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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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Brand Insights

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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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Spore-forming bacteria risk higher in fresh meat pet food

Many livestock live close to the soil, and that soil harbors bacteria, such as Clostridium, which form spores that potentially hitch rides on fresh animal products.

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Pet Food Market

DCM cases: unknowns prove need for more pet food research

Knowledge gaps in the role, if any, played by grain-free pet food ingredients in recent atypical cases of DCM need addressing to understand the situation.

Beans could find a place in the next generation of pet food — if consumers are interested. | Darren Fisher, Dreamstime

Pet Food Press Releases

Update on FDA canine dilated cardiomyopathy investigation

The update covers reports of DCM received by FDA through November 30, 2018.

5 lawsuits allege dogs dead, sick from Hill’s pet food

The legal actions were related to elevated levels of vitamin D in the pet food company’s recalled wet dog food. Plaintiffs claimed their dogs’ deaths resulted from elevated vitamin D in recalled dog food.

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Point/Counterpoint: Lystn raw pet food FDA warnings

The FDA and a raw pet food maker disagreed about the presence of salmonella in Lystn’s A+ Answers Straight Beef Formula for Dogs.

FDA asks pet food industry for DCM-related information

For its study into cases of canine DCM linked to grain-free pet foods, FDA asks the industry about any changes in ingredients, processing or formulation.

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