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Pet Food Market

The expectations and limitations of feeding trials

Learn about the expectations and limitations of feeding trials, as well as what companies are doing to ensure they get the best information possible from their research.

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Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

APC Inc

Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

Raw meat dog food germs linked to human infection

Along with evidence of spreading germs to people, dogs fed raw pet food may have harbored antibacterial-resistant strains of E. coli.

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Toxic pet food contaminants: Arsenic, BPA, PCB, aflatoxin…

In the production of pet foods, no different than human foods, there are a number of compounds that make their way into the food that aren’t a part of the formula/recipe or stated on the ingredient listing.

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Antibiotic-resistant germs grown from pet food in Europe

Microbiologists grew antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus bacteria found in pet foods bought in Europe. Although pet food hasn’t been documented passing these germs to people, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes could be created in the gut of dogs.

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Stormberg Foods recalls dog treats for Salmonella

On July 6, 2022, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that a sample they collected tested positive for Salmonella spp.

Stormberg Recall Billo's Best Friend Front 4 Oz

Primal Pet Foods recalls one lot of frozen raw dog food

Primal Pet Foods has received no complaints or reports of illness to pets or humans due to this recalled product.

Primal Pet Foods Recall

Pet Food Safety

Tracking product safety through the NASC

Learn about the National Animal Supplement Council’s NAERS, a system of tracking adverse events for its members.

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Pet Food Market

Pet CBD space ready and eager for more research

Learn about the barriers to research and acceptance that remain in the CBD segment of pet products, as well as continued regulatory challenges.

Freshpet recalls one lot of fresh dog food over Salmonella

Freshpet Inc. voluntarily recalled of a single lot of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe (4.5 lb. bag), with sell by date of 10/29/22, due to potential contamination with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Freshpet Recall

Hazard analysis considerations: DCM in canines

Learn abut the complexities of a DCM diagnosis, as well as other factors in play beyond nutrition.

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Feces, blood, rusty hooks: FDA warns Pet Center dog treats

Some of the violations involved rusty meat hooks, pest feces on bags of finished dog chews, or blood and raw flesh splashed onto finished dog chews.

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Pet Food Market

Animal diseases in one species could impact us all

Learn about the potential risks of diseases like African swine flu and avian influenza entering American agricultural stock, as well as what’s at work from a regulatory perspective to mitigate those risks.

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