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Unlabeled horse, other animals found in European pet food

Dog and cat foods on the European market may contain animals not listed on the ingredient panels, which could cause problems for pets with allergies.

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Pet Food Market

FDA’s big (yet sly) pet food ingredient announcement

During an in-depth presentation on pet food regulations, the director of CVM slipped in an update on pet food ingredient definitions. And it’s good news.

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Slave fishing lawsuits against pet foods dismissed

The lawsuits against Nestle Purina, Mars Petcare and Big Heart Pet Brands (J.M. Smucker) arose after reports documented the lives of Southeast Asian men enslaved on Thai fishing vessels.

A demonstration boat to promote human rights of workers in the Thai fishing industry, renovated by Nestlé and Thai Union, in Thailand’s Trat Province, December 2017. Photo courtesy: Thai Union

#tbt: Slave fishing assessment for pet food ingredients

Three years ago, the New York Times published the story of enslaved fishermen laboring on Thai fishing vessels that supplied both the human and pet food markets.

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Market Trends and Reports

Pet treat trends, formulation: Petfood R&D Showcase 2018

At Petfood R&D Showcase, attendees will learn about how human trends are shaping pet treat formulations.

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Pentobarbital may be wider pet food ingredient problem

The resurgence of recalls and dog illnesses related to pentobarbital contamination of pet foods surprised one F.D.A. official.

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Human food may offer clues for next big thing in pet food

In some cases, pet food trends get to market faster than human food, yet the latter industry can still offer ideas for what might come next in pet food.

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5 usage rates of dog food ingredients in FDA DCM warning

FDA notified the public that some canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases correlated to dogs eating diets containing large amounts of potatoes and legume seeds.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Popular novel pet food ingredients lack in-depth research

Many pet foods now feature ingredients like novel proteins and grain-free starches like peas and potatoes, but there is little research on them for pets.

Legumes like peas and lentils have become popular ingredients, particularly in grain-free pet foods, but little research on their use in pets has been done. | Stephan Schlachter, shutterstock.com

Pet Food Market

Mars introduces clean label pet food line Nutro to UK

Nutro’s marketing appeals to the clean label trend, which moved into pet food from human food, by promoting its “Feed Clean” philosophy.

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Pet Food Market

Update: FDA pet food ingredient and DCM investigation

A webinar on FDA’s investigation into a possible link between pet food ingredients and canine DCM highlighted the need for further investigation and research.

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4 probiotics used in pet food may be renamed by AAFCO

These proposed changes still need to be accepted by the AAFCO membership at large before taking effect.

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