Safety & Quality

Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO flags gaps in FDA's GRAS proposal

The feed control officials group plans to push for broader recognition of its ingredient-approval process as it prepares comments on the FDA's proposed rule.

Business Strategy

50 pet food industry suppliers with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs

Ingredient producers, equipment companies, packaging suppliers, engineering firms and other businesses serving pet food producers have developed initiatives ranging from employee resource groups and inclusive recruiting to mentoring, leadership development and representation goals.

Product Launches

New tool targets Amazon marketplace compliance risk

Apex Compliance's new API scanning capability lets brands review Amazon seller content for regulatory and platform-related risks alongside existing marketing channels.

Pet Food Recalls

Oma's Pride recalls Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe for Salmonella

The recall was initiated after FDA received a consumer complaint and subsequently collected and analyzed a sample of the product, which tested positive for Salmonella.

Pet Food Lawsuits, Litigation

DOJ lawsuit seeks to halt Darwin’s raw pet food production, after decade of recalls

The federal complaint against Darwin’s Natural Pet Products alleges years of pathogen findings, inadequate preventive controls and sanitation problems at the company’s Washington facility, with recalls dating back to 2016.

News Hound

Grain as a ‘Hazardous Chemical’ in pet food: Deceptive headline sows fear

An article misleadingly used OSHA’s classification of combustible grain dust as a workplace hazard to imply that grain in pet food itself is a “hazardous chemical.”

Pet Food Regulations

FDA proposes mandatory GRAS notification rule for animal food

The proposed rule would require manufacturers to notify FDA when they determine an added substance is generally recognized as safe, ending decades of voluntary reporting.

Pet Food Insights

Rethinking pet food regulation for a modern industry

Updates are necessary for the U.S. to stay on par with the rest of the world when it comes to animal health and sustainability.

Pet Food Recalls

Recalls in the pet space reveal common prevention blind spots

Industry experts say most recalls trace back to overlooked process changes, thin supplier oversight and mock recall exercises that stop short of testing a company's full response.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Q&A Science Dive: Advanced glycation end-product formation in wet, dry and fresh cat food

What drives advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation and what should formulators take away from research on AGEs?

Pet Food Safety

Wet cat food held highest levels of certain potentially unhealthy chemicals

Concentrations of advanced glycation end-products in mildly cooked (fresh) and extruded dry diets often did not differ significantly in an experiment.

Pet Food Ingredients

FDA GRAS rule timeline pushed to December 2026

A newly released federal regulatory agenda shows the Food and Drug Administration's proposed rule on mandatory GRAS notifications has been delayed again and narrowed in scope, according to attorneys at Venable LLP.

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