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Pet Food Market

Chinese pet food buyers consider boycott of US imports

Chinese pet owners stated that they are considering shifting to domestic products or pet foods imported from other nations affected by US tariffs.

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Rachael Ray Nutrish dog food faces farm chemical lawsuit

The lawsuit claims that Nutrish engaged in deceptive labeling, marketing and sale of the dog food by claiming that the product was natural pet food.

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Pet Food Safety

4 Petfood Industry blogs July 2018: FDA, local sourcing

These four blogs covered issues relevant to the pet food industry in July 2018.

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Pet Food Market

AAFCO meeting highlights pet food ingredient changes

Pet food-related topics covered at the AAFCO 2018 annual meeting included ingredient definitions and labeling issues.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

G & C Raw recalls raw dog and cat foods for Listeria

G & C Raw of Versailles, Ohio is recalling 30 one-pound containers of Pat's Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 two-pound containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food.

photo courtesy US FDA

Pet Food Safety

6 studies related to dog food and canine heart disease

Empirical evidence is still being collected to correlate dogs’ diets with canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Mercury and cadmium at high levels in Brazilian pet food

The wet and dry pet foods contained sufficient nutrients to meet American Feed Control Official (AAFCO) guidelines.

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Pet Food Product Database

Unity Scientific DLSA Disposable Liquid Sampling Accessory for XT analyzers

Unity Scientific

Pet Food Market

FDA dog food warning hasty, too focused on ingredients

Like some pet owners and even pet food companies, FDA’s premature warning about canine DCM fixates on ingredients instead of nutrients or nutritional balance.

Beans could find a place in the next generation of pet food — if consumers are interested. | Darren Fisher, Dreamstime

Salmonella outbreak includes infection from raw pet food

Two children became sick after pets in their home ate raw ground turkey pet food from Raw for Paws.

Courtesy US Food and Drug Administration

Pet Food Market

Chinese pet food tariffs set back US export progress

Escalating trade tensions, including NAFTA, steel and aluminum tariffs and retaliatory tariffs from China, may seriously affect US pet food makers.

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Mercury levels in pet food to be studied in new project

After mercury was found in pet food in a 2016 research project at the University of Nevada, Reno, a new team is taking a closer look to quantify the concentration level of methylmercury, the toxic mercury compound that can have negative health impacts.

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