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Imported organic pet food ingredients may fail US rules

The auditors stated that the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program needed to improve its procedures.

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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

Cat food container size, shape can’t stop thiamine loss

Although initial experimental results suggested smaller containers might retain more of the essential vitamin, further analysis disproved the correlation.

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Pet food can help dogs, cats after natural disasters

Nutritious pet food can help dogs, cats and other animals after surviving disasters like Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

A dog awaits evacuation from his neighborhood near Rockport, Texas, as US Border Patrol agents conduct search and rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Aug. 27, 2017. Photo by Glenn Fawcett | US Customs and Border Protection

AFIA guidance document helps with FSMA compliance

The American Feed Industry Association's Safe Feed/Safe Food program has released a guidance document to help pet and animal food manufacturers better understand FSMA requirements.

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Pet food industry ready to help after Hurricane Irma

While pet food companies work to help people, dogs, cats and other animals reeling from Hurricane Harvey, the 180-mile-per-hour winds of Hurricane Irma bear down on Florida.

An SPCA member attends to a dog displaced by Hurricane Harvey. | photo by Brandon Wade | courtesy PetSmart Charities

Kemin Industries opens worldwide headquarters

Kemin Industries hosted a private ceremony to celebrate the official grand opening of the nutritional ingredient company’s worldwide headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Pet food label modernization discussed at AAFCO meeting

AAFCO’s annual meeting highlighted several pet food items, including pet food claims, specialty pets and labeling modernization.

AAFCO’s 2017 annual meeting covered a lot of ground in pet food labeling, from claims to nutritional information. | Photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet food conference to focus on FSMA compliance

Registration is now open for the 2017 NGFA-PFI Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference, an annual collaboration between the National Grain and Feed Association and the Pet Food Institute.

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In-depth dog, cat food information appeals to pet parents

Learn what a veterinarian and pet food industry consultant believes are the keys to communicating with pet owners in the age of humanization.

Dr. Melissa Brookshire, North River Enterprises | photo by Austin Alonzo

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Alleged fake cat food defamed Alibaba says Chinese court

A court in Shanghai, China found the vendor of allegedly counterfeit Royal Canin cat food to be guilty of defamation against the Alibaba Group.

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FDA pushes FSMA compliance inspections to fall 2018

The FDA has effectively delayed inspections for animal food facilities to be in compliance with some parts of the animal food rule within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) until fall 2018.

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Pet food labels: human-grade claim legal guidelines

Labeling pet food as human-grade may appeal to pet owners who want to feed their cats and dogs as they feed themselves.

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