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Vets remind owners of safe handling after recent petfood recalls for Salmonella

Veterinarians from BluePearl Veterinary Partners want to ensure pet owners feed safe food to their pets in the wake of a number of petfood recalls. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s website, there have been six petfood recalls due to Salmonella since March, affecting several brands.

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DSM to host open house at premix plant on September 19

DSM Nutritional Products will host an open house at its premix plant in Ames, Iowa, USA, on Thursday, September 19, beginning at 10 a.m. The open house program features speakers on current animal nutrition topics and tours of the facility's new packaging unit, control room/charging area, and warehouse.

Goldenfeast recalls exotic bird food blends for possible Salmonella contamination

Goldenfeast Inc. is recalling several exotic bird food blends due to possible Salmonella contamination from parsley flake ingredients supplied by Specialty Commodities Inc., an outside supplier to Goldenfeast. The recall involves the following Goldenfeast brands: Australian Blend, Bean Supreme, Caribbean Bounty, Gardenflora, Petite Hookbill, Schmitts Original, Basics Plus Finch and Basics Plus Parakeet.

Goldenfeast is recalling several exotic bird food blends for potential Salmonella contamination.

Next FSMA Friday from SafetyChain Software to be held September 27

SafetyChain Software's continues to host its FSMA Fridays series with Dr. David Acheson and his team, which most recently focused on the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Proposed Rule on Accreditation of Third Party Auditors on August 23. Due to the high level of interest and information surrounding these two important topics, the discussion will continue during FSMA Fridays' next session on September 27.

Petfood Forum China brings knowledge, networking to Chinese petfood industry

More than 100 petfood professionals from China and other countries networked and learned from industry experts during Petfood Forum China 2013, held August 23 in Shanghai. It was the second edition of this exclusive conference for the Chinese petfood industry, held in conjunction with Pet Fair Asia.

Petfoods with plant-derived proteins may contain more mycotoxins, researcher says

Petfoods with plant-derived proteins may also contain more harmful toxins than petfoods with traditional fish and meat proteins, according to new research from the University of Guelph. "A shift in petfood ingredients is on," says animal and poultry science professor, Trevor Smith, who has spent 35 years researching mycotoxins at Guelph.

No further FDA extensions allowed on FSMA deadlines, judge rules

The US Food and Drug Administration can no longer extend deadlines on releasing policies mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act, according to a judge's ruling in the US District Court of Northern California. In the Center for Food Safety's lawsuit, originally filed in August 2012, Judge Phyllis Hamilton sided with the Center for Food Safety in her ruling against FDA over FSMA deadlines, which were originally ordered by Congress to be completed in July 2012.

Pre-registration opens for 2014 International Production & Processing Expo

Attendee and exhibitor pre-registration and hotel registration for the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is now open. The show will be held Tuesday-Thursday, January 28-30, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Do you have insights to share with petfood industry professionals?

If you have new research findings, deep knowledge or experience on a specific aspect of petfood manufacturing or marketing, why not share it with your peers in the petfood industry? Consider submitting an abstract to present at Petfood Forum 2014 or Petfood Forum Asia 2014.

FDA extends comment periods on two proposed FSMA rules

FDA issued Federal Register notices to extend the comment periods on the proposed rules for Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food, and Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption for 60 additional days until November 15. This is the second and final extension of the comment period for these two rules, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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Human food trend that petfood should not follow: ignoring FSMA

Since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January 2011, I have seen reactions in our industry ranging from approval to grudging acceptance to complaints to anxiety. I have even heard anecdotes about a few, mainly smaller petfood or treat manufacturers who say they do not have the time or resources to comply with the law and its regulations, so they plan to just ignore it.

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