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Pet Food Regulations

How to convene a GRAS panel for novel pet food ingredients

While not required by FDA, a panel may be the best means of confirming GRAS status for pet food manufacturers.

Convening a panel of experts to determine the GRAS status of a pet food ingredient has advantages, whether or not you intend to notify FDA of the outcome. | endostock, Fotolia.com

Long-term raw dog food diet ups gut bacteria levels

Some bacteria found at higher levels in dogs eating homemade raw diets could cause health risks.

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FDA warns that bone treats related to 90 dogs’ illnesses

Dog treats marketed as ham bones, pork femur bones, rib bones and pork knuckles were involved in the reported illnesses.

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Pet Food Regulations

What to expect from FSMA pet food safety inspections

Read about lessons learned by pet food companies and an FDA officer from pet food safety inspections. Planning how to respond to inspector requests is key.

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Pet Food Packaging

Why pet food packaging must convey safety, accountability

Pet parents are paying more attention than ever to every facet of their pet’s food, including what it comes in.

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Pet Food Safety

Reality TV star’s dog food accused of sickening dogs

Kameron Westcott, a cast member of “The Real Housewives of Dallas,” launched the dog food, which features pink hearts.

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Probiotic freeze-dried microbes may help pet food safety

The bacteria Enterococcus faecium lead a double life in the pet food industry, as both probiotic and substitute for Salmonella in kill step validations.

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Imported organic pet food ingredients may fail US rules

The auditors stated that the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program needed to improve its procedures.

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Cat food container size, shape can’t stop thiamine loss

Although initial experimental results suggested smaller containers might retain more of the essential vitamin, further analysis disproved the correlation.

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Pet food can help dogs, cats after natural disasters

Nutritious pet food can help dogs, cats and other animals after surviving disasters like Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

A dog awaits evacuation from his neighborhood near Rockport, Texas, as US Border Patrol agents conduct search and rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Aug. 27, 2017. Photo by Glenn Fawcett | US Customs and Border Protection

Pet Food Market

Pet food industry ready to help after Hurricane Irma

While pet food companies work to help people, dogs, cats and other animals reeling from Hurricane Harvey, the 180-mile-per-hour winds of Hurricane Irma bear down on Florida.

An SPCA member attends to a dog displaced by Hurricane Harvey. | photo by Brandon Wade | courtesy PetSmart Charities

Kemin Industries opens worldwide headquarters

Kemin Industries hosted a private ceremony to celebrate the official grand opening of the nutritional ingredient company’s worldwide headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.

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