Natural/Organic Pet Food: Page 19

Fresh meat pet food consumer demands differ in US and EU

European and US dog and cat food companies may have different notions of what high meat inclusion means.

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Organic ingredients listed on 8.6 percent of dry dog food

Ingredients specifically listed as organic appeared in 8.6 percent of the approximately 7,000 dry dog food recipes listed in Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database.

10 raw pet food safety studies conducted in past decade

These peer-reviewed journal articles and federal studies attempted to determine how raw diets affect dogs, cats and their owners, including identifying potential health risks.

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Bison: sustainable and novel pet food protein

Bison remains uncommon in dog and cat foods, so it may also help pet foods stand out on retailers’ shelves and websites.

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Navigating pet food product claims, part 4: organic, non-GMO

Learn how organic pet food claims differ from non-GMO claims, plus ones like natural, made in the USA, and the difference between US and EU pet food claims.

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Canidae responds to LA shelters vegan dog food proposal

The proposal stated that the dog food currently being fed to the dogs, Canidae Life Stages Multi-Protein, and other meat-based dog foods include ingredients that can be harmful to dogs’ health.

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Long-term raw dog food diet ups gut bacteria levels

Some bacteria found at higher levels in dogs eating homemade raw diets could cause health risks.

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Navigating pet food product claims, part 3: natural

For US pet food labels, it helps to know the nuances of the regulatory definition for natural claims, and consider what consumers believe natural means.

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Natures Menu opens raw pet food plant in Norfolk, UK

This new Natures Menu pet food plant has a capacity of 500 tonnes (551 tons) per week.

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US ethnic groups disagree on pet food nutrition and cost

People of self-reported Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic and Asian heritage expressed different views towards pet food.

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Imported organic pet food ingredients may fail US rules

The auditors stated that the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program needed to improve its procedures.

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UK natural pet food facility expanding with grant help

Forthglade purchased two plots at a business park and will be developing a new natural pet food facility.

courtesy Devon County Council

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