Pet Food Regulations: Page 11

Toxicologist, vet catch dog food toxin after early deaths

During the stress of the pandemic and political unrest in the U.S., pet food companies, government regulators, diagnostics laboratories and other need to work together and remain vigilant to other threats.

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Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

Pet Food Regulations

The legal ‘gray area’ of CBD in pet products

Regulatory complications to using CBD in pet products continue to be a challenge for use in pet food and treat products, according to experts.

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More AAFCO musings: IDC discusses pet food vitamin issues

MSBC’s status in pet food and the changing of vitamin names on pet food labels required special attention from the Ingredient Definitions Committee after AAFCO's 2020 Annual Meeting.

How vitamins show up on pet food labels is a current AAFCO hot topic with the Ingredient Definitions Committee. | (Photo by Andrea Gantz | WATT Global Media)

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Not all meat meals in pet food are created equal

It’s important to know AAFCO pet food ingredient definitions and nuances; otherwise inaccurate conclusions can result, such as with the DCM investigation.

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Pet Food Market

FDA’s curious ‘inflection point’ on DCM (not an update!)

After near silence on the DCM and grain-free pet food investigation and no real updates for a year, FDA has issued statements that raise more questions.

If projections are correct, pet food could weather 2020 in decent shape. | (Sergey Nivens | Shutterstock.com)

Key points of FDA meeting on DCM correlation to dog food

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine released several documents and statements about the agency’s investigation into correlations between specific dog foods and cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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DCM and grain-free pet food: September 2020 FDA update

FDA’s recent, very quiet update on its grain-free pet food-DCM investigation showed that, no surprise, it’s a complex issue that can’t be pinned to one cause.

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Pet Food Market

AAFCO holds virtual Annual Meeting: Report on the IDC

The Ingredient Definitions Committee session at the AAFCO Annual Meeting covered a lot of ground, including a new workshop, the current standing of several definitions, and next steps for future topics.

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Pet Food Regulations

Mars sues Simmons over dog food label similarities

Mars believes that Simmons infringed on Pedigree’s trade dress by using the same label colors and design elements.

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CBD pet products may face more FDA warnings, lawsuits

Depending on how that policy ends up, FDA could issue more warning letters to pet product companies using CBD in their formulations.

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Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO’s Annual Meeting: New pet food rules are coming!

AAFCO's 2020 annual meeting resulted in several changes for pet food, from claims to labeling to feeding trials.

Although the meeting was virtual and shorter than in past years, plenty was accomplished at AAFCO’s 2020 Annual Meeting. | (Tashatuvango I Shutterstock.com)

Lawsuit over Champion Petfood wild-caught trout claims

Animal Equity, filed a lawsuit against Champion Petfood alleging false advertising of several brands of Acana pet food made with rainbow trout.

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