Pet Food Safety: Page 19

Dog food buyers confused and worried by DCM investigation

Dog owners have been asking pet food companies and veterinarians about canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Market Trends and Reports

‘Healthy grains’ dog foods appear in the wake of DCM

Dog food formulators have done that by bringing grains back, adding taurine and dropping legumes and potatoes from recipes

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Market Trends and Reports

Petfood Industry blogs October ’19: crisis management, DCM

In October 2019, Petfood Industry contributors published 8 blogs about antioxidants, crisis management, canine dilated cardiomyopathy and other topics.

One of the Ballesta Islands off the coast of Peru. (Tim Wall)

Pet Food Ingredients

DCM fear hurt Montana pulse farmers’ pet food business

One farmer questioned the validity and reasoning behind the FDA announcement concerning certain grain-free dog foods and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Q&A: Recovering from pig ear dog chew Salmonella outbreak

FDA provided this question and answer to help pet food and treat retailers, distributors, importers and others to understand the current situation with pig ear dog chew treats.

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Pet Food Safety

FDA, CDC say pig ear pet treat Salmonella outbreak over

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started their investigation of the outbreak in July.

‘Severe risk’ from resistant bacteria in raw pet food

University of Zurich scientists analyzed 51 varieties of raw pet food. They detected Salmonella in 3.9% of the samples.

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Pet Food Safety

Avoid pet food media crises with preemptive press releases

Preemptive press releases ensure that a pet food company can get their message out to journalists as quickly as possible.

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FDA reports on pig ear recalls, FSMA pet food compliance

Pig ear pet treats contaminated with Salmonella have caused 143 human illnesses to date, FDA reported. The agency also reported on FSMA inspections.

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African swine fever threatens pet food protein supply

Sources for pet food protein could be affected by meat protein loss as African swine fever decimates China’s pig population and the global pork supply.

Ethoxyquin limits Peru, Chile fishmeal use in pet food

Although Peruvian and Chilean fishmeal producers have interest in entering the pet food market, use of a synthetic antioxidant may limit their access.

One of the Ballesta Islands off the coast of Peru. (Tim Wall)

143 Salmonella cases tied to pig ear dog chews from 3 firms

As of August 27, the Centers for Disease Control report 143 cases of human infection by Salmonella enterica related to exposure to pig ear dog treats.

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