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Market Trends and Reports

3 superfoods growing fast as cat food trends

James Restivo, director of client development at market research group Nielsen, identified certain superfood ingredients that are popular in cat food.

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Pet Food Market

Why local pet food ingredient sourcing can pay off

Pet owners today demand transparency in pet food ingredients, allowing companies like Champion Petfoods to showcase their local sourcing strategies.

Through its regional ingredient sourcing strategy, Champion Petfoods obtains the catfish used in its products from a fishery located about 85 miles from its facility in Kentucky. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet Food Product Database

Fiberstar Citri-Fi 150 natural citrus fiber for pet food and treats

Pet Food Market

FDA dog food warning hasty, too focused on ingredients

Like some pet owners and even pet food companies, FDA’s premature warning about canine DCM fixates on ingredients instead of nutrients or nutritional balance.

Beans could find a place in the next generation of pet food — if consumers are interested. | Darren Fisher, Dreamstime

Not all legumes implicated in FDA dog heart disease study

FDA suggests not taking intuitive leaps beyond what is explicitly stated in their public notice.

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Do peas and potatoes really cause heart disease in dogs?

Potatoes and legume seeds can serve as nutritious pet food ingredients, but formulators must balance them with grains or other sources of specific amino acids.

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Pet Food Market

CBD pet products on the rise, regulatory status is murky

Pet treats and other pet products with cannabidiol (CBD) are storming the market, yet no part of the hemp plant is approved in the U.S. as a pet food or treat ingredient.

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Potatoes, peas, lentils correlated to dog heart disease

The United States Food and Drug Administration warned of a potential connection between canine dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs eating pet foods containing peas, lentils, other legume seeds, or potatoes as main ingredients.

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Treatibles growing its own hemp for its pet products

Treatibles, recognized for superior pet products, is thrilled to announce the company has partnered with master cultivators and is now growing its own organic hemp in four states, South Carolina, Oregon, Colorado and Kentucky.

Pet Food Ingredients

4 companies in mislabeled pet food ingredients case

Federal investigators have revealed more twists in their case examining how mislabeled poultry ingredients got into Blue Buffalo and other pet foods.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Ingredients

Dogs equally drawn to insects’ aroma as to kibble’s smell

Scientists found evidence that the smells of various species of insects drew dogs’ attention just as much as factory-made dog food.

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Pet Food Ingredients

High-protein pet food: popular ingredient has challenges

High protein pet food continues to be a strong trend, but it may not be sustainable, and we don’t know the long-term effects on dog or cat health.

Among pet foods with meat listed as the first ingredient, 64 percent list more than one protein source, with chicken being the most popular. l Andrea Gantz

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