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Blue Buffalo invests in new petfood manufacturing facility

Blue Buffalo Company broke ground on a new petfood manufacturing and distribution center in Joplin, Missouri, USA, which is expected to create up to 150 new local manufacturing jobs. The US$85 million facility, being built for the company's Heartland Pet Products, will provide 400,000 square feet of space.

Pedigree Feeding Project provides dog food to shelters

Pedigree brand dog food launched the Pedigree Feeding Project, an initiative that supplies participating shelters with free dog food to help dogs find loving homes. The Pedigree Feeding Project is beginning in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Kasel recalls Boots & Barkley pig ears, variety-pack dog treats

Kasel Associated Industries is recalling Boots & Barkley Roasted American Pig Ears and Boots & Barkley American Variety Pack Dog Treats, after a routine sampling by the Colorado, USA, Department of Agricultre tested positive for Salmonella. The recalled Roasted American Pig Ears product comes in a clear plastic bag containing 12 pig ears, marked with UPC bar code 647263899158.

Petfood Industry hosts successful first Petfood Forum China

Petfood Industry and WATT successfully held the first WATT Petfood Forum China on October 12, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, in Shanghai, China. Petfood Forum China's 170 attendees from China, Japan, Thailand, the US and Europe had the chance to listen to a variety of educational sessions, covering topics from pet nutrition to petfood regulation and safety to petfood packaging.

Petfood Forum China attendees learned from industry experts about pet nutrition, petfood safety, regulations, packaging and more.

Design firm awarded for Lincoln Bark pet treat packaging

Design firm Bobbye Chochran + Associates won two American Graphic Design awards from Graphic Design USA magazine for packaging designed for pet treat company Lincoln Bark. Awards were given for Lincoln Bark's Treat Smart dog treats and Doggie Sprinkles.

Nature's Recipe recalls Oven Baked Biscuits for dogs

Petfood company Nature's Recipe is recalling select Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken because the dog treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. The dog treats were manufactured at the company's plant in Topeka, Kansas, USA, and distributed throughout the US.

Petfood manufacturer Del Monte donates cat food during 2012 US election

The face of Del Monte Food's 9Lives cat food brand, Morris the Cat, is running in the 2012 US presidential election, campaigning for forever homes for all cats and to provide petfood to hungry cats. In support of Morris the Cat and his potential running mate, Mayor Stubbs, Del Monte has pledged to give back to cats in need during their campaign, through November 6.

Demand for premium petfood drives market for EPA/DHA

Global consumer spending on EPA/DHA omega 3-fortified products, such as petfood, is expected to grow from US$25.4 billion in 2011 to US$34.7 billion in 2016, according to a report released by Packaged Facts. Demand for products enhanced with EPA/DHA will reach a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent over the period from 2011-2016.

Eurofins offers food allergen environmental plan implementation guide

Eurofins has published a free guide to understanding and implementing a successful Food Allergen Environmental Monitoring Plan to aid members of the petfood industry in complying with new requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act. Areas covered in the guide include: • Overview of allergens

Dogs' cognitive performance may improve after breakfast, research finds

New research from the University of Kentucky has found that that dogs' cognitive performance may improve when they eat breakfast compared to when they do not eat a morning meal. Researchers Dr. Holly Miller and Charlotte Bender tested the search performance of trained dogs after they consumed breakfast and when they fasted in the morning.

Subplot petfood packaging designs awarded at Pentawards Competition

Subplot Design Inc. received two awards at the 2012 Pentawards Worldwide Packaging Design Awards Competition, recently held in Paris, France. Subplot's GO! packaging received a Gold award, while NOW Fresh packaging received a Bronze award. Both packaging designs were created for petfood manufacturer Petcurean Pet Nutrition.

Subplot received a Gold award for GO! packaging and a Bronze award for NOW Fresh packaging the company designed for Petcurean.

Nutriscan develops new saliva petfood allergy test

A new type of test has recently hit the market allowing pet owners to test for their dogs' petfood allergies with just a saliva sample, according to a report. Although testing for other potential non-food-related allergens must still be done by a veterinarian, Nutriscan has developed a saliva test that can identify 20 of the most common food allergies in dogs.

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