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What pet owners really think about sustainability

"From the 8 billion pounds of kitty litter heading to landfills each year to the effects of a pet’s carnivorous diet, pet parents should be aware of the substantial carbon footprint left by pets," proclaims the online article, "10 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Pets Carbon Pawprint". Books like Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care, Eco Dog: Healthy Living for Your Pet and Green Dog, Good Dog are widely available to the eco-concious consumer, promising to guide them to the "greenest" petfoods and treats. Petco recently announced it's partnership with Greenwala.com, the self-proclaimed online resource empowering consumers to go "green".

Simple, bold claims are critical to attracting non-'green' consumers and reinforcing messages with already-converted consumers.

IML packaging may be successful for petfood manufacturers

Belgian printing company Verstraete says that the humanization of pets has led to success in IML packaging for petfood manufacturers. IML, or "in mold labeling," is a technique in which a preprinted polypropylene label is placed in a mold that is shaped like the end product.

Dog food maker replaces plastic containers with paper for Earth Day

Dynamite Specialty Products is replacing the plastic containers used for packaging its dog food with paper-craft bags in celebration of the upcoming Earth Day, on Friday, April 22. Beginning in late Spring, bags for smaller products will be made of recyclable paper, sewn at the top and have a moisture-grease barrier that is sprayed on as a liner.

Cei to demonstrate petfood packaging solutions at April's Petfood Forum

Coating Excellence International will exhibit its packaging solutions to the petfood industry at booth 535 during Petfood Forum, taking place April 11-13. At the show, cei will showcase its portfolio of flexible packaging solutions for the petfood market, with representatives available to provide additional information and answer questions.

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Pet Food Labeling

Veterinary groups offer pet nutritional assessment guidelines

Both the American Animal Hospital Association and World Small Animal Veterinary Association have recently published guidelines for the nutritional assessment of pets as part of routine physical examinations. The role of nutrition in animal health has long been a very important but often underutilized component of veterinary medicine.

Pet Food Labeling

Something to Chew On: Fighting pet obesity

The fourth annual National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Study from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (www.petobesityprevention.com) shows more than 50% of US dogs and cats are now overweight or obese. Specifically, the survey highlights these preliminary data.

Pet Food Ingredients

What’s in a name? New and proposed petfood ingredients

Despite the expectation that the Food and Drug Administration will phase out its participation in the Association of American Feed Control Officials feed ingredient definition process by 2012, there are still many ingredients in the definition pipeline. During its “mid-year” meeting in January, AAFCO took action on a number of new and proposed ingredients, at least a few of which have impact on petfoods.

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