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Market Trends and Reports

Cats potentially at risk after Diamond Pet Foods dog food recall

After recalling one batch of Diamond Naturals dry dog food on April 6 for possible Salmonella contamination, Diamond Pet Foods and other brands manufactured at its plant have expanded the recall on numerous occasions, Diamond endured a week-long inspection of its Gaston, South Carolina, USA, by the US Food and Drug Administration, which found various safety issues, and most recently acknowledged that cats are also at risk. According to a recent article, Diamond Pet Foods has done little to call special attention to the expansion of its dry dog food recalls to include a cat food that was also manufactured at the plant.

Diamond Pet Foods expands dry dog food recall again

Diamond Pet Foods is again expanding a voluntary petfood recall to include its Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula dry dog food manufactured on August 26, 2011 in Gaston, South Carolina, USA, due to concerns the product may have been exposed to Salmonella. The recall applies to sample sizes, as well as 6- and 18-pound bag sizes of Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula.

Market Trends and Reports

National Animal Supplement Council hosts awards gala on May 10

National Animal Supplement Council hosted its 2nd annual awards gala on May 10, in La Jolla, California, USA, where companies were celebrated for extraordinary efforts in quality education and improving the standards of the animal health supplement industry. At the gala, a Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Frank Ballard, president of HBH, a specialty pet co-manufacturer.

Market Trends and Reports

Hill's Pet Nutrition hosts Facebook contest for free petfood

Hill's Pet Nutrition is hosting a Facebook contest for the chance to win a free bag of Hill's Science Diet petfood. The company will give away a total of 500 free bags of Science Diet petfood as part of a sweepstakes that ends May 27.

Pet Food Safety

SGS offers pathogen testing services to petfood manufacturers

Due to recent dry dog food recalls in the US and Canada for Salmonella contamination, many petfood manufacturers may be looking to more-thoroughly test their petfood products to avoid causing illness to pet owners and their pets. SGS in Brookings, South Dakota, USA, offers the petfood industry a complete range of pathogen testing services, including Salmonella, E. Coli and Listeria.

Pet ownership among baby boomers may decline as they age

Thanks to the baby-boomer generation's love of their pets, American spending on pet products is expected to exceed US$52 billion in 2012, but a recent article looks into whether these pet owners will still be able to care for themselves and their pets as both age. According to the article, pet ownership rates tend to drop as people age, and baby boomers, defined as those born from 1946-1964, are starting to reach the age of retirement.

Pet Food Ingredients

American Feed Industry Association holds spring meeting

Nearly 60 members of the American Feed Industry Association’s board of directors met to discuss issues of mutual concern and make their concerns known to legislators during the annual spring meeting near Washington, D.C., USA. On May 16, board members visited Capitol Hill and members of Congress to publicize the association's positions on proposed legislation that would impact the feed and feed ingredient industry.

Vet shares his extensive education in pet nutrition

As part of an extended email conversation with a friend over selecting a cat food, Dr. Michael Watts, companion animal general practitioner and owner of Clevengers Corner Veterinary Care, shares with his friend the extensive training that veterinarians receive, including education on pet nutrition and petfood formulas and ingredients. Dr. Watts' friend said he was looking into a grain-free cat food because of a conversation he had previously with a friend who is a dog trainer.

FDA releases Reportable Food Registry Report

The US Food and Drug Administration released its second Reportable Food Registry Report. The Reportable Food Registry requires manufacturers, processors, packers and holders (warehousers, distributors, etc.) of Food and Drug Administration-regulated foods/feeds to quickly report any foods, feeds or ingredients that could result in serious adverse health consequences to humans or animals, via the administration's online Safety Reporting Portal.

Nestlé Purina PetCare invests in Australia petfood factory expansion

Nestlé Purina PetCare is investing AUD31 million (US$30.7 million) to expand its petfood factory in Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, according to a report. The investment includes the installation of new technology and construction of a new 5,400-square-meter warehouse at the factory, which produces nearly 100,000 metric tons of petfood products per year.

Short course on aquaculture feed extrusion to be held in September

A one-week Practical Short Course on Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition and Feed Management will be held September 23-28, at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representatives and consultants. The course will cover information on designing new animal feed mills and selecting conveying, drying, grinding, conditioning and feed mixing equipment, including equipment for petfood.

Mondi to present new petfood packaging at Global Pouch Forum

Mondi Coatings and Consumer Packaging will present its latest petfood packaging products as the exclusive event partner of the Global Pouch Forum in June. At Global Pouch Forum, June 11-13, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Mondi will present its pre-made stand-up pouches, reclosable plastic bags and paper-based bag solutions.

Mondi will present new stand-up petfood pouches at Global Pouch Forum.

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