Safety & Quality

Pet Food Recalls

FDA warns two Darwin’s cat food lots contain Salmonella

The agency recommended a recall after testing linked to a consumer complaint found the pathogen in two lots of frozen Natural Selections Chicken Recipe for Cats.

Brand Insights

Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry

Petfood Industry

Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.

Industry Voices

Pet supplement warning letters reveal marketing compliance lessons

Apex Compliance's Asa Waldstein outlined how recent FDA warning letters, lawsuits and advertising challenges can guide marketing claims for animal supplements.

Industry Voices

Pet supplement compliance risks can hide between audits

An SGS quality expert outlines how animal supplement companies can use supplier, testing and complaint data to build on certification and catch problems before an auditor, retailer or regulator does.

Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO aligns feline calcium, phosphorus enforcement with PFLM

State regulators are encouraged to give cat food manufacturers the same implementation window for revised feline calcium and phosphorus profiles that applies to Pet Food Label Modernization.

News Hound

Clean Label Project may create the market for its own certification

Laboratory science can be legitimate while a business model still deserves scrutiny.

NASC Regulatory Update

Update: Animal Health Supplement Act would give products legal home

Learn the details on the legislation's timeline, regulatory coordination and a proposed product registration requirement.

Safety & Quality

Heavy metals found in cat foods; PFI disputes study

A Clean Label Project study of 100 cat foods from 62 brands detected lead in 99% of products tested, while the Pet Food Institute said the findings lack the scientific and regulatory context needed to interpret them.

Pet Food Regulations

AFIA members urge Congress to pass PURR Act

American Feed Industry Association committee members met with 45 congressional offices to discuss pet food regulation, novel ingredient approvals and supply chain concerns.

Global Commerce

Canada proposes heat-treated pet food import rule changes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is seeking comments through Oct. 15 on revised facility questionnaire requirements for heat-treated pet food imported from the U.S.

Pet Food Ingredients

FDA finalizes changes to animal food ingredient reviews

The agency's evaluation of its Food Additive Petition and GRAS Notification programs led to new review timelines, added submitter engagement and expanded data flexibility.

Pet Food Safety

Chemical leak at Purina Flagstaff plant sends workers to hospital

A corroded chemical distribution line at the Nestlé Purina dry pet food facility in Arizona spilled about 10 gallons of chemicals and sent three employees to a hospital for evaluation.

Pet Food Safety

Years finds no contamination in dog food probe

The company reports independent investigators found no evidence linking Years' recipes to reported cases of sudden bilateral dry eye in dogs; the company will resume fresh meal deliveries in October.

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