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Petfood manufacturer C&D Foods acquires Arovit

Petfood manufacturer C&D Foods Group recently acquired Danish private-label company Arovit Acquisitions for an undisclosed amount. The deal would give the combined petfood company turnover of about €320 million (US$412.9 million) in 2012, according to Philip Reynolds, C&D Foods CEO.

Dog for Dog issues recall of Dogsbutter jars

Pet product company Dog for Dog has issued a recall of all jars of its Dogsbutter, following the recent recall of peanut butter made by Sunland Inc. in the US. Dog for Dog joined the Sunland recall due to possible Salmonella contamination, although no animal illnesses have been reported, according to CEO Rocky Keever.

NürnbergMesse begins new exhibition hall construction

NürnbergMesse recently began construction on new exhibition hall 3A in Germany, which will be completed in time for the next pet supply show, Interzoo. The 9,000-square-meter hall is being built next to hall 4A and will be finished by February 2014.

SuperZoo 2012 pet product show attendance up 12 percent

SuperZoo 2012, hosted September 11-13, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, saw a record number of participants, with 871 exhibiting companies in 160,000 net square feet of space at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Attendance to the 2012 pet product show increased 12 percent over 2011, with participants coming from 53 countries, says show organizers, World Pet Association.

Merrick Pet Care earns USDA organic certification

Merrick Pet Care Inc., makers of Castor & Pollux Organix brand petfood, have earned organic certification under the US Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program for all of its Texas,USA-based manufacturing facilities. The company is certified under the National Organic Program for both dry and wet petfoods.

PetFinder.com celebrates October as Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month

PetFinder.com is hoping to find forever homes for the nearly 200,000 dogs in shelters and rescues across North America by celebrating Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month in October. PetFinder.com is urging families to help dogs in need of homes by:

Boots & Barkley Beef Bully Sticks treats recalled for Salmonella

Kasel Associated Industries is recalling Boots & Barkley 5-inch American Beef Bully Sticks because the pet treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled American Beef Bully Sticks were distributed through Target retail stores in the US from April through September.

GFSI recognizes BRC food safety standards

The Global Food Safety Initiative board of directors announced that the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 6 and BRC/IoP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 4 have been benchmarked by GFSI and achieved recognition against the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition. BRC has been recognized against the following scopes:

NBE releases bulk material handling system video commentaries

National Bulk Equipment Inc., in cooperation with Tom Krueger, council-certified microbial consultant and president of Summit Laboratory, have released a series of six online video commentaries. Each video commentary presents the principles of sanitary-specific design and construction for bulk material handling equipment, as well as tips for attaining optimal compliance contribution from sanitary bulk material handling systems.

FDA Annual Report criticized for omitting status of regulations

In August, the US Food and Drug Administration submitted its second Annual Report on Food Facilities, Food Imports and FDA Foreign Offices, as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act, which details the progress FDA has made in protecting petfood and food safety. However, organizations criticize FDA because the Report does not include the status of some regulations the Food Safety Modernization Act required to be publicized, including:

Perrigo Co. to purchase Sergeant's Pet Care for $285 million

Perrigo Co., a manufacturer and distributor of over-the-counter and generic prescription drugs for the human market, will purchase Sergeant’s Pet Care Products Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $285 million, according to the companies. Privately held Sergeant's Pet Care Products manufactures the Vetscription Cat Hairball Remedy, Geisler line of food and treats for birds and small animals, and the Atlantis line of fish food.

HH Backer sells 'Pet Age' magazine to Journal Multimedia

Pet industry trade show producer H.H. Backer Associates sold its Pet Age magazine to Journal Multimedia. H.H. Backer's last publication will be the December 2012 issue of Pet Age.

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