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Couple, company plead guilty in melamine case

Husband and wife Stephen and Sally Miller, along with their company, ChemNutra Inc., pleaded guilty June 16 to distributing a tainted ingredient used to make petfood that reportedly sickened or killed thousands of pets, according to The Associated Press.

Complete Natural Nutrition introduces new packaging for line

Complete Natural Nutrition Inc. recently introduced its new packaging for its line of freeze-dried, one-ingredient pet treats.

Pet Food Processing

Nestlé to invest in Thailand

Nestlé has announced building a Purina feed mill in Thailand worth THB950 million (US$27.88 million), set to produce dry petfood for the local market and export to countries including South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Evanger's files with FDA to resume petfood shipments

Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Co. filed a formal request with the FDA seeking a reinstatement order allowing it to resume interstate shipping of its canned petfood products, according to the company’s blog.

What retailers want-and need

Strong branding, communication and education can help pet retailers sell more of your products

Pet parents trust and listen to each other and can get their questions answered easily by reading an online review.

Research Notes

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