Pet Food Safety: Page 24

Safety & Quality

Dave’s Pet Food recalls dog food for thyroid hormone

The products potentially contain elevated levels of beef thyroid hormone, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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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

Aller Petfood receives food safety certification

Aller Petfood, a Danish pet food producer, has upgraded its certification for food safety.

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Call for Australian dog food laws after 100 sick dogs

Mars Petcare’s Advance Dermocare dog food is correlated to the megaesophagus cases.

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4 ways filters can limit pet food plant contaminants

Contamination doesn’t originate only in raw or spoiled pet food ingredients; it can enter in the utilities used to operate a manufacturing process.

Placed at the top of a product storage tank, this vent houses a sterile-grade filter to screen out particulates and bacteria from inflowing air.

5 pet food recalls in April 2018: toppers, raw pet food

The recalls involved sugar glider food, toppers and raw pet food.

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Man crushed to death at American Nutrition pet food plant

A 33-year-old man was crushed to death at an Ogden, Utah, USA, pet food manufacturing plant operated by American Nutrition.

74 megaesophagus cases linked to Australian dry dog food

Mars Petcare Australia manufacturers Advance Dermocare dry dog food. The company voluntarily recalled the dog food in late March.

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Dogs likely evolved to eat cooked meat and carbohydrates

During their evolution, dogs took advantage of a rich new food source, human garbage, including cooked meat and plant matter, said one scientist.

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OC Raw Dog recalls raw pet food for Listeria

The raw pet food products were manufactured on October 11, 2017 with a lot number 3652 and a use-by date of October 11, 2018.

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Using HPP to produce clean-label raw pet foods

LIVE FROM PFF: High-pressure processing is an effective method for creating a safe, clean-label raw pet food and can help pet food companies avoid recalls to protect their brands.

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Pet Food Safety

TruPet recalls beef dog food topper for Salmonella

TruPet, LLC of Milford, Ohio, USA, is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Boost Me Mighty Meaty Beef Topper Meal Enhancer.

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Vital Essentials toppers and raw dog food recalled

Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, WI, is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of “Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Toppers” and “Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Chub Entrée for Dogs” raw dog food.

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