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Pet Food Safety

FDA’s DCM probe starts with a roar, ends with a whimper

The investigation into any role grain-free pet food might play in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy seems to be ending in a rather quiet, inauspicious way.

Performing an analysis of dry pet food recipes using the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center shows that 44 percent of dry dog food recipes and 47 percent of dry cat food recipes in the database do not contain grains. | Elena Schweitzer, Dreamstime

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Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Explore sustainable and healthy ingredients that keep your formulations profitable. Brand Insights from Petfood Industry.

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Sense of optimism for US animal food regulations in 2023

Learn about the regulatory landscape of 2023, and the policy goals AFIA has honed in on for advancement in the new year.

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FDA ends DCM updates; No causality data with dog foods

The FDA received far fewer reports of DCM cases from 2020 to 2022 compared to the preceding two years. In total, the FDA received 1,382 reports of DCM from Jan. 1, 2014 to Nov. 1, 2022.

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Ohio passes prohibition of dogs, cats as pet food ingredients

The provisions against using dogs and cats in pet food may have been unnecessary.

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Lawsuit over PFAS, titanium dioxide in pet food or packaging

Pet food makers use titanium dioxide to whiten poultry- or fish-based products and avoid a grey appearance.

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Pet Food Market

Litigation trends in the pet food and treat industries

Learn about the current trends in pet food marketing and labeling litigation, as well as some pitfalls to avoid in your own claims so you never have to worry about it.

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Pet Food Market

Animal food additives: Missing choices for US companion animal diets

Learn about the limitations on U.S. pet food manufacturers due to current feed additive policies, and what might be done to update them to match the rest of the world.

What’s new from AAFCO?

Gain the latest updates from AAFCO’s 2022 annual meeting and see what’s ahead for the organization.

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Pet Food Market

Argentine pet food exports may grow using quality control

Quality control procedures boost efficiency, ensure consistent pet food products and reduce the potential for recalls, but quality control can go beyond that to become a marketing tool for dog, cat and other pet food producers.

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BSF protein an ‘easy swap’ for other proteins in dog food

With alternative proteins increasing in popularity in human foods, they are also gaining interest from consumers of pet food, and black soldier fly (BSF)-based ingredients are among the most popular.

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Dog deaths prompt Brazil to recall, stop Bassar Pet Food

In Brazil, Civil Police of Minas Gerais are investigating nine dogs’ deaths following the consumption of Bassar Pet Food brand snacks.

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Group claims Japan's whale meat surplus used as pet food

The group claims that Japan's whaling industry is using stockpiles of unwanted whale meat and offering it as pet food ingredients.

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