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Pet Food Market

US election outcomes could affect petfood safety, labeling

When I was in Shanghai, China, a few weeks ago for Petfood Forum China and Pet Fair Asia, I was somewhat surprised by the number of people who asked about the US presidential election on November 6. I suppose I underestimated how integrated China is becoming into the global economy and political scene, and how much news from outside the country reaches its citizens despite government censorship and blocking of certain media.

Wildwood Seed & Specialties recalls bird, small animal foods

Wildwood Seed & Specialties is recalling a limited supply of its Sleek and Sassy brand bird and small animal foods that contain raw in-shell peanuts. These products contain peanut ingredients recalled by Sunland Inc., which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Council of Agriculture promotes petfood bill in Taiwan

The Council of Agriculture recently promoted its petfood bill at the Legislative Yuan public hearing, stressing that Taiwan lacks comprehensive laws to regulate the local petfood industry. First introduced in March and currently under review, the proposed “Pet Food Safety Management Act” would require commercial petfood manufacturers to provide ingredients labeling and comply with residue levels for harmful substances.

Wenger Manufacturing to host petfood safety seminar

Corporate Project Services, a division of Wenger Manufacturing, will host a food safety seminar focusing on petfood processing, February 26 through March 1. A group of industry professionals will share food safety information as it applies directly to each step of the petfood production process, from plant design to sourcing raw materials, production, sanitation and packaging.

Pet Food Safety

DuPont offers tool to measure impact of changing food prices

DuPont has enhanced its Global Food Security Index, which captures the impact of changes in global food prices at a national level where price fluctuations are felt most directly. Developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Price Adjustment Factor tool measures the impact of changing food prices and income growth over time, in an effort to better understand the root causes of hunger.

Pet Food Recalls

Recall: Yoghund Banana & Peanut Butter frozen yogurt dog treats

BD Brands LLC is recalling Yoghund frozen yogurt dog treats in the Organic Banana & Peanut Butter variety because the product contains organic peanut butter linked to recent recalls by Sunland Inc. for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall involves Yoghund dog treats in Organic Banana & Peanut Butter flavor case products, marked with lot code 268 12 and earlier, cup and four-packs marked with "Best By" dates of 9.24.14 or earlier.

Pet Food Packaging

First Petfood Forum China a success

The first Petfood Forum China drew more than 170 petfood professionals from China, Japan, Thailand, the US and Europe, exceeding the goal of organizers Petfood Industry and Watt Publishing. The conference was held October 12 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in conjunction with the annual Pet Fair Asia trade show.

Petfood Forum China attendees learned from industry experts about pet nutrition, petfood safety, regulations, packaging and more.

Kasel recalls Boots & Barkley pig ears, variety-pack dog treats

Kasel Associated Industries is recalling Boots & Barkley Roasted American Pig Ears and Boots & Barkley American Variety Pack Dog Treats, after a routine sampling by the Colorado, USA, Department of Agricultre tested positive for Salmonella. The recalled Roasted American Pig Ears product comes in a clear plastic bag containing 12 pig ears, marked with UPC bar code 647263899158.

Nature's Recipe recalls Oven Baked Biscuits for dogs

Petfood company Nature's Recipe is recalling select Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken because the dog treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. The dog treats were manufactured at the company's plant in Topeka, Kansas, USA, and distributed throughout the US.

ZuPreem bird food recalled for high calcium levels

Premium Nutritional Products Inc. is recalling several formulas of its ZuPreem line of bird food due to calcium levels higher than the recommended amount, which can pose a health threat to birds. The recalled bird food products include ZuPreem Medium/Large and Large FruitBlend With Natural Fruit Flavors.

Pet Food Product Database

Romer Labs FluoroQuant Afla test kit

Pet Food Product Database

Leco Corp. TruMac CNS Macro Analyzer

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