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#tbt Edible insects creeping into pet food popularity

Using six-or-more-legged protein sources as a replacement for four- and two-legged animals has grown in acceptance.

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3 controversial pet food ingredients debated by AAFCO

Association of American Feed Control Officials members discussed the use of hemp and insect pet food ingredients, along with processed fruits and vegetables.

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Facility to make insect-based novel pet food ingredient

The joint venture, called EnviroFlight, plans to significantly expand production of ingredients for sustainable feed and nutrition derived from black soldier flies.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food trends: Are Western consumers ready for insects?

Insects as a pet food ingredient get a lot of buzz, but barriers arise from regulatory, production and supply issues, and Western aversion to eating bugs.

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Market Trends and Reports

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Pet Food Market

Clean label rating site misleading to pet food consumers

Consumers are interested in clean pet food labels, but the deceptively named Clean Label Project doesn’t help them find or compare clean labels at all.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Infographic: The future of plant-based pet food proteins

Many plant-based proteins have been widely used in human and animal nutrition for years, while others are just now starting to become popular and widely available.

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Why chickpeas, peas and lentils are in more dog and cat food formulas

The grain-free pet food movement has been going on for well over a decade, and many new pet products entering the market are labeled as grain free. This has given rise to use of alternative ingredients, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, lentils, chickpeas and tapioca.

Pet Food Market

CBD: popular in pet treats, won’t fly in pet foods (yet)

Consumers are responding to the increasing number of pet treats and supplements with cannabidiol available, despite little research and murky regulations.

The number of pet treats featuring CBD or similar ingredients from hemp seems to multiply every few months. l Healthy Hemp Pet Products

“Made in the USA” lawsuit against WellPet dismissed

The lawsuit alleged that WellPet marketed its dog food as “Made in the USA,” although some of the vitamins and minerals came from other countries, thereby misleading consumers.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Functional foods’ effects on dog, cat health summarized

Learn what 17 peer-reviewed studies on functional foods in dog and cat diets discovered about functional ingredients’ effects on animal health.

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Pet Food Market

Survey finds dog owners want clean label dog food

Seventy-five percent of respondents said their clean eating efforts influence what they feed their dogs.

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