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Champion Petfoods’ facility won pet food safety award

Champion Petfoods’ facility in Kentucky, USA, DogStar Kitchens, won the Global Markets Programme award at the Global Food Safety Conference in Texas, USA.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Low thiamine cat food maybe caused Australian cat deaths

Weruva released a list of the batches that may contain insufficient thiamine. All other Weruva products have been tested and are not of concern, according to the company.

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8 Petfood Industry blogs for May 2017

The Clean Label Project, CBD and ancient grains were among topics covered by Petfood Industry’s bloggers and columnists in May 2017.

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#tbt Edible insects creeping into pet food popularity

Using six-or-more-legged protein sources as a replacement for four- and two-legged animals has grown in acceptance.

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Pet food facility safety-analysis tool addresses FSMA

The Scientific Literature Database Tool summarizes published information regarding the occurrence of hazards in animal food.

photo by Andrea Gantz

3 controversial pet food ingredients debated by AAFCO

Association of American Feed Control Officials members discussed the use of hemp and insect pet food ingredients, along with processed fruits and vegetables.

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Australian cat food pulled after illness and deaths

In Australia, every can of Best Feline Friend cat food has been pulled from pet food retailers Petbarn and City Farmers.

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Clean label rating site misleading to pet food consumers

Consumers are interested in clean pet food labels, but the deceptively named Clean Label Project doesn’t help them find or compare clean labels at all.

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Nutrish faces lawsuit over natural dog food label

On May 5, Federal Judge James Selna set aside a request by lawyers for Rachael Ray’s Nutrish to throw out the case.

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Smallbatch Pets recalls frozen dog, cat food for Salmonella

Smallbatch Pets Inc. of Portland, Oregon is voluntarily recalling two lots of frozen 2 pound chicken blend for dogs and cats.

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What ‘Pet Fooled’ gets right about consumer confusion

Though the new documentary claiming to “expose” the pet food industry’s unwillingness to communicate the truth gets a lot wrong, it does pin down one facet of consumers the industry has been aware of for some time.

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Mars’ Oklahoma plant earns 3 million hour safety award

Mars Petcare's Miami, Oklahoma, USA facility received the Three Million Man Hour Safety Award from the Oklahoma Department of Labor.

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