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Petfood Forum China 2018 announces speakers

Petfood Industry representatives have released the agenda details for the 2018 edition of Petfood Forum China. The exclusive conference will be held on August 21, 2018 at the Kerry Hotel in Shanghai, China. Registration is now open with early bird savings available.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Pet Food Ingredients

4 companies in mislabeled pet food ingredients case

Federal investigators have revealed more twists in their case examining how mislabeled poultry ingredients got into Blue Buffalo and other pet foods.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Market

Trump’s metal tariffs may raise costs for canned pet food

A widening trade war with China and the potential breakdown of free trade among the US, Mexico and Canada could limit the access of US pet food brands to markets abroad.

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Cannabis pet food ingredients were trend at SuperZoo 2018

At SuperZoo2018, a growing number of dog and cat treats promoted their use of cannabis products as functional pet food ingredients.

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Pet Food Market

Reporting adverse pet food events: consumer advocates or fearmongers, part 2

Pet owners can report adverse pet food events directly to regulatory agencies, and it’s important for pet food companies to know the process, too.

Courtesy of Jim Galovski, co-founder of Guardian Pet Food Co.

Mars Petcare supports regulation of Australian pet food

The dog and cat food company recalled ADVANCE Dermocare dry dog food products after numerous dogs were affected by megaesophagus.

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Market Trends and Reports

Experts address Chinese pet food market, new regulations

Pet food experts will cover the growing Chinese pet food market, new regulations, safety, key ingredients and ingredient claims at Petfood Forum China 2018.

Pet Fair Asia is a large pet trade show for the Chinese pet industry as well as pet owners. | Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet Food Market

Human vs. pet food labeling: How do they differ?

Several key differences in pet food labeling requirements may prove challenging for human food manufacturers looking to enter the pet food arena.

Pet food trends may follow human food trends, but ingredient labeling requirements can be quite different between the two markets. | Photo by Andrea Gantz

7 Petfood Industry exclusives May 2018: Amazon, protein

Columnists wrote about lamb meal, insects and the popularity of natural pet foods.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Call for Australian dog food laws after 100 sick dogs

Mars Petcare’s Advance Dermocare dog food is correlated to the megaesophagus cases.

image from Mars Petcare Australia website

Supplier of mislabeled pet food ingredient pleads guilty

Those ingredients resulted in the 2014 false advertising lawsuit by Purina after testing revealed the presence of poultry by-product meal in some of Blue Buffalo’s top-selling pet foods.

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Mexican pet food industry may be ready for insect protein

Insects would require Mexican federal regulatory approval for use in pet foods.

photo courtesy EnviroFlight

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