Shore, analyst at market research institute Euromonitor International. Notwithstanding the negative sales trend in 2013, when the company had to instigate product recalls in the USA for its brands Natura (in the first quarter) and Iams and Eukanuba (in the summer), the company achieved annual growth rates of 2% between 2008 and 2013, according to Euromonitor.

Petco, Blue Buffalo hold pet weigh-in challenge

Pet supply chain Petco is hosting, and Blue Buffalo pet products is sponsoring, the "Pounds for Pounds" weigh-in challenge through January 26. The goal of the challenge is to educate pet parents on what a healthy weight is for their pets and to raise funds for animal groups across the country, according to Petco.

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Aller Petfood to acquire Turkish petfood company

Aller Petfood will take over the management of the Turkish petfood company Petfood Sanayi Ve Ticaret. The takeover is part of the Aller Petfood strategy 2013-18.

Morris Animal Inn offering dog weight loss camp January 13-17

Morris Animal Inn is encouraging pet owners to help their pets get in shape in 2014 by offering a weight loss and fitness camp for dogs. The luxury pet spa and resort is offering Canine Cardio and Fitness Camp from January 13-17.

Dogs can start getting in shape at the Canine Cardio and Fitness Camp.

FDA to change proposed preventive-control human food safety rules under FSMA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is planning major changes to its proposed produce and preventive-control rules for human food as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Provisions to be changed include those regarding water quality standards and testing, raw manure and compost, mixed-use facilities and exemptions for certain farms, the agency said.

Lincoln Bark releases new dog treat animated video

Lincoln Bark recently released its third original animated video, a 27-second clip featuring the story of dog-shaped shadow puppets, Larry and Stan, casually chatting about Lincoln Bark’s chia-powered dog treats. Titled Lincoln Bark: The Talk of the Town, this video is part of a series of clips designed and animated by Lincoln Bark’s in-house graphic design and animation departments.

FDA, USDA approve new food processing aid against Salmonella

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on December 30 the approval of SALMONELEX as a “GRAS” (Generally Recognized as Safe) food processing aid against Salmonella. The new product consists of natural phages against Salmonella and is produced by Micreos of The Netherlands.

FDA releases sixth proposed rule under FSMA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 20 released the sixth rule pertaining to the Food Safety Modernization Act. The proposed rule, 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.

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