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Pet Food Ingredients: Page 112
Pet Food News
US, China extend agreement for animal feed safety
The US Food and Drug Administration renewed an agreement with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China to further cooperation between the US and China on food and animal feed safety. Originally signed in November 2008, the US and China have extended the agreement for five more years.
Brand Insights
Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production
Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)
Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.
Pet Food News
Key nutrients in a pet's diet may boost immune system effectiveness
In a recent blog on petMD.com, Jennifer Coates, DVM, shares her knowledge in the field of immunonutrition, which deals with supplementing a pet’s diet with certain nutrients’ to boost the immune system’s effectiveness. The veterinarian says that the gastrointestinal tract is home to more than 65 percent of the body’s immune cells, which means optimal nutrition and a well-functioning immune system are important.
Pet Food News
AFIA hosts seminar on petfood ingredient trade requirements
The American Feed Industry Association recently hosted its Import/Export Seminar, in Arlington, Virginia, USA, which provides opportunity for discussion and education on trade requirements for feed, petfood and ingredients. Key speaker Suzanne Heinen, administrator of the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, delivered an overview of the Foreign Agricultural Service, whose strategy, according to Heinen, is comprised of four criteria: trade policy, market development and export assistance, market intelligence and analysis, and international development.
Nutrition
Nutrition focus: Combating pet obesity
Obesity is an important disease with a growing incidence in the companion animal population. In the past decade, petfood companies have been formulating diets that are low-carb, high fiber, all protein, lean protein or calorie conscious, in hopes of wooing pet parents struggling to help their pets shed those extra pounds.
Pet Food News
AAFCO, FDA extend petfood, animal feed ingredients agreement
The Association of American Feed Control Officials and the US Food and Drug Administration have agreed to extend the organizations' Memorandum of Understanding until September 1, 2015. The American Feed Industry Association says it has worked with Congress, FDA and industry stakeholders to insert the AAFCO Official Publication into the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to counter the effects of the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2007, which used the term “ingredient standards” and told FDA to develop rules for petfood ingredient standards.
Nutrition
AAFCO petfood ingredient definition process gets reprieve
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) recently announced an extension of its memorandum of understanding with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the AAFCO process for establishing feed ingredient definitions (including for petfood) through September 1, 2015. The announcement came as a bit of a surprise.
Pet Food Ingredients
Record number of booths reserved for Petfood Forum 2013 in first 30 days
Within just a month of the exhibit space for Petfood Forum 2013 being offered, a record number of booths have already been reserved, promising an even more exciting edition of the petfood industry's leading conference in its 21st year. Petfood Forum 2013 will take place April 15-17 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pet Food Market
Date announced for Petfood Forum Asia 2014
Petfood Forum Asia 2014, the fourth edition of this exclusive, premier conference for petfood professionals in southeast Asia, will take place April 9, 2014, at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Pet Food Market
Natural petfood label claims here to stay as market continues to grow
"Natural: present in or produced by nature; of, relating to or concerning nature; not altered, treated or disguised." Those are just some of the definitions for the word that is showing up more and more on all types of consumer products, including petfood.
Pet Food Ingredients
Topics and speakers announced for Petfood Forum 2013
More than 20 topics and speakers have been confirmed for Petfood Forum 2013, scheduled for April 15-17 at the Renaissance Schaumburg near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Starting with the opening keynote speaker, Kerri Morgan, a Paralympian who won two bronze medals at the London 2012 games, the current line-up of topics and speakers includes sessions on petfood and nanotechnology, emerging petfood markets such as Brazil and China, an update on new regulations from the Food Safety Modernization Act and nutritional management of cognitive dysfunction in dogs.
Nutrition
How to sample and test for aflatoxin in petfood ingredients
Aflatoxin, a potentially dangerous mycotoxin, has been an increasing concern for manufacturers and suppliers of petfood ingredients such as corn, as well as petfood manufacturers who use those ingredients in their product formulations. The severe drought in the US Midwest this past summer has only heightened that concern and the risk of aflatoxin contamination.
Pet Food Market
Petfood producers should brace for higher meat prices in 2013
No surprise, but financial analysts focused on the agricultural sector are starting to predict lower suppliers -- and thus, higher prices -- for meat to hit in 2013, especially for beef, according to Reuters. That will likely push more consumers to buy chicken and pork, making those meat sources also in shorter supply for petfood producers.
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