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Pet Food Ingredients

DNA testing raises ingredient declaration concerns

It behooves the petfood manufacturer to practice due diligence in ensuring that what is declared on the label is in the product, and what is not declared is not in the product.

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Controlling pet odor through petfood nutrition

Research is constantly being conducted to determine the best ways to balance pet health and wellness and consumer desire to keep their furry friends from smelling up their homes.

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Watching GMO ballot initiatives for potential impact on petfood labeling

While the debate over GMOs and GMO labeling is fraught with emotion, petfood manufacturers can use science to communicate with pet owners.

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Natural petfood products continue to offer opportunity for growth and innovation

Consumer trends show increasing interest in natural petfoods and ingredients, and new product development opportunities.

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Webinar to discuss high-meat recipes and single-screw extruders

Current petfood product developments include high meat/grain-free recipes and related successes using the single-screw extruder to make commercial products.

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Expert: To improve petfood sustainability, stop negative marketing about by-products

Rendered petfood ingredients, often called by-products, are highly nutritious and palatable for pets and help the environment

A sea of nutrition: Ingredients from the ocean that benefit pets

From fish meal and fish oil to solar-dried seaweed, these are the novel ingredients caught fresh from the ocean and ready to be formulated into your next functional companion animal petfood or treat product.

Not only are many ingredients from the ocean full of nutritional value, but both dogs and cats tend to agree on their utter palatability!

Could pumpkin ever be more than a petfood novelty?

Could pumpkin be more? Today, legume seeds and tubers are being used in profusion with grain-free diets, so alternative ingredients are very much in vogue. Which begs the question: might gourds like pumpkin be an ingredient option in petfoods, and does it make good sense for a pet’s diet?

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Finding new sources for omega-3s in petfood

Omega-3 fatty acids offer many benefits for pet health, and good sources for this important petfood ingredient abound

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Petfood is third largest category for omega-3 new product launches

Among all global product launches with omega-3 fatty acids in 2013, petfood ranked third, only behind human baby food and protein products for humans

Nutrition and the working canine: More from the power of protein in dog food

Dr. Joseph J. Wakshlag explains the importance of protein, carbohydrates, fat and supplements for working canines in his 2014 Petfood Forum presentation.

Purina, Blue Buffalo continue arguments in false advertising case

Purina expands claim to include pet treats and cat litter, Blue Buffalo disputes science of product study conducted

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