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AAFCO Mid-Year Meeting: Pet food ingredient updates

AAFCO's Ingredient Definitions Committee covered a lot of ground during the virtual meeting held in January, including discussions on black soldier fly larvae, hemp and "human grade."

AAFCO’s Ingredient Definitions Committee had plenty to discuss at the Mid-Year Meeting. | (Eva Blanco I iStock.com)

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140 dog, cat food dates and lots recalled by Midwestern Pet Foods

Midwestern Pet Foods, Evansville, Indiana is issuing a voluntary recall of specific expiration dates of certain dog and cat food produced at its Monmouth, Illinois production facility because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

courtesy U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Grain-free diet change related to longer life for DCM dogs

Among dogs diagnosed with canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), veterinary medicine researchers at Tufts University identified a correlation between survival time and changing from a grain-free dog food diet.

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Bravo Packing expands recall to all pet foods and bones

During an FDA inspection, samples collected tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes and resulted in a recall due to the potential health risks to humans and pets.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Raw pet food safety risks rise with owner cognitive bias

Pet owners tended to underestimate health risks from improper handling of raw products, such as rinsing raw meat or not segregating utensils and equipment.

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Pet Food Safety

Ensuring FSMA/FDA compliance during a pandemic

COVID-19 has led to technological growth in food safety compliance options, particularly with regards to audits and FSMA growth.

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Pet Food Safety

Bravo Packing recalls frozen raw dog food for Salmonella, Listeria

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, New Jersey, USA recalled all Ground Beef and Performance Dog frozen raw pet food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Pet Food Recalls

Vitakraft Vita Smart Hedgehog Food recall for Salmonella

Vitakraft Sun Seed Inc. of Weston, Ohio, USA recalled one lot of Vitakraft Vita Smart Hedgehog Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

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UK pet food exports to EU face Brexit challenges

To ensure continuity of trade between the U.K. and EU, in general terms, UK pet food producers who export to the EU or are planning must adapt to changes.

Brexit may have a significant impact on British pet food businesses trying to export their products to other European countries. | (Iryna Kuznetsova | iStock.com)

Pet Food Safety

Pet food employee, facility safety in a post-COVID world

The safety of pet food production employees and the facilities they work in has seen additional scrutiny in the wake of COVID-19.

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Pet Food Safety

Automation gains interest as pet food safety evolves

2020 has left in its wake a number of pet food safety challenges that technology, particularly automation, is prepared to meet.

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Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO holds ‘Mid-Year’ Meeting, labeling topics discussed

Labeling modernization updates and the definition of ‘labeling’ were both covered, among other food-related topics, at the AAFCO Mid-Year Meeting held in January 2021.

AAFCO’s Mid-Year Meeting had a full docket of topics to cover in various committees. | (monkeybusinessimages | iStock.com)

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