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130 blood disease cases in UK cats correlated to food

In the United Kingdom, officials advised cat owners not to feed their pets specific foods after finding correlations to a rare disease.

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Freshpet recalls one lot of dog food for Salmonella

Freshpet had designated this single lot for destruction. However, it was inadvertently shipped to retailers in limited geographic markets between June 7 to June 10, 2021.

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Pet Food Market

CBD popularity continues to grow in pet products

Learn about the latest in the popular trend of CBD as a pet product ingredient, in spite of its murky legality.

CBD products in the pet space may be controversial, but they are popular — and they appear to be here to stay as a growing trend.

Pet Food Market

WSAVA, part 2: Pet food recommendations are now guidelines

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association made some useful revisions to its tool for selecting pet foods, yet in some cases failed to set a proper bar.

WSAVA's Global Nutrition Committee, which revised the guidelines for selecting a pet food, is supported by the Purina Institute, Hill's Pet Nutrition and Royal Canin.

Sharing pet food analysis data key to avoid another DCM

Providing empirical data to back up nutrition claims could help pet food companies avoid another situation like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

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Sunshine Mills issues voluntary dog food recall

Learn about the latest Sunshine Mills voluntary dog food recall due to possible Salmonella contamination in select dog food products.

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Market Trends and Reports

Petfood Forum returns in person to Kansas City

The premiere conference for the global pet food industry returns in person to Kansas City, with an on-demand version for people unable to travel.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

New Russian import restrictions strike pet food market

A Russian veterinary watchdog has added Germany to the list of countries whose pet food imports are banned, creating turmoil in the Russian pet food market.

Small Pet Food Retailer Russia

Natural Balance recalls cat food for Salmonella

No customer complaints or illnesses have been reported to date, and no other Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. products are impacted by this recall.

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Petjust enacts anti-counterfeit label for Petcurean products

Learn about the new anti-counterfeit label measures for Petcurean pet food products in China after alleged pet deaths in January 2021 due to possible counterfeit products.

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FDA plan for pet food facility inspections post-pandemic

FDA released a report on their inspection activity during the pandemic, “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” with projections for a return to normal pet food facility inspection routines.

4 most common recall causes for US dog, cat, pet food

During the past decade in the pet food industry, pathogen related recalls were among the most frequent. Along with direct contamination by microorganisms such as Salmonella, ingredients tainted by fungal mycotoxins, like aflatoxin, have caused pet food recalls.

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