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California, USA, petfood company recalls raw cat food for Salmonella

A California, USA, petfood company issued a voluntary recall of its raw cat food because the food may be contaminated with Salmonella. Primal Pet Foods of San Mateo, California, USA recalled its Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula, 4-pound chicken and salmon nuggets (UPC# 8 95135 00025 0) with a "best by" date code of 043112-17.

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AdWeek looks at evolution of dog food advertising in America

A recent article from AdWeek takes a look into how advertising for brands in the dog food industry has changed over the course of US history. In 1908, one of the few choices for Americans looking to feed their pets was Milk-Bone dog biscuits.

Speak! dog food's advertisement set trends for petfood advertisers today.

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Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. Fresh Catch dog treats

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Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. Tru Harvest dog treats

Purina petfood launches iPad app for cats

Purina, in promotion of its Friskies food for cats, launched a range of Apple iPad application games for cats. Purina's iPad app games include Cat-Fishing, Tasty Treasure Hunt and Party Mix-Up.

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Natura Pet Products Inc. California Natural Grain Free Chicken Formula cat food

Robert W. Baird & Co. releases pet vendor, retail market survey results

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. recently released survey results about the pet vendor and retail markets during the first quarter of 2011. The pet supplier retail survey found that through the first quarter of 2011, sales were in-line with expectations, with 38% of retailers reporting better-than-expected sales and 26% reporting sales short of expectations.

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Smartdog Jerky dog jerky treats

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Miracle Corp. Products Gimborn Pro-Treat Plus

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Adaptation of healthy cats to dietary fibers

Nine young adult male cats were used to determine the effects of microbial adaptation to select dietary fiber sources on changes in pH in vitro, total and hydrogen gas, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and branched-chain fatty acid (BCFA) production. Cats were adapted to diets containing 4% cellulose, fructooligosaccharides (FOS) or pectin for 30 days prior to fecal sampling.

DuPont survey reveals sustainability as greatest packaging challenge

DuPont recently conducted an online global survey of consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters, which found that the desire for greater sustainability dominates the packaging industry. More than 500 packaging professionals were surveyed and over 40% cited sustainability as the toughest challenge, while 33% named cost as a major factor (see figure).

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