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Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO’s Annual Meeting: New pet food rules are coming!

AAFCO's 2020 annual meeting resulted in several changes for pet food, from claims to labeling to feeding trials.

Although the meeting was virtual and shorter than in past years, plenty was accomplished at AAFCO’s 2020 Annual Meeting. | (Tashatuvango I Shutterstock.com)

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

Nature’s Menu dog food recalled for Salmonella

Sunshine Mills, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of Nature’s Menu Super Premium Dog Food with a Blend of Real Chicken & Quail because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Owners unaware of potential illness from pet food

Researchers suggested that many Americans don’t wash their hands after feeding or playing with their cats and dogs and aren’t aware of the risk of contracting a foodborne illness from those activities.

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Lawsuit over Champion Petfood wild-caught trout claims

Animal Equity, filed a lawsuit against Champion Petfood alleging false advertising of several brands of Acana pet food made with rainbow trout.

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7 months of grain-free dog food didn’t cause DCM signs

Scientists continue searching for the ultimate cause of the DCM cases that the FDA is investigating.

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CBD legal patchwork complicates pet product marketing

Individual state laws tangle with federal regulations to create a patchwork of laws governing the use of CBD in pet foods, treats and supplements.

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Pet Food Regulations

AAFCO defines ‘common or usual’ ingredients in pet food

While an already unofficially known definition for "common food" exists, a formal definition will presumably assist in universal understanding on both the regulatory and industry sides.

AAFCO doesn’t provide definitions for “common foods,” but the term itself now has a formal definition. | (Jacob Sjoman | iStock.com)

Benyfit raw beef dog food recalled in UK for Salmonella

These products have been sold by various independent pet food stores in the UK and online.

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Pet Food Safety

‘Tropical’ pet food gains Taiwan national quality mark

Real Nature products expand their presence in the Philippines, including the new line focusing on "tropical" formulas for animal living in humid climates.

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Pet Food Market

Philippine tax agency to go after online pet shops

The Philippine government says all online pet food sellers must register and pay taxes in order to be included in formal economy.

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Smucker recalls canned cat food for choline chloride

The J. M. Smucker Company announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Natural Balance Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned cat food due to health concerns likely associated with elevated levels of choline chloride.

Diet, genetics play roles in canine DCM; Mysteries remain

Among more than 150 published studies related to DCM, researchers didn’t find any firm connection among cases of DCM and grain-free dog food.

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