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FDA to issue new 'Salmonella in Food for Animals' Compliance Policy Guide

On July 16 in its Federal Register, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a new Compliance Policy Guide for Salmonella in Food for Animals. The Compliance Policy Guide "provides guidance to FDA staff on Salmonella-contaminated food for animals."

Partner in Pet Food to acquire petfood division of Agro-Trust

Partner in Pet Food, a pan-European petfood producer, has agreed to acquire the petfood division of Agro-trust, a family owned Hungarian agricultural and petfood company. Agro-Trust produces a range of alucup products, petfood sausages, and specialty dried and smoked products.

Global Pet Expo 2014 dates announced

The American Pet Products Association and Pet Industry Distributors Association have announced dates of the 2014 Global Pet Expo. This pet industry show will be held March 12-14, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.

'Pet Food in the US, 10th Edition' report available from Packaged Facts

Packaged Facts' Pet Food in the US, 10th Edition (July 2013) report identifies strategic directions for current and prospective marketers, focusing on the future of high-growth product segments and petfood market drivers. The report covers products for many companion animals, with separate chapters for dog food, cat food and other petfood (birds, small animals, fish and reptiles).

Italian pet owners feed most table scraps, treats to pets, survey finds

In a recent survey of nearly 1,300 Italians that asked whether they thought their pets were overweight, 29 percent agreed that their pet was overweight, according to a report commissioned by Hill's petfood company and the survey conducted by UK-based market research company YouGov. The survey further found that 26 percent of Italian pet owners said they feed their pet leftovers and snacks.

Owners can feed pets using special petfood bowl, new smartphone app

A new application is available that allows pet owners to feed their pet remotely using their smartphone and a special petfood bowl. The app, Pintofeed, lets pet owners remotely feed their pets when they are on-the-go, as well as lets pet owners set up a repeating schedule.

Iams selects therapy dog as Love Tails contest winner

Petfood maker Iams selected a therapy dog from Augusta, Georgia, USA, as the grand-prize winner of the Love Tails contest. Brooks, a 2-year-old Golden Retriever, is a trained therapy dog who visits local assisted living facilities with owner, Derek Underwood.

Researchers in Brazil optimize petfood mineral composition analysis

A simple method to determine the mineral element composition of petfoods has been proposd by researchers in Brazil. According to the research article: “Experimental design methodology was used to optimize an analytical method for determination of the mineral element composition (Al, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ba, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, S, Sr and Zn) of dog and cat foods.

ResearchMoz offers report on China's petfood market competition

ResearchMoz now offers a report on China's petfood market competition, available for purchase online. The report provides an explanation of how petfood maker Mars entered the Chinese petfood market in 1993 with its Pedigree dog food and Whiskas cat food brands.

MarketResearchReports.Biz adds 'Global Top 200 Petfood Manufacturers' report online

MarketResearchReports.Biz has added a new report, Global Top 200 Petfood Manufacturers, to its online database. This report provides an in-depth financial evaluation of the global petfood manufacturers.

Victam, FIAAP 2014 tradeshows focus on animal feed, petfood ingredients

Victam International general manager and former feed mill owner, Henk van de Bunt, said that sales for the FIAAP, Victam and Grapas Asia 2014 trade shows continue to increase thanks to the shows' focus on ingredients used in animal feed and petfood. The shows will be held April 8-10, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Del Monte, Milo's Kitchen chicken jerky treat claims can't be dismissed, judge rules

Petfood maker Del Monte may not dismiss claims that its Milo's Kitchen brand of chicken jerky treats made in China poisoned and killed dogs, according to a federal judge. Lisa Mazur filed a federal class-action suit against Del Monte and Milo's Kitchen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 2012.

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