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Pet Food Ingredients

No AAFCO ‘Controlled Copper’ claim for pet food

AFFCO members voted not to establish a voluntary “Controlled Copper” claim for dog food following a group of veterinarians’ 2021 proposal.

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Brand Insights

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

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Learn how regulatory complexity is impacting the pet food industry and how brands will meet the challenge using the right digital tools

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

PSC rolls out pet industry Packaging Legislation Tracker

The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) provides a new informational resource focused on packaging-related regulations and policies impacting the pet food industry.

PSC's Packaging Legislation Tracker provides an overview of significant bills, directives, policies and regulations, along with resources for further exploration.

Pet Food Market

Mexico tightens reins on pet food safety with new regulations

The new standard includes clarifying definitions, enhancing quality control, improving labeling, tightening import regulations and strengthening verification procedures.

New regulations that went into effect on May 4 in Mexico introduce stricter labeling requirements to ensure transparency and consumer safety.

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.

New pet food labels may not be the only regulatory change coming to the U.S. pet food market.

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.

The pet food industry has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to the efficiency of ingredient acceptance regulations and processes.

‘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.

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Pet Food Insights

Bites and benefits: The legal landscape of functional foods

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

Navigating the various legalities of functional pet ingredients and food can be challenging, but knowing what you need to pay attention to is a good place to start.

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.

AAFCO is concerned the proposed PURR Act, as it’s currently presented, could have negative ramifications for consumer protection, reduce pet food label transparency, and jeopardize the safe advancement of pet food products.

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.

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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.

The newly introduced PURR Act would provide for centralized federal regulatory oversight by the FDA and eliminate inconsistent state interpretations and decisions impacting ingredient and pet food label approvals.

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.

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