Pet Food Regulations: Page 3

Pet food audit standards continue to rise

Quality, food safety, sustainability and environment intensifying these standards changes.

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Primal Pet Foods responds to FDA warning letter

Primal Pet Foods responded to some of the claims made by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent in a warning letter to Primal Pet Foods in February.

FDA issues warning letter to Primal Pet Foods after recall

The warning letter and inspection followed a recall of the company’s products in July 2022 predicated by the agency’s detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Raw Frozen Primal Patties for Dogs Beef Formula.

Pet Food Safety

Consumer pet food safety views shaped by brands, regulators

Pet owners develop an impression of the pet food industry based partially on perceptions of its safety, and companies and regulators both play a key role.

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Pet Food Market

More litigation trends in the pet food and treat industries

Learn about the potential pitfalls and careful considerations needed in dealing with words like “sustainability” which has no concrete legal definition.

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PFAS pet food packaging alternative is biodegradable

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances garnered attention in November 2022 after the Environmental Working Group published a report documenting the chemicals’ presence on pet food packages.

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FDA reports on pet food inspections in 2022

The top three pet food safety observations from the Food and Drug Administration in 2022 fell under hazard analysis, prevent controls and sanitation controls.

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Mexican consumer protection agency reviews cat food products

Profeco performed a quality analysis of 33 brands of commercial dry cat food in 2022, finding all comply with Mexican regulations as well as AAFCO guidelines.

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Pet Food Safety

FDA’s DCM probe starts with a roar, ends with a whimper

The investigation into any role grain-free pet food might play in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy seems to be ending in a rather quiet, inauspicious way.

Performing an analysis of dry pet food recipes using the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center shows that 44 percent of dry dog food recipes and 47 percent of dry cat food recipes in the database do not contain grains. | Elena Schweitzer, Dreamstime

Pet Food Market

Sense of optimism for US animal food regulations in 2023

Learn about the regulatory landscape of 2023, and the policy goals AFIA has honed in on for advancement in the new year.

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FDA ends DCM updates; No causality data with dog foods

The FDA received far fewer reports of DCM cases from 2020 to 2022 compared to the preceding two years. In total, the FDA received 1,382 reports of DCM from Jan. 1, 2014 to Nov. 1, 2022.

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Ohio passes prohibition of dogs, cats as pet food ingredients

The provisions against using dogs and cats in pet food may have been unnecessary.

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