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Pet Food Regulations
AFIA supports FDA’s new ingredient review pathway for animal food
The AFIC program aims to maintain safety standards while creating a more efficient process for market-ready ingredients, including specific data requirements and transparency in the FDA’s evaluation process.
New FDA guidance introduces the Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) program as a structured, federally led pathway for animal food ingredient reviews, replacing the system previously used in partnership with AAFCO.
Brand Insights
Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food
APC Inc
Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.
Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food
Research Notes
Raw chicken pet food risks reduced by lactic acid product during processing
Researchers explored how the combined use of high-pressure processing and lactic acid fermentate may mitigate health risks from pathogens in raw dog and cat foods.
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Pet Food Safety
Claims raise questions about raw pet food as avian influenza source
Public health officials and pet food companies continue attempting to determine how HPAI repeatedly occurs in pet foods from South Korea to Oregon to California.
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Ingredient Issues
Protein hydrolysis — nutrition and health
Hydrolyzed proteins have a lot of potential in pet food formulations.
Hydrolyzed proteins can be complex, but their nutrition and health benefits should not be overlooked in formulating pet food.
Something to Chew on
The role of health and wellness in pet food today
Pet owners increasingly deem health and wellness attributes among pet food’s most important benefits, and brands are responding with more related claims.
A majority of U.S. pet owners consider pet food an important health product for their furry family members.
Pet Food Processing
AI has entered the pet food chat: Where will it land?
The evolving capabilities of AI may provide future opportunities for the pet food industry.
AI in the pet food space is on the move, and will continue evolving for quite some time as it finds its place in the industry.
Research Notes
Functional ingredients may boost dog immune systems
Although vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients may support dogs’ immune systems, scientists pointed out several issues with making definitive claims.
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Market Trends and Reports
Report: AI opens doors to pet food innovation
In 2024, AI made its mark on the pet industry, unlocking future opportunities in the pet food space.
artificial intelligence
Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
AI in pet food formulation: A developing technology
Does AI have a place in pet food formulation? Ian Mealey of Format Solutions offers his thoughts.
AI in the pet food space is on the move, and will continue evolving for quite some time as it finds its place in the industry.
Pet Food Additives/Supplements
4 reasons pet owners are willing to pay more for functional supplements
ADM's recent Global Pet Supplements Report shows pet parents are looking at functional supplements as solutions for healthy aging and general wellness, joint health and mobility, dental and oral health, skin and coat health, and digestive health.
ADM's latest pet supplement report shows pet owners in all markets see value in purchasing pet products that include functional ingredients at a higher cost than pet products that don’t have a supplementary ingredient.
Research Notes
Human demographics influence dog food choice
While kibble endures as the most popular form of dog food, pet owner demographics may influence potential sales of canned, raw and other dog food formats.
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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Kibble less likely for small, purebred, older or working dogs
Although dry kibble was the most common dog food choice, the prevalence of other formats varied according to dog demographic group.
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