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Pet Food Market

Senators ask for tougher FDA oversight of petfood

Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, have sent a letter to FDA asking it to investigate the claims and to provide an update on how it is implementing previous laws that require contamination prevention measures in petfood.

Courtesy of Purina

Brand Insights

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

Horizon Systems

Industry trends of using finer ingredients like starches, fillers and flow agents — also regrind and recycle materials — in greater percentages can result in ingredient separation and segregation, affecting your final product.

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

Pet Food Safety

Is your company prepared for an industry petfood recall?

Even if your products aren’t involved in a breaking recall, it’s important to be able to set your consumers’ minds at ease.

Highlighted items are recalls for bacterial contaminationâ€”12 for human food items and three for petfood items.

The revised AAFCO dog and cat food nutrient profiles

After eight years of deliberation and somewhat contentious debate, the revisions to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Dog and Cat Food Nutrient Profiles have almost made it through all the hoops.

AFIA webinar to discuss Safe Feed/Safe Food

AFIA will host a Safe Feed/Safe Food webinar April 7, at 2 p.m. EST, to discuss its recent certification program updates.

Pet Food Market

Fewer jerky pet treat complaints mean marketplace and FDA are moving on

In the wake of fewer illnesses related to jerky pet treats being reported, should FDA release less frequent updates? Is this a resource issue?

Pet Food Safety

AAFCO holds ‘mid-year’ meeting

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) held its "mid-year" meeting on January 13–15, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Although the issues on the table appear to have been less contentious than in recent meetings, there was still room for lively discussion.

Pet Food Safety

Staying ahead of the Food Safety Modernization Act

The world in which we operate will continue to change dramatically throughout the next decade as global commerce evolves due to an ever-increasing flow of goods, and increased competition for global resources.

Animal feed safety programs combine for streamlined auditing

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the National Renderers Association (NRA) have announced a partnership of two animal feed safety certification programs.

Mettler Toledo offers free white paper on petfood safety

Precision implement supplier Mettler Toledo has released HACCP in the Pet Food Industry, a white paper analyzing worldwide market and legislative changes involving petfood safety.

AFIA food safety seminar clarifies FSMA regulations

The American Feed Industry Association hosted a full-day seminar on the US Food Safety Modernization Act at the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 28.

Henry Turlington, AFIA director of quality and manufacturing regulatory affairs, talks compliance at the Food Safety Modernization Actâ€”Building a Foundation for Compliance seminar.

AIB International releases free FSMA guide

AIB International is offering its updated What You Need to Know About FSMA guide as a free download from its Facebook page through February 8, 2015.

FDA warns Nestle Purina plant about 'significant violations'

FDA sent a warning letter to a Nestle Purina PetCare manufacturing facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after an inspection in September 2014 revealed significant deviations from regulations.

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