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Clear Conscience Pet awarded for dog treats, petfood topper

Animal nutrition company Clear Conscience Pet was recently honored with two awards for its pet treats and petfood topper. Clear Conscience Pet's Lamb Airy Bites dog treats were selected as "Best Pet Treat of the Year 2012" by the Dogington Post.

FreeHand named Best Dry Dog Food winner in Dogington Post Awards

As part of a larger initiative to educate dog owners on proper nutrition, effective training, and other ways to raise a happy and healthy dog, the Dogington Post reviewed petfood and pet products for its first annual Dogington Post Awards of 2012. Readers voted for the winners, selecting FreeHand as winner of the Best Dry Dog Food category.

Consulting firm releases new food safety training videos

Consulting firm FDAImports.com has released three new training videos based on the US Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls and standards for produce safety under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The Web-based videos focus on key areas of impact within the rules that are not immediately evident but could have significant impact on the food industry, both domestic and abroad.

Pet treat company Lincoln Bark celebrates second anniversary

Lincoln Bark, a manufacturer of all-natural, human-grade pet treats, recently celebrated its second year in business. The Chicago, Illinois, USA-based pet treat company was founded in 2010 by Bobby Chochran, in an effort to create healthy dog treats to entice her sick dog, Sophie, to eat.

Latin America petfood market to grow at world's highest rate

Latin America's petfood industry, the third largest petfood market in the world with the highest growth rate, has a current market volume of 4 million metric tons, which is expected to increase to 6-7 million tons by 2017, according to a presentation at the International Rendering Symposium. Latin America holds a 17 percent share of the global petfood market, according to Dr. Gianni Carniglia, National Renderers Association, who spoke at the symposium, recently held during the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo.

Other petfood in Australia grows 2 percent in 2011, new report says

Sales of other petfood (for pet birds, small mammals, reptiles and fish) increased by 2 percent in current value terms in 2011, according to a new petfood industry report from Euromonitor International. The report, Other Pet Food in Australia, covers growth in pet populations, which contributed to the value growth in other petfood in Australia.

FreeHand chooses rescue dog as face of new petfood packaging

FreeHand, a petfood company, recently awarded a Dallas, Texas, USA, rescue dog named Leslie as the winner of the "New Fuzzy Face of FreeHand" Facebook contest winner. As winner of the contest, which aimed to encourage rescue dog adoption, Leslie will also appear on the front of the petfood company's new 5-pound, super-premium dog food bags.

Pets in the Classroom Grant Program receives more than US$8,000

To promote pet responsibility at an early age, the Pet Care Trust, World Pet Association and other pet-related businesses raised more than US$8,000 for the Pets in the Classroom Grant Program during America’s Family Pet Expo, held November 3-4 in Puyallup, Washington, USA. The money raised will go to helping about 50 teachers enhance their classrooms and curriculum through the aid of classroom pets, impacting nearly 2,500 students.

Bühler Technology Group announces fiscal 2012 results

The Bühler Technology Group, a petfood production technologies company, announced its financial results for fiscal 2012, increasing order intake by 5 percent and turnover by 13 percent thanks to acquisitions. Order intake rose most in the company’s Grain Processing and Food Processing divisions.

AFIA Pet Food Conference draws 25 percent higher attendance in 2013

The American Feed Industry Association hosted its annual Pet Food Conference, along with the Poultry Protein & Fat Council, at the International Production and Processing Expo, drawing 25 percent higher attendance than in 2012. The day-long conference featured a variety of experts discussing topics impacting today’s petfood and petfood ingredient manufacturer.

Petfood retailer Fressnapf Switzerland cuts prices

Petfood retailer Fressnapf Switzerland cut the price of premium petfood for all customers with the company's loyalty card. Applicable to petfood brands such as Royal Canin, Iams, Eukanuba, Hill’s, Happy Dog/Happy Cat, Pro Plan, Select Gold, Iso Dog/Iso Cat, Nutro Choice, Almo Nature and Schweizer, the 10 percent discount applies immediately in stores and in the company’s online shop.

FDA reorganizes Foods and Veterinary Medicine program

The US Food and Drug Administration has reorganized the Foods and Veterinary Medicine program, FDA recently announced in its Federal Register. As part of the reorganization, completed in October 2012, the Office of Foods was renamed the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, led by deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, Michael Taylor.

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