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Editorial Notes: Tapping into pet power

Why is the pet-human bond so powerful?

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

APC Inc

Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

New melamine, acid detection system from Bruker

Bruker Daltonics recently released a high-capacity ion trap solution for the detection and quantification of melamine and cyanuric acid in food safety laboratories.

Necessary nutrients for cats

Formulating the right nutritional balance for your cat necessitates care, research and tremendous forethought, according to an article appearing in The Daily Cat.

Pet Food Market

Manufacturers launch Global Data Synchronization in Russia

Global manufacturers Kraft Foods, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble, along with German-based retailer Metro Group have extended the use of the Global Data Synchronization Network to synchronize data in Russia.

Pet Food Market

Increased petfood prices strain sales

Surging petfood expenses are pinching the profit margins of pet store owners, who say the cost increases and the declining economy are driving customers to cheaper supermarket or price club brands, according to an article from The Record.

Food safety challenges for 2009

Bill Marler, food safety advocate and managing partner of food-borne illness law firm Marler Clark, asked the food safety community to weigh in on the most pressing food safety challenges for the coming year.

FDA warns about tainted dog treats

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued another caution about tainted petfood from China, according to an article from The Eagle Tribune.

Pet Food Market

China pet show draws record crowds

The 2008 12th China International Pet Show in China drew 25,000 trade visitors and 476 exhibitors to the Beijing Exhibition Centre from Nov. 6-9, according to a press release.

Market Trends and Reports

Cat cruelty causing outcry in China

About 40 cat lovers protested the offering of felines on restaurant menus outside the Guangdong government office in Beijing, according to an AP story by William Foreman.

Pet Food Market

Ipack-Ima 2009 to feature technology for the petfood industry

Ipack-Ima 2009, the exhibition for packaging and agro-food processing technology, will at be held in Milan March 24 to 28 and feature an area dedicated to technology and materials for the petfood industry.

Pet Food Market

Canidae to award $10,000 in veterinary scholarships

Canidae All Natural Pet Foods announced that it will award four individual $2,500 veterinary medicine scholarships in its 2009 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Program.

Top 10 global petfood leaders - 2008

The ultimate players in the big game of petfood

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