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7 Petfood Industry exclusives May 2018: Amazon, protein

Columnists wrote about lamb meal, insects and the popularity of natural pet foods.

photo by Andrea Gantz

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

Call for Australian dog food laws after 100 sick dogs

Mars Petcare’s Advance Dermocare dog food is correlated to the megaesophagus cases.

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4 ways filters can limit pet food plant contaminants

Contamination doesn’t originate only in raw or spoiled pet food ingredients; it can enter in the utilities used to operate a manufacturing process.

Placed at the top of a product storage tank, this vent houses a sterile-grade filter to screen out particulates and bacteria from inflowing air.

Supplier of mislabeled pet food ingredient pleads guilty

Those ingredients resulted in the 2014 false advertising lawsuit by Purina after testing revealed the presence of poultry by-product meal in some of Blue Buffalo’s top-selling pet foods.

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Merrick recalls beef dog treats for thyroid hormone

The recall was due to the potential that they contain elevated levels of a naturally-occurring beef thyroid hormone.

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Mexican pet food industry may be ready for insect protein

Insects would require Mexican federal regulatory approval for use in pet foods.

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Pet food company helps pet parents plan for emergencies

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is campaigning to educate pet families on the ways they can stay safe and be better prepared to survive a natural disaster.

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Pet Food Regulations

Insects in pet food: US regulatory challenges continue

As the pet food industry begins to consider insects as possible protein sources, regulatory guidance continues to be inconsistent.

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Lawsuit alleges intrigue by pet food, packaging companies

The lawsuit alleges that Diamond and Morris conspired to entice employees to leave Gateway and join Morris.

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5 pet food recalls in April 2018: toppers, raw pet food

The recalls involved sugar glider food, toppers and raw pet food.

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Man crushed to death at American Nutrition pet food plant

A 33-year-old man was crushed to death at an Ogden, Utah, USA, pet food manufacturing plant operated by American Nutrition.

74 megaesophagus cases linked to Australian dry dog food

Mars Petcare Australia manufacturers Advance Dermocare dry dog food. The company voluntarily recalled the dog food in late March.

image from Mars Petcare Australia website

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