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Fungi and toxins found in veterinary dog, cat foods

Veterinary dog and cat foods may contain toxins left by fungi that infected the grain used to make the products, as well as the fungi itself.

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Pet Food Safety

Hagen Dogit Pet Safety Gate

Hagen Dogit Pet Safety Gate

Pet Food Recalls

Nestle Purina recalls Muse wet cat food for rubber pieces

The product could contain rubber pieces that are translucent yellow with a blue backing, which may present a potential choking hazard.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Pet Food Ingredients

Practical tips on pet food palatability

Improving pet's well-being and owners' satisfaction through market insights on palatability, performance, and pet nutrition. Sponsored by Diana Pet Food.

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FDA alert: Darwin’s Natural raw dog food for Salmonella

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert cautioning pet owners not to feed their dogs three lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw dog food.

image from Darwin’s Natural Pet Products website

Pet Food Market

Petfood Industry launches Chinese-language newsletter

Each newsletter will contain articles in Chinese.

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Infographic: Official data on grain-free dog food and DCM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has compiled statistics about cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy correlated to certain grain-free dog diets.

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Diamond Pet Foods sued over alleged heavy metals, BPA

The plaintiffs claimed that they spent more because they expected that premium pet foods “do not contain chemicals, toxins contaminants chemicals and other unnatural ingredients.”

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3 reasons dog owners abandon kibble for raw meat diets

In a survey of dog owners who make raw, meat-based dog foods at home, researchers identified three main reasons people switch from store-bought kibble.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food feeding trials address breed, novel ingredients

Dog and cat food feeding trials must meet challenges posed by diets formulated to satisfy both consumers’ demands and nutritionists’ guidance.

Clostridium, Salmonella found in European raw pet food

Researchers encountered potentially disease-causing bacteria during laboratory analyses of raw dog foods available on the European market.

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Pet Food Safety

Pet food process improvements to minimize product loss

Techniques and technology that improve the pet food manufacturing process and minimize product, profit loss. Sponsored by Schenck Process Group.

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