Pet Food Regulations

Ingredient Issues

A proposal to approve ingredients for pets

Streamlining the acceptance process would go a long way towards advancing pet nutrition options for pet food manufacturers.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

KEMIN NUTRISURANCE

Learn why addressing microbial risks throughout the value chain is critical to a robust food safety program. Brand Insights from Kemin.

Something to Chew on

FDA’s evolving role in pet food regulations and safety

Proposed new U.S. pet food legislation, plus the return of an FDA-generated controversy, highlight the agency’s significant role, for better or worse.

Featured

‘Approved by FDA’ now required on animal drug labels

This statement is intended to help veterinarians, food animal producers, pet owners and others clearly identify approved animal drugs and distinguish them from drugs that do not have the benefit of FDA approval.

Pet Food Insights

Bites and benefits: The legal landscape of functional foods

There are many angles to consider when working with functional pet products.

Pet Food Regulations

FDA proposes new regulations for animal drug labeling

New rules would provide animal drug sponsors with predictable requirements for the labeling of prescription and over-the-counter new animal drugs, as well as new animal drugs for use in animal feeds.

Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO expresses concern over PURR Act

The association highlighted its concerns over proposed federal legislation that would reduce state oversight and authority to review the marketing or labeling of pet food.

Pet Food Packaging

PFAS no longer sold in US to grease-proof pet food bags

People and other animals absorb per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the chemicals remain in their bodies for many years, if not life.

Pet Food Regulations

New federal PURR Act to modernize pet food regulations

The bipartisan legislation, which was introduced last week, will streamline the pet food regulation process as well as place ingredient review and approval oversight under the FDA.

Pet Food Safety

Purina PetCare refutes TikTok rumors about sick dogs

Numerous TikTok videos claimed dogs were sickened by Purina Pro Plan formulations. However, Purina denied any truth behind these TikTok videos.

Pet Food Recalls

Blue Ridge Beef expands raw pet food recall to more US states

Blue Ridge Beef expanded the scope of their recall to include retail outlets located in these states: CT, FL, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA and WI.

Pet Food Safety

Lawsuit alleges Mid America Pet Food caused dog death, child illness

The lawsuit noted that family members became sick after feeding one of the ill dogs. Both dogs mentioned in the lawsuit were euthanized due to their illness.

Pet Food Recalls

Majority of 3,691 pet product recalls were dog, cat food

Contamination accounted for most pet food recalls during the past nearly two decades with one incident making up a quarter of all recalls.

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