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FDA releases guidelines on therapeutic petfood labeling, distribution

The US Food and Drug Administration recently released draft guidelines on how it plans to regulate compliance with federal requirements for the labeling and distribution of therapeutic dog and cat foods. The guides will serve to enforce the animal drug provisions of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, according to FDA.

Blue Dog Bakery launches Pet Treat Pantry

Blue Dog Bakery has launched the Pet Treat Pantry, a partnership between the Seattle, Washington, USA-based all-natural dog treat company and select food banks in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, North Carolina and New Jersey. The partnership will provide treats to the dogs of food bank clients.

My Perfect Pet exhibits new petfood blends at SuperZoo 2012

My Perfect Pet, a frozen and fresh petfood company, participated in SuperZoo 2012, which took place September 11-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. My Perfect Pet showcased two new specialty petfood blends and provided informational packets for distributors and retailers.

Zuke's reveals sustainable trade show booth at SuperZoo

At SuperZoo 2012, Zuke's unveiled a line of cat treats from its new eco-friendly trade show booth #2147. Zuke's worked with Greenspace, a design and fabrication company, to develop the sustainable booth, which is made of fir plywood and cedar materials.

Zuke's booth at SuperZoo is made of fir plywood and cedar materials that reflect the company's commitment to sustainability.

Dr. Harvey's introduces new canine formula at SuperZoo

Dr. Harvey’s introduced its newest canine formulation, Veg-to-Bowl Fine Ground, at Pet SuperZoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 11-13. The new formula is grain free and has nine dehydrated vegetables and herbs.

Dr. Harvey's Veg-to-Bowl Fine Ground is a pre-mix meal with nine dehydrated vegetables and herbs for dogs.

Market Trends and Reports

Hill's Pet Nutrition to reformulate Science Diet petfoods

Hill’s Pet Nutrition will reformulate its Science Diet dogs and cat foods to add more natural ingredients. The company made the decision to reformulate the Science Diet petfoods because some consumers were making product choices based primarily on a set criteria for ingredients, rather than the overall promise of nutrition and clinical research.

Brakke Consulting expands into Chinese animal health market

Brakke Consulting has joined with VaxiAm LLC, located in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, to expand its consulting services into the Chinese animal health market. VaxiAm is currently helping Chinese animal health companies to set up research and development laboratories in the US, to evaluate new technologies and products that can be licensed to China, and to identify business partners for animal health markets in China and the US.

PetHub to expand services into overseas markets

USA-based PetHub Inc. will expand into the markets of Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and the Netherlands, Tom Arnold, founder, announced at the World Pet Association’s SuperZoo trade show for pet product retailers. In August, the company had a successful “soft launch” outside of the US and Canada into other English-speaking countries.

Breeder's Choice recalls adult dog food formula for Salmonella

Breeder’s Choice Pet Food is recalling a single manufacturing batch of Breeder’s Choice AvoDerm Natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Adult Dog Formula due to possible Salmonella contamination. Dog food products affected by the recall are 26-pound bags of AvoDerm Natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Adult Dog Food Formula, marked with product code 1000065074, UPC code 0 5290702043 8, and "Best Before" dates of August 28, 29 and 30, 2013.

Glenroy launches petfood packaging app for iPhone, iPad

Glenroy Inc., a converter and printer of flexible petfood packaging film, launched a flexible packaging iPhone and iPad application. The apps, available as a free download in the Apple market, allows users to quickly calculate commonly used flexible packaging specifications such as roll weight, roll footage, roll diameter, basis weight and yield.

Indian pet care market to reach US$144.8 million by 2015

According to a report from Euromonitor International, the pet care market in India is estimated to reach Rs800 crore (US$144.8 million) by 2015 from Rs368 crore (US$66.6 million) in 2011, as pet ownership rises and fuels greater demand for pet care products. Industry players estimate that average spending on pets is crossing more than Rs10,000 (US$180.74) per month, which includes daily hygiene care, petfood, vaccination and other services.

Second Interpets hosts 257 pet product exhibitors in Japan

Interpets – International Fair for a Better Life with Pets, held August 23-26 at Makuhari Messe in Japan, welcomed 257 exhibitors from 13 countries and 46,883 visitors, an increase of 20 percent, to this second pet industry show. The fair aimed to provide ideas to enhance the lifestyle of pet owners and their pets as well as provide a platform for overseas manufacturers and retailers to exhibit new pet products.

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