Pet Food Safety: Page 30

Market Trends and Reports

GMO pet foods may be safe, but are rejected by pet owners

GMO ingredients in dog and cat food don’t hurt pets, said Richard Butterwick, global nutrition advisor at the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition during Petfood Forum 2017.

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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

FDA rejects Evanger’s donation of recalled dog food

FDA issued a letter stating that FDA didn’t consider the pet food company’s testing methods sufficient to ensure the safety of shelter animals.

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HMB may fight Salmonella on dog food kibble

Preemptive HMB spraying eventually eradicated later Salmonella contamination in an experiment.

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Mycotoxin levels forecast using weather records

Using weather records and regional mycotoxin levels, a feed additives producer will create a model to forecast mycotoxin challenges.

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Survey examined dog owners’ pet food beliefs

A media outlet that focuses on dogs conducted a survey about readers’ confidence in the safety and nutritional value of dog foods.

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Pet Food Safety

CDC weighs in on raw pet food, safety

A recently released infographic particularly highlights raw pet food safety considerations.

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Clean Label Project earns from low-rated pet food sales

The Clean Label Project provides a link to buy even the lowest rated dog and cat food brands via Amazon.com.

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Pet food industry adapts to FSMA uncertainties

FSMA regulations have begun to take effect for many pet food companies, but industry representatives say federal regulatory uncertainties pose challenges.

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Champion Petfoods’ facility won pet food safety award

Champion Petfoods’ facility in Kentucky, USA, DogStar Kitchens, won the Global Markets Programme award at the Global Food Safety Conference in Texas, USA.

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Low thiamine cat food maybe caused Australian cat deaths

Weruva released a list of the batches that may contain insufficient thiamine. All other Weruva products have been tested and are not of concern, according to the company.

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Pet food facility safety-analysis tool addresses FSMA

The Scientific Literature Database Tool summarizes published information regarding the occurrence of hazards in animal food.

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Pet Food Market

Clean label rating site misleading to pet food consumers

Consumers are interested in clean pet food labels, but the deceptively named Clean Label Project doesn’t help them find or compare clean labels at all.

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