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Pet Food Market

Could Blockchain revolutionize the pet food industry?

Blockchain provides proof of pet food ingredient claims and quality by essentially telling a brand’s story in a more credible way.

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Raw pet food sales growing despite health warnings

Pet food industry executives, analysts and scientists shared their insights into the raw pet food market in 2018.

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Redbarn expands recall of dog treats for Salmonella

In total, 24 SKUs are affected from Redbarn, Chewy Louie, Dentley’s and Good Lovin’ brand products.

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Smucker pet food withdrawal upgraded to recall by FDA

Any amount of pentobarbital renders the pet foods adulterated.

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Market Trends and Reports

3 tips for pet food brands facing a social media crisis

Social media also allows the rapid spread of news and rumors which can escalate into a crisis or exacerbate an existing one.

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Steve’s Real Food recalls raw dog food for Salmonella

No pet or consumer illnesses from this product have been reported to date.

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Kitten deaths led to Blue Ridge Beef raw pet food recall

This recall was initiated after the FDA received a complaint of two kitten deaths.

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FDA investigates Arrow Reliance raw pet food

FDA is looking into a pattern of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination in Darwin’s Natural and ZooLogics raw pet foods.

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Northwest Naturals recalls raw dog food for Listeria

Product is packaged in five-pound frozen chubs labeled Chicken and Salmon Dog Food.

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Vital Essentials beef dog food recalled for Salmonella

The affected product was Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs.

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Metal detector helps prevent contamination in pet food

Cannon Holdings, Inc. has started using an Eriez Liquid Line Metal Detector to prevent contamination in chicken slurry for its dog and cat food lines.

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Biologically appropriate pet foods not based in science

Biologically appropriate generally means that the dog and cat foods are rich in animal protein and fat.

Research shows that through domestication, dogs have evolved away from the mainly carnivorous diet of the wolf. l SBoice, Bigstock.com

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