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Pet Food Regulations

FDA to communicate more clearly?

While many petfood companies have been preoccupied with concern about the ramifications of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act and the Food Safety Modernization Act on their businesses, another piece of legislation appears to have gone largely unnoticed.

Certain statements and correspondence from the US Food and Drug Administration require some interpretation.

Brand Insights

Rethink minerals to boost pet health and build lasting loyalty

Zinpro®

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Rethink minerals to boost pet health and build lasting loyalty

Blackwood's new petfood packaging appeals to women dog owners

Blackwood Pet Food recently worked with consultancy Ideas that Kick to update its petfood packaging so that it would be easier to for dog owners to find the right food for their dog. The new dog food packaging is aimed at the dog "mom," with key product information, like protein, fat and fiber content, as well as the recipe and cooking process on the front of the package.

Blackwood's redesigned dog food packages have key product information, like the recipe and cooking process, right on the front.

Petfood container concept wins Project 2020 packaging design contest

At Pack Expo 2011 in Las Vegas, an innovative petfood container concept submitted by Directions Marketing was named the grand prize winner in Project 2020: The Consumer Experience. Project 2020 challenges the design community to imagine how packaging will drive consumer purchasing decisions in a decade.

Directions Marketing's Tri-tainer concept addresses the challenges of portabilty and recyclability in petfood packaging.

Sensient Technologies aseptic packaging

Nordenia International HPP packaging

Pet Food Product Database

National Bulk Equipment Inc. automated bulk bag unloader

National Bulk Equipment Inc