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Pet Food Safety

Safety first: Innovative testing solutions for petfood, ingredients and formulations

Who should you trust for third-party laboratory services? What reliable testing products, devices and methods are available for petfood and treat makers looking for in-house capabilities? Here is our list of innovative testing systems and services available to the petfood industry.

The role of testing remains important to petfood manufacturers, because consumers demand petfood and treats that are safe, healthy and palatable to their pets.

Pet Food Ingredients

DNA testing raises ingredient declaration concerns

It behooves the petfood manufacturer to practice due diligence in ensuring that what is declared on the label is in the product, and what is not declared is not in the product.

Eurofins acquires SF Analytical Labs

Eurofins Scientific, a global leader in analytical support to the global food market, has announced the pending acquisition of SF Analytical (SFA) Laboratories.

Alltech releases preliminary data from crop mycotoxin analysis

While experts are forecasting a record-plus year for crop yields, an abundant harvest does not always indicate a problem-free crop to feed to livestock, and preliminary data conducted by Alltech’s 37+ Mycotoxin Analysis Program is showing there might be issues to watch for.

Vets Plus achieves Safe Quality Food Level 3 certification

Global animal health company Vets Plus Inc. has received SQF (Safe Quality Food) Code 7.2 Level 3 certification for manufacture of dietary supplements after an audit of the manufacturing facilities for food safety and quality management systems in September 2014.

Food safety key, says Nestle Purina PetCare at USPOULTRY seminar

“Food safety is key, and it is critical,” said Dr. Sarah Birkhold, manager of technical services, Nestle Purina PetCare, while speaking to attendees at USPOULTRY’s 2014 Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.

FDA official discusses FSMA petfood safety supplemental proposed rule

Dr. Dan McChesney highlighted key revisions, what they mean for petfood manufacturers; initial focus will be on petfood safety education, not compliance

Pet Food Safety

Romer Labs Inc. AgraStrip Gluten G12 lateral flow test

Pet Food Safety

Elektron Technology Digitron water-resistant 1000 Series thermometers

Pet Food Safety

It’s time to renew your food facility registration!

With minor exceptions, if you are a petfood, treat, chew or nutritional supplement manufacturer, domestic or foreign, now is the time to renew your food facility registration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Meat species study: Some petfoods may be mislabeled

Researchers in Chapman University’s Food Science Program have published a study focused on commercial petfoods marketed for dogs and cats to identify meat species present as well as any instances of mislabeling.

Glowing dog food in New Zealand blamed on bioluminescent bacteria

Glowing dog food discovered by a New Zealand woman might be due to sea-based bioluminescent bacteria, according to microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles.

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