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EuroCan pig ears recalled for potential Salmonella

The pig ears were distributed throughout the United States and Canada. No illnesses of any kind have been reported to date.

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Brand Insights

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WellPet recalls dog food topper for thyroid hormone

WellPet has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited amount of one canned dog food topper product due to potential elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone.

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Blue Buffalo wet dog food recall for cattle hormones

Levels of naturally occurring thyroid hormones may be too high in one lot of BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner.

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High pressure processing: more raw pet food research needed

Scientists haven’t published much research on a key raw pet food pasteurization technique, called high pressure processing, although it is widely used.

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Pet Food Market

US pet food regulatory labeling issues in the spotlight

AAFCO has resolved a number of pet food labeling issues, while others near completion and still others are on the horizon.

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Blue Buffalo withdraws 17 dog food varieties

Blue Buffalo has issued a voluntary market withdrawal of BLUE Divine Delights 3.5-ounce cups and BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays 3.5-ounce cups.

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Evanger’s expands pentobarbital-tainted dog food recalls

Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food expanded its recall of Hunk of Beef dog food and Evanger’s Braised Beef and Against the Grain’s Pulled Beef Products due to potential adulteration with pentobarbital.

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Pet food product recalls in February 2017

Evanger’s, PetSmart, Blue Buffalo, Wellness and Against the Grain had recalls during February.

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Drug and horse meat in Evanger’s dog food still a mystery

Evanger’s blamed meat from a human-grade supplier for the dog food recall, but FDA disputed the supplier’s status and found production safety risks.

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Online FSMA compliance education for pet food safety

The food safety educational course addresses the challenge faced by pet food plants now required to record and verify pet food safety training.

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Against the Grain recalls beef dog food from 2015

Against the Grain Pet Food recalled one lot of Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs manufactured in 2015.

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Pet Food Regulations

Update on pet food labeling at AAFCO mid-year meeting

The Pet Food Committee discussed carbohydrate-related labeling rules and details on a pet food labeling workshop during the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) "mid-year" meeting, held January 16-18.

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