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Many myths about 'senior' dog food formula ingredients, researchers find

A recent survey found that contrary to most Americans' beliefs, "senior" formula dog foods vary widely in ingredients and have no requirements for what must be included in these formulas for older dogs. About 1,300 people made up of 92% of dog owners responded to Tufts University's Web-based survey.

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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.

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

Natural Wellness Centers celebrates five years of pet probiotic sales

Natural Wellness Centers recently celebrated five years of supplying pet probiotics in its Ultra-Pet Products line, Total-Biotics. Natural Wellness Centers has partnered with Nebraska Cultures Inc. to use Dr. Khem Shahani’s probiotics since March 9, 2006.

Petfood Forum, AMI form promotional partnership for 2011 events

American Meat Institute formed a promotional partnership between Petfood Forum 2011 and the 2011 AMI Expo. Petfood Forum will take place April 11-13, at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA.

TraceGains to repeat Foreign Supplier Verification Program webinar in April

TraceGains will repeat its Foreign Supplier Verification Program webinar on Wednesday, April 6, with added coverage on section 301 of the Food Safety Modernization Act, and its requirements and impact on business. Joining TraceGains on this webinar will be Jessica Wasserman, president at Wasserman & Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy focused on the global food, beverage and agriculture sectors.

Alltech provides petfood industry insight at International Animal Health Symposium

Alltech will provide insight and offer solutions to challenges in the petfood industry at its 27th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium. The Symposium, entitled "The Game Changers: Creative Concepts for Agribusiness to Respond to Relentless Commoditization and to Innovate for a Greener Future," will be held at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, from May 22-25.

New Zealand vet offers petfood line based on diets of wild cats, dogs

An Auckland, New Zealand, veternarian launched a range of uncooked petfoods designed to replicate the natural diets of cats and dogs in the wild. Dr. Lyn Thomson recently opened the second shop for her petfood company, Raw Essentials, which she created because so many of her veterinary clients questioned the nutritional value of traditional, processed petfoods.

Dog Gone Jerky announces USDA-approved treat line made in non-petfood facility

Dog Gone Jerky Inc. announced it launched one of the first lines of dog treats made in a non-petfood manufacturing facility in California,USA that is safe for human consumption. The treats are manufactured in a US Department of Agriculture-regulated human manufacturing facility in Newport Beach, California, USA.

Market Trends and Reports

Mars Petcare launches Marine Stewardship Council certified products in UK

Mars Petcare launched Marine Stewardship Council certified products in UK stores as part of the company's commitment to use only sustainably-sourced fish in all products by 2020. Select packs of Mars Petcare’s Sheba and Whiskas petfood lines for cats are MSC-certified and available in UK stores.

International Grains Program to hold extrusion processing course in August

The International Grains Program at Kansas State University will hold an extrusion processing short course from Aug. 9-12, at the IGP Conference Center. The course is geared toward technical and managerial personnel in the petfood, feed and ingredient industries.

Over 620 attend AFIA 2011 Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference

Over 620 members of the livestock feed and pet food industries attended the 2011 Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference, an annual three-day event of the American Feed Industry Association held in Las Vegas, Nev., from March 2 through 4. Tanya Dowda with Land O’Lakes Purina Feed provided the event's opening remarks and was followed by Al Gunderson, chairman of the IFEEDER board of trustees.

Pet Food Ingredients

What’s in a name? New and proposed petfood ingredients

Despite the expectation that the Food and Drug Administration will phase out its participation in the Association of American Feed Control Officials feed ingredient definition process by 2012, there are still many ingredients in the definition pipeline. During its “mid-year” meeting in January, AAFCO took action on a number of new and proposed ingredients, at least a few of which have impact on petfoods.

Pet Food Ingredients

Nestlé Purina: building on a tradition of trust

When a company has been making petfood for 90 years and has an iconic name and unprecedented trust in the marketplace, you might think it has no new heights to scale. Yet Nestlé Purina PetCare is not content to rest on history or reputation. In November 2010, the company reached a new milestone by earning the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

After 33 years in the petfood industry and with NestlÃ© Purina, president Terry Block, shown here with Bosco, will retire at the end of 2011.

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