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FDA to investigate chicken jerky dog treats made in China

US Food and Drug Administration inspectors are being sent to manufacturing facilities in China that make chicken jerky dog treats to investigate a potential link between illnesses and deaths in dogs and the treats, according to MSNBC. The exact number of inspectors involved in the chicken jerky treat investigation and the plants that will be visited are unknown, and Food and Drug Administration officials declined to comment on the inspections.

See videos from 2012 Petfood Forum

See the latest petfood industry trends and insights from 2012 Petfood Forum and Workshop in Schaumburg, Ill. See the latest videos from the 2012 Petfood Forum and Workshop, the world's premier show for the petfood industry. The show, held April 2-4, in Schaumburg, Ill., features a hall with hundreds of exhibitors, lectures, networking and other educational sessions.

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The Bear & The Rat Cool Treats for Dogs

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Raw dog food company K9 Natural adds new cat food

New Zealand-based raw petfood company K9 Natural recently added a new cat food to its offerings as the company's sales of its raw dog food continue to increase, says a recent article. Founded in April 2006 by former British police dog handler Geoff Bowers and dog breeder Bruce Mayhew, was named in 2011 to the Deloitte Fast 50 ranking as the country's fastest-growing manufacturer and has increased turnover by 300 percent for the past four years to nearly US$10 million.

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Pet supply chain caters to nutrition-conscious pet owners

Brad Kriser, owner of Feeding Pets for Life LLC, says he’s trying to attract pet owners to his pet supply chain by providing pet nutrition-conscious customers with a wide variety of all-natural, organic and human-grade petfoods and pet treats. Based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and Los Angeles, California, USA, the stores feature an assortment of brands of natural dog and cat food, as well as upscale pet toys and clothing and unique items like bison-tendon treats and duck-feet snacks.

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Hill’s Pet Nutrition updates thyroid health petfood guidelines

Hill’s Pet Nutrition released an updated set of guidelines and algorithms for veterinarians managing a pet’s hyperthyroid conditions with its Prescription Diet y/d Feline Thyroid Health petfood. Prescription Diet y/d Feline must be the only food eaten by the feline patient, Hill’s says, because consuming any other food or treats will decrease or prevent the cat food’s beneficial effects.

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Expert discusses importance of a high-quality petfood diet

Petfood expert Sarah Linehan, of The Pet Experience, discussed the importance of providing quality petfood diet and how it can help maintain a pet’s health in a recent article. She says that although there are many different pet supplies that pet owners need to purchase, a high-quality petfood is the most important.

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Hill's Pet Nutrition, PetMD to launch online cat nutrition tool

Hill's Pet Nutrition is partnering with PetMD for MyBowl for cats, an interactive tool that shows the proper proportions and specific benefits of essential nutrients that cats need. Launching April 2, MyBowl for cats will be available as part of PetMD's Cat Nutrition Center that offers a variety of educational resources for pet owners.

Interzoo 2012’s 1,500 exhibitors to cover all pet industry segments

Show organizers of Interzoo 2012 say they expect more than 1,500 pet product manufacturers distributers and retailers from more than 53 countries will present their latest products for all segments of the pet industry at the show, taking place May 17-20, in Nuremberg, Germany. Out of all exhibitors, 46 percent are expected to exhibit products for the dog and cat segments of the pet industry, while 20 percent of exhibitors are expected to represent the aquaria segment and another 20 percent will represent the small animal and rodent segment.

Global Pet Expo 2012 sets records in attendance, exhibitors

The Global Pet Expo 2012 saw record-breaking buyer and media attendance and total pet product exhibitor booths sold, say sponsors American Pet Products Association and Pet Industry Distributers Association. The 2012 show, held in Orlando, Florida, USA, February 29-March 2, featured 5,011 buyers in attendance, more than 3,000 new pet product launches, 896 exhibitors and 2,487 booths sold – the highest post-show numbers reported in Global Pet Expo’s eight-year history.

The 2012 Global Pet Expo saw a record number of attendees with more than 5,000 buyers.

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Taking the claim 'human grade' literally

It's not uncommon for media and others to see certain marketing terms and trends with petfood -- such as humanization -- and interpret them literally. Yet recently, BloombergBusinessweek took the concept to a whole new level.

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