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Pet Food Recalls

United Pet Group recalls select bird food, bird supplement products

United Pet Group Inc. is recalling select bird food and bird nutritional supplement products that contain driedparsley flakes supplied by Specialty Commodities Inc., which initiated a recall of the parsley flakes due to potential Salmonella contamination. United Pet Group's recall affects a limited quantity of its Ultra Blend Gourmet Food for Parakeets products, ēCotrition Grains & Greens Nutritional Supplement for Parakeets,ēCotrition Grains & Greens Nutritional Supplement for Canaries and Finches, and ēCotrition Grains & Greens Nutritional Supplement for Cockatiels.

Produce Traceability Initiative to comment on FDA product tracing pilot report

The Produce Traceability Initiative, designed to help the produce industry maximize the effectiveness of current traceback procedures, is currently developing a response to the Institute of Food Technologists’ 10 recommendations released by the Food and Drug Administration in the document, entitled, Pilot Projects for Improving Product Tracing along the Food Supply System Final Report. The Produce Traceability Initiative and its four administering organizations (Canadian Produce Marketing Association, GS1 US, Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association) will work to collect industry feedback and commentary on each of the 10 recommendations outlined in the report.

Recent dog food recall highlights 2012 corn crop mold problem

The problem of mold in 2012's US corn crop was once again highlighted following a dog food recall by grocery chain Hy-Vee, as the industry continues to look for ways to enhance petfood safety, according to a report. Hy-Vee recently recalled five of its private-label dog food brands across eight US states due to elevated levels of aflatoxin from contaminated corn used to make the petfood.

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Researcher studies foodborne pathogen Salmonella in space

Researcher Cheryl Nickerson took the foodborne pathogen Salmonella up to the International Space Station to study what might happen. According to Arizona State University: "During an earlier series of NASA space shuttle and ground-based experiments, Nickerson and her team made a startling discovery.

Hy-Vee issues voluntary recall of dog food products

Hy-Vee Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of certain bags of Hy-Vee dog food due to elevated levels of aflatoxin, a chemical contaminant commonly found in corn, found in some samples, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Routine random tests conducted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture indicated higher-than-normal levels of aflatoxin in some samples of Hy-Vee dog food produced at a Kansas City plant operated by Pro-Pet LLC. Hy-Vee officials said the recall is voluntary and only conducted as a precautionary measure.

The Honest Kitchen recalls Verve, Zeal, Thrive petfood products

Petfood maker The Honest Kitchen is recalling five lots of its Verve, Zeal and Thrive petfood products after learning that one of its raw ingredients suppliers recalled a batch of human-grade parsley contaminated withSalmonella. The parsely, shipped to the petfood company in 2012, was used as an ingredient in the five lots of petfood being recalled.

Nutri-Vet recalls chicken jerky treats for possible Salmonella contamination

Nutri-Vet LLC is recalling its Nutri-Vet and NutriPet chicken jerky products the pet treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. The pet treat recall was initiated because the manufacturer of an ingredient used in the products informed Nutri-Vet of the possibility of Salmonella presence at the manufacturing facility.

Kasel recalls all dog treats manufactured at Colorado, USA, facility

Kasel Associated Industries, a manufacturer of pet treats and chews, is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured at its Denver, Colorado, USA, facility from April 20, 2012, through September 19, 2012, due to possible Salmonella contamination. Recalled dog treat brands include: Boots & Barkley, BIXBI, Nature’s Deli, Colorado Naturals, Petco and Best Bully Stick items.

Kaytee recalls bird treats for possible Salmonella contamination

Small-animal food manufacturer Kaytee Products is recalling several bird treats and greens items due to possibleSalmonella contamination from parsley flake ingredients from Kaytee’s outside supplier Specialty Commodities Inc. A recall letter dated February 11 from Specialty Commodities was sent to Kaytee in reference to products manufactured as early as June 12, 2012.

Alltech Symposium to focus on agribusiness, food safety challenges

The 2013 Alltech International Symposium will focus on challenges agribusiness must overcome in the next seven years to be able to feed 7.4 billion people by 2020 when it is held May 19-22 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Seven key barriers that impede the world’s ability to feed an estimated 9 billion people by 2050 were identified by 25 agribusiness experts in a recently published International Food and Agribusiness Management Reviewarticle: government, losses in the food and ingredient supply chains, infrastructure, markets, politics and policies, science and innovation, and the environment.

Petfood recall: Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula

Petfood maker Nature's Variety is voluntarily recalling of one batch of Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula patties and medallions because the pet products may contain pieces of clear plastic that could potentially cause pets to choke. Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula products marked with a "Best if Used By" date of October 4, 2013, are being recalled because clear plastic pieces were found in some bags.

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