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New site alerts consumers when their petfood brands are recalled

Petfood delivery website Petflow.com has created a new website that alerts pet owners if their pet's dog or cat food brand is recalled for safety concerns. The website, http://recalls.petflow.com/, lets consumers enter their email address and select up to six petfood brands they would like to receive alerts for.

Brand Insights

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

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Learn how regulatory complexity is impacting the pet food industry and how brands will meet the challenge using the right digital tools

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

Global petfood market to reach US$74.8 billion by 2017, new report says

The global petfood market is projected to reach US$74.8 billion by 2017, according to a new report from MarketResearchReports.Biz. The report, Pet Food Market - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share And Forecast, 2011-2017, identifies factors that will be the driving force behind the petfood market and sub-markets in the next few years.

Sensient Colors focuses on sustainability

Sensient Colors LLC, a business unit of Sensient Technologies Corporation, is focusing on its commitment to applying sustainable practices to secure quality raw material and create sustainable color solutions. The company says its global supply chain is managed regionally for optimal monitoring and to ensure a collaborative relationship with the grower of raw ingredients to improve growing standards, produce stable botanical sources and optimize food quality.

Court orders FDA to publish proposed FSMA regulations by November 30

A federal court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration to complete the new food safety regulations of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. According to a decision by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, FDA must publish all proposed FSMA regulations by November 30.

Frozen dog food products recalled by Robert Abady for Salmonella contamination

Robert Abady Dog and Cat Food Corporation of New York, USA, is voluntarily recalling two “limited specialty products” of frozen dog food due to Salmonella contamination. The petfood recall applies to 3-pound sizes of the following products: Abady Frozen High Stress/High Performance Dog Food.

Alltech names petfood company as first Chinese partner of World Equestrian Games

Alltech has announced Jinkangbao as the first Chinese company to become an Alltech Official Partner of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. The Alltech Official Partner Program is a strategic partnership with horse feed and animal health and nutrition companies around the world.

New report of global petfood market through 2016 available online

Researchmoz is offering a new report, "Global Pet Food Market 2012-2016," which focuses on quantitative market metrics to characterize the growth and evolution of the petfood market. According to the report, the global petfood market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.35 percent over the period of 2012-16.

Animal nutrition company invests in German production facility

Family owned Leiber, a German manufacturer of specialty products made from brewers’ yeast, is investing 7.5 million euros (US$9.8 million) in its production facility in Lower Saxony, Germany, in 2013. The plant's recent groundbreaking, which comes three years after construction of a spray-drying tower and finished goods warehouse were completed, will result in an additional spray-drying tower and doubling of storage capacity to 4,000 pallet slots when finished.

Petfood brand owner Dr. Tim Hunt brings vet care to rural Alaska, USA

Dr. Tim Hunt of Dr. Tim's petfood brand is heading to Alaska, USA, in June to bring medical care to pets of impoverished residents of rural villages. Hunt will offer pet spays, neuters and vaccinations at "an affordable rate" during the 11-day trip.

Brazil pet products association organizes local companies at Agroexpo XIX

The Brazilian Association of Pet Products Industry, Abinpet, through the Pet Brazil Project, developed in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, will coordinate a number of Brazilian companies at Agroexpo XIX, an international tradeshow aimed at entrepreneurs and professionals in the agriculture, livestock and agribusiness sectors. The fair will be held from July 11-21 at the International Exhibition Center CORFERIAS in Bogotá, Colombia.

FDA, Center for Food Safety fail to submit FSMA regulation schedule

The US Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Food Safety were unable to reached an agreement on a proposed schedule for Food Safety Modernization Act deadlines in compliance with a court's order to do so by May 20. FDA was ordered to set the schedule after being sued by the Center for Food Safety for missing several statutory deadlines in implementing FSMA.

Market Trends and Reports

Evanger's searches for pet photos for 2014 calendar

Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company is looking for new pet photos to feature in its nationwide pets calendar. Each winner selected as a "Cover" pet, "Holiday Feature" pet and/or "Pet of the month" will receive a prize package of Evanger's petfood and treats.

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