Safety & Quality

Industry Voices
7 questions to ask a contract testing lab
Vetting a lab's expertise, accreditation and data transparency is as critical as its turnaround time.
Petra Erlandson advised to start a contract lab search partnership with a clear sense of destination, so every step taken moves in the right direction.
Brand Insights
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Petfood Industry
Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Pet Food Packaging
UK EPR fees hit pet food cold-chain packaging
New Extended Producer Responsibility regulations could add thousands of pounds in packaging disposal costs for UK pet food brands using gel ice packs, according to analysis from Hydropac.
Under the UK's EPR regulations, businesses classified as large producers are required to report packaging data, meet recycling obligations and pay EPR waste disposal fees.
Product Launches
Apex Compliance adds Amazon scanning for marketing review
The platform's new tool lets brands review Amazon seller content for potential regulatory and compliance risks alongside their existing marketing channels.
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Pet Food Recalls
Mars recalls Pedigree canned dog food for FMC
Mars Petcare US is recalling two lots of Pedigree canned dog food after fraudulently diverted product containing metal and plastic pieces reached store shelves.
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Adventures in Pet Food
In age of AI, human element still essential in pet food
With the prevalence of automation and AI, human involvement and expertise is more important than ever, especially when it comes to pet food safety.
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Ingredient Issues
Heating pet foods via consumer microwaves
Surveys show that some pet owners heat up their pets’ food, but where are they getting their instructions?
Pet owners may microwave their pets’ food without understanding the potential downsides or how to do it properly at all.
Pet Food Recalls
Revival Animal Health expands recall for canine milk replacers
Vitamin D variability — levels either too low or too high — prompted the voluntary recall of multiple product lines.
Revival Animal Health has expanded its recall to include Breeder's Edge Foster Care GM (goat milk) products.
Safety & Quality
5 questions to help prevent, detect and recover from FMC in pet food
Experts from FlexXray and Brightpet walk through the full contamination lifecycle, from supplier controls to third-party inspection, during a recent Ask the Petfood Pro.
Foreign material contamination carries costs well beyond destroyed product — from production downtime and customer relationship damage to brand reputation harm and recalls that average $10 million.
Pet Food Safety
Study: Microplastics found in many commercial pet food products
A new peer-reviewed study finds several UK dog, cat and hedgehog food products contain microplastic particles, with wet food posing the greatest daily exposure risk.
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Pet Food Insights
Regulatory complexity leads to challenges for cell-cultivated meat products
As public understanding of cell-cultivated meat products has expanded, regulatory efforts at both the federal and state levels have increasingly influenced how manufacturers interact with consumers.
Cell-based meat is a complicated idea, leading to regulatory hold-ups and a patchwork of responses from state and country legislators.
Pet Food Safety
Salmonella, antibiotic resistant bacteria found on imported dog treats in US
Researchers isolated three bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic considered a last-resort treatment in human medicine, from pig ear treats imported from Brazil.
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Safety & Quality
Feed safety issues reported in Europe
Among the safety risks reported in the region over recent weeks is bacterial contamination of swine feed in Croatia.
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