Pet Food Safety: Page 2

Ingredient Issues
Heating pet foods via consumer microwaves
Surveys show that some pet owners heat up their pets’ food, but where are they getting their instructions?
Tabby cat eating meat from a white plate on a light floor
Brand Insights
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Petfood Industry
Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Pet Food Recalls
Revival Animal Health expands recall for canine milk replacers
Vitamin D variability — levels either too low or too high — prompted the voluntary recall of multiple product lines.
Breeder's Edge Foster Care GM enriched goat milk formula powder for puppies and kittens, 1 lb bag
Safety & Quality
5 questions to help prevent, detect and recover from FMC in pet food
Experts from FlexXray and Brightpet walk through the full contamination lifecycle, from supplier controls to third-party inspection, during a recent Ask the Petfood Pro.
Supply chain process diagram showing five steps from warehouse to consumer quality control with food production and packaging stages
Pet Food Safety
Study: Microplastics found in many commercial pet food products
A new peer-reviewed study finds several UK dog, cat and hedgehog food products contain microplastic particles, with wet food posing the greatest daily exposure risk.
Colorful pet food kibble in a white cat-shaped bowl on a textured blue surface
Pet Food Safety
Salmonella, antibiotic resistant bacteria found on imported dog treats in US
Researchers isolated three bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic considered a last-resort treatment in human medicine, from pig ear treats imported from Brazil.
Raw chicken with magnified view of bacteria and microorganisms contamination, showing colorized pathogens under microscope magnification.
Global Commerce
Asia's drug smugglers exploiting pet food as their Trojan Horse
Pet food seen as an innocuous vehicle for those looking to transport drugs over borders
Two workers and a brown dog walking through a warehouse facility with stacked cargo containers and equipment.
Preservatives
Pet food industry needs consumer-friendly preservation techniques
Jasmine Kataria, senior R&D scientist at Kerry, tells Petfood Forum attendees how to combat the risks of high-moisture pet food while maintaining customer satisfaction.
Yellow bowl of brown pet food surrounded by scattered dry kibble
Raw Cat and Dog Food
Science-backed shelf-life extension for refrigerated pet food
Microbiology enables manufacturers to anticipate risks and optimize formulations before production, reducing reliance on trial-and-error testing.
Mad scientist with dog in steampunk laboratory examining dog food in large mechanical apparatus
Safety & Quality
Keep semi-moist pet food products safe with antimicrobial strategies
Charlie Connolly of Symrise explains how antimicrobials are used to manage yeasts and mold in semi-moist products at Petfood Forum.
Scientist in blue gloves holding a petri dish with bacterial cultures in a laboratory setting
Ingredient Issues
The importance of microbial control
Irradiation is an option that should be investigated more thoroughly when it comes to pathogens and pet food safety.
Colorized electron microscopy image of purple rod-shaped bacteria with flagella against dark blue background
Pet Food Safety
Pathogens continue to drive pet food safety technologies
The growing raw pet food space in particular continues to evolve its approach to ensuring final product safety.
Food manufacturing worker in protective gear reviewing production data on tablet near industrial drying racks
Pet Food Recalls
FDA warns of thiamine deficiency in Steve's Real Food Quest cat food
Federal testing found eight product lots with critically low or absent levels of the essential B vitamin.
Quest Cat Food freeze-dried chicken recipe pet food package with purple branding and nuggets visible
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