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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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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

Pet food facility safety-analysis tool addresses FSMA

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

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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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Pet Food Market

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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Pet Food Market

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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Pet Food Labeling

The Clean Label Project rates pet foods

A breakdown of what the project is and how it may play out in the pet food industry.

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Evanger’s files US$20 million lawsuit against meat supplier

The pet food lawsuit accuses Bailey Farms of fraud, breach of contract and breach of warranty.

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Pet Food Market

#tbt Raw pet food growth continues despite concerns

Raw pet food sales have already grown from US$117 million to US$393 million between 2012 and 2016 in the United States.

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