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FDA releases Reportable Food Registry Report

The US Food and Drug Administration released its second Reportable Food Registry Report. The Reportable Food Registry requires manufacturers, processors, packers and holders (warehousers, distributors, etc.) of Food and Drug Administration-regulated foods/feeds to quickly report any foods, feeds or ingredients that could result in serious adverse health consequences to humans or animals, via the administration's online Safety Reporting Portal.

Aller Petfood's Russian facility receives food safety certification

In April, Aller Petfood's Russian wet petfood manufacturing facility received ISO 22000 certification, making it one of only 15 Russian companies total to earn the food safety certification. Aller Petfood's factory in Saint Petersburg, Russia, produces private-label standard and premium wet petfoods.

Aller Petfood's Russian manufacturing facility received ISO 22000 food safety certification.

Recalled dry dog food linked to two confirmed dog Salmonella cases

Two dogs have now been confirmed to have Salmonella infections linked to recent Diamond Pet Foods recalls, according to US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine deputy director of communications staff, Laura Alvey. Both dogs lived in the same house as a Salmonella infantis outbreak victim and were fed one of the recalled dry dog food products, produced at Diamond Pet Foods' Gaston, South Carolina, USA, facility.

Web forum encourages sharing of animal health, food safety research

Dr. Daral J. Jackwood, Ph.D., director of the Center for Diagnostic Assays at the Ohio State University and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, USA, is leading efforts to encourage researchers to adopt open-access science in the fields of animal health and food safety through the Center's www.diagnosticspeak.com. Dr. Jackwood's online members-only forum is dedicated to advancing open-access science by allowing professionals to share discoveries, seek insight and exchange ideas that advance the field of animal disease diagnostics.

FDA inspection finds petfood safety issues at Diamond Pet Foods’ plant

Diamond Pet Foods, the petfood company linked to recent dry dog food recalls due to Salmonella contamination, did not take "all reasonable precautions" to ensure safety at its plant, according to the US Food and Drug Administration inspection report. The Form 483 report from the Food and Drug Administration was released after a week-long inspection that began April 12 after petfood manufactured at Diamond Pet Foods' Gaston, South Carolina, USA, plant was found to be contaminated with Salmonella and linked to an outbreak of human Salmonella infantis.

More people sickened with Salmonella after dry dog food recall

Two more people have become ill after being exposed to dry dog food contaminated with Salmonella, bringing the total number of humans affected to 16, federal health officials reported. According to the report, one of the human cases was reported in the US, where nine people have been sickened already, and another case was reported in Quebec, Canada, where five people have been hospitalized as a result of the contaminated dry dog food.

Purina recalls Veterinary Diets Overweight Management cat food cans

Nestle Purina PetCare is voluntarily recalling one lot of Purina Veterinary Diets OM Overweight Management wet cat food, available through veterinarians in the US and Canada, in response to a consumer complaint received by the US Food and Drug Administration. Analytical testing of the product sample by the administration indicated a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1).

Pet Food Market

The latest petfood recalls: Is our industry at another crossroads?

Recalls in our industry are nothing new, of course, and with new food safety regulations bringing new reporting requirements, petfood recalls seem to have increased within the past two years -- even though industry professionals know that's not the case. Rather, manufacturers have become more proactive and complied with the new regulations by reporting any incidence of Salmonella or another pathogen found in a facility, even if no products were contaminated (which is usually the case).

Pet Food Market

Where were you when your petfood brand was recalled?

The news of recent recalls by Diamond Pet Foods and brands manufactured by them has been plastered all over the Internet. They're the topic of online discussion in forums, social networks and blogs across North America.

Neogen launches ANSR detection system for petfood safety

Neogen Corp. launched the Amplified Nucleic Single Temperature Reaction isothermal pathogen detection system for petfood safety, along with its first assay for Salmonella at a conference in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Amplified Nucleic Single Temperature Reaction system has a 10-minute assay and a small-format reader, Neogen says, as well as incorporates advances in DNA detection technology. The new system comes complete with a reader / incubator, laptop with software, lysis system and pipettes.

Petfood Industry offers listing of contract petfood manufacturers

For petfood companies and marketers looking for additional or alternative contract manufacturers in the wake of recent recalls, a list is available online in the Petfood Industry Buyer's Guide, under the Services category. To directly access this supplier directory, please visit: http://www.directorypub.com/PET/SRCH/proddetail2.php?aid=4010&prodid='Co-packing/Custom%20Manufacturing'&pub_id=6000050.

Diamond adds more brands in dry dog food recall

Diamond Pet Foods has further expanded its dry dog food recall to include several more brands of dry dog food produced at the company's Gaston, South Carolina, USA, facility, after samples of dog food from the same plant tested positive for Salmonella infantis. The recall was expanded as a precautionary measure, the company says, to include the following brands: • Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul

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