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Pet Food Ingredients

AAFCO ponders maximum calcium levels in dog food

How much calcium is too much in dog foods? In 2007, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) convened a panel of experts from academia and industry to, in part, make recommendations for revision of the AAFCO Dog and Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. These profiles, which were last revised in 1995, serve as one means by which the nutritional adequacy of dog and cat foods can be substantiated in the US.

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Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

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Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Natures Menu organizes debate on raw petfood diet

Natural petfood company Natures Menu organized an independent seminar-led debate on raw feeding cats and dogs on February 20, 2014. Students of Liverpool University Veterinary Society (LUVS) attended the debate.

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What is GMOs’ role in feeding pets and people?

The global population, currently at about 7.15 billion people, is forecast to grow to 9.6 billion people by 2050, leading to a 69% higher need for food calories, according to the World Resources Institute. Likewise, the world’s pet population is expected to continue to increase, with the fastest growth in places that are also experiencing the most growth in human population or demand for food, such as China and India.

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US petfood ingredient regulatory process faces uncertain future

One of most common questions I get from media and people outside our industry is about how petfoods and ingredients are regulated, particularly in the US. This has been a recurring question ever since the 2007 melamine-related recalls and continuing through more recent Salmonella-related recalls, passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and, most recently, the release of proposed preventive control rules for feed and petfood under FSMA.

AFIA seeks comment from member companies on ingredient approvals

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) ingredient approval process, used by 49 states, has an unclear future with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite a 35-year cooperative relationship, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has learned that FDA feels specifically "the AAFCO process ultimately falls short" and "the majority of ingredients that are included in the AAFCO 'official publication' are neither approved food additives nor are they generally recognized as safe (GRAS)."

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Update: ingredient sourcing and traceability

A provision of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) recently signed in to law requires that all players in the US petfood supply chain be able to quickly trace from whom they received an ingredient and to whom they sent it. Petfood manufacturers will have to maintain that information in digital form which means consumers could tap into this information through their computers or smartphones.

Tracking technology and management of data are two things suddenly very important for all manufacturers.

Innovation in pet nutrition and ingredients

Since the early age of pet nutrition, innovations have become part of petfood's development. From the use of amino acids, flavoring agents, herbs and glucosamine, innovations have always had their prime spot in pet nutrition.

some of the latest innovative functional ingredients originating from the most recent nutrition discoveries help improve or maintain good pet health.

Research: Skin and Coat Supplements

Many pets do not receive the required nutrition to maintain healthy skin and haircoat, or they have higher needs for certain nutrients than the average dog. Skin and coat supplements provide the cells of the skin with the necessary nutrients to remain healthy.

Dr. Foster and Smith's Premium Plus Bites are liver-flavored treats meant to provide an extra boost for dogs already using skin and coat supplements or to help maintain an already healthy coat.

PowerPoint: Carbon footprinting and the pulse industry

Pulse Canada explains the benefits of using their unique crops as an ingredient in petfoods.

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Coconut oil: Does it belong in commercial petfoods?

Coconut oil has become fashionable with a near cult-like following in the human dietary health and supplements aisle. Although it was once cast aside as an ingredient that contributed to cardiovascular health issues, now it is being touted as a cure for everything from obesity to acne.

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Coconut oil: Does it belong in commercial petfoods?

Coconut oil has become fashionable with a near cult-like following in the human dietary health and supplements aisle. Although it was once cast aside as an ingredient that contributed to cardiovascular health issues, now it is being touted as a cure for everything from obesity to acne.

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Riding the grain-free petfood wave

Pet owners spent US$1.7 billion on grain-free petfood products at US pet specialty stores from September 2012 to September 2013, according to GfK. That represents a 28% spike in sales at the 11,000+ US outlets tracked by GfK, which includes national and regional pet store chains and independent pet shops.

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