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Pet Food Safety

FDA, CDC say pig ear pet treat Salmonella outbreak over

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started their investigation of the outbreak in July.

Brand Insights

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

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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

Adulterated pet food ingredient conspirator pleads guilty

The manager of the pet food ingredient processing facility from which Blue Buffalo received products adulterated with poultry by-product meal pleaded guilty in Missouri federal court.

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Australian hunters to harvest 14k kangaroos for pet food

The Victoria state government started the Kangaroo Harvesting Program to reduce the population of native kangaroos.

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Pet Food Market

FDA’s DCM updates miss the mark with consumers, industry

FDA claims it must keep the public informed about its DCM investigation, yet its updates have only caused consumer fear and pet food industry anxiety.

Grain Free Pet Food Backlash

‘Severe risk’ from resistant bacteria in raw pet food

University of Zurich scientists analyzed 51 varieties of raw pet food. They detected Salmonella in 3.9% of the samples.

(Mark Balyshev | Fotolia)

Pet food brands named by FDA in DCM alert see sales loss

The 16 pet food brands prominently named in FDA’s June 2019 DCM alert are seeing declining sales, said Nielsen’s Natasha Davis at the Petfood R&D Showcase.

Nielsen data show grain-free pet food sales slowing since FDA first started sending alerts about DCM. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet Food Safety

Avoid pet food media crises with preemptive press releases

Preemptive press releases ensure that a pet food company can get their message out to journalists as quickly as possible.

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FDA reports on pig ear recalls, FSMA pet food compliance

Pig ear pet treats contaminated with Salmonella have caused 143 human illnesses to date, FDA reported. The agency also reported on FSMA inspections.

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

African swine fever threatens pet food protein supply

Sources for pet food protein could be affected by meat protein loss as African swine fever decimates China’s pig population and the global pork supply.

Ethoxyquin limits Peru, Chile fishmeal use in pet food

Although Peruvian and Chilean fishmeal producers have interest in entering the pet food market, use of a synthetic antioxidant may limit their access.

One of the Ballesta Islands off the coast of Peru. (Tim Wall)

TDBBS recalls pig ear dog chew treats

TDBBS recalled a limited distribution of two pig ear dog chew treat products sold through Amazon.com, USA Thick Pig Ear 8 and 20 packs, for potential Salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

courtesy U.S. FDA

Pet Food Processing

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Sentinel 3000 multiscan metal detector

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