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AIB International to host food safety, sanitation seminar

AIB International is hosting a Food Safety and Sanitation for Food Plants seminar to address the increasing number of food and petfood products being recalled each year due to failures in food safety programs. The seminar will cover what food and petfood manufacturers need to know about developing and maintaining successful food safety programs, including employee training, regulatory requirements and more.

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Purrs and growls for petfood in 2012, opportunities for 2013

I know, at this time of year, everyone does one of these blog posts or columns trying to sum up the year for an industry or assign accolades and criticisms to entities within the industry. But as cliché as they may be, people tend to read such posts or columns, so I'll jump on the bandwagon and issue my "purrs and growls" for the petfood industry for 2012 and look ahead to opportunities for the coming year.

Silliker offers 2013 petfood safety training programs

Silliker Inc. offers a new 2013 Food Safety Training program, which includes a range of educational offerings for the food and petfood industries. Online curriculum courses are offered via SISTEM Express Powered by Silliker, in partnership with Alchemy Systems, designed to help processsors meet Global Food Safety Initiative and other industry-specific compliance requirements.

US, China extend agreement for animal feed safety

The US Food and Drug Administration renewed an agreement with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China to further cooperation between the US and China on food and animal feed safety. Originally signed in November 2008, the US and China have extended the agreement for five more years.

Claudia's Canine Cuisine recalls Hound Cakes for possible mold

Claudia’s Canine Cuisine is voluntarily recalling a lot of its Dogcandy brand of Holiday Hound Cake and Blueberry Hound Cake products because of the possibility of mold. The recall applies to a single production run of 7.5-ounce Hound Cake products, marked with a best-by date of 08-2015, which has the potential to become moldy.

FDA issues warning for Nature's Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats

The US Food and Drug Administration is advising pet owners not to feed Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats to their pets because the dog treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. The chicken jerky dog treats are made, packaged and distributed in the US by Kasel Associated Industries Inc., although the company has declined to voluntarily recall the products at this time.

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Don't miss petfood safety webinar, live chat on petfood trend

If you're looking to expand your knowledge about petfood and the many facets of our industry, you have two great opportunities to do so on Tuesday, December 11, sitting at the comfort of your own desk or wherever you might access your computer.

AAFCO petfood ingredient definition process gets reprieve

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) recently announced an extension of its memorandum of understanding with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the AAFCO process for establishing feed ingredient definitions (including for petfood) through September 1, 2015. The announcement came as a bit of a surprise.

FDA suspends Sunland Inc. food facility's registration

The US Food and Drug Administration has suspended a food facility’s registration for the first time since being granted power under the Food Safety Modernization Act, according to the American Feed Industry Association. Byletter dated November 26, FDA ordered the suspension of Sunland Inc.’s food facility in Portales, New Mexico, USA, effective immediately.

Call for papers announced for Petfood Forum China 2013

A call for papers is now open for Petfood Forum China 2013, scheduled for August 23 in Shanghai. The content advisory board is seeking noncommercial oral presentations on topics including the petfood market in China, Asia and around the world; nutrition and ingredients; packaging; safety and regulatory issues specific to China or export countries; processing; company profiles and case studies; and new product development.

Food safety, preventative controls paper offered by Eurofins

Leavitt Partners and Eurofins have collaborated on a paper for the industry, as a result of the Food and Drug Administration's shift to a proactive approach to food safety due to enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The paper covers:Who needs to prepare for FSMA and what preventive controls entail

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Record number of booths reserved for Petfood Forum 2013 in first 30 days

Within just a month of the exhibit space for Petfood Forum 2013 being offered, a record number of booths have already been reserved, promising an even more exciting edition of the petfood industry's leading conference in its 21st year. Petfood Forum 2013 will take place April 15-17 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Participants in Petfood Forum 2013 will be able to visit with nearly 200 exhibitors and industry suppliers.

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