Author: Tim Wall

In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” From that vague description, sustainability has come to encompass a wide range of specific environmental, social and economic issues. That multiplicity can make it confusing when individuals are looking to start a sustainability initiative within their pet food industry business. A panel of seasoned pet food professionals shared their advice on how to filter the green torrent and find a sustainability plan that meets a specific company’s needs, during an Ask the…

Talk about the role of pet food ingredients in copper-related liver disease has been going on for years. A very small percentage of dogs accumulate excess copper in the liver, resulting in copper storage disease, hepatitis and/or cirrhosis. Various factors have been suggested as causes, including genetics and pet food ingredients. The first observations of copper-storage disease only affected Bedlington Terriers due to an autosomal recessive trait in the dogs’ DNA. However, case reports have emerged involving other breeds, such as Labrador Retrievers. As the number of affected breeds grew, so did the range of proposed causes. A straightforward explanation…

In 2007, more than half of Earth’s human population lived in urban areas for the first time. Urbanization has continued, with more than a billion more people now living in cities and suburbs than in rural areas, according to United Nations Population Division figures presented by Our World in Data. People brought their desire for pets with them as they moved to cities, but changed some of their animal ownership preferences. For example, pet owners around the world are trending toward smaller dogs and cats that do better in smaller living spaces in urban environments. This in turn has influenced…

While giraffes, rhinos, lions and other iconic wildlife framed by Nairobi’s skyline may come to mind when one thinks of Kenya, the East African country is also home to dogs, cats and other companion animals. In fact, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service analysts rank pet food among the top opportunities for US companies looking to export products to Kenya. Like most of the world, dog and cat food is the core of the Kenyan pet food industry. By 2022, Kenya’s dog and cat food market will reach 2,568 metric tons. Pet food imported into Kenya was…

Pet food sales in Turkey will reach US$127 million in 2022 and could double to US$300 million by the end of 2027, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service citing data from at the Turkish Statistical Institute. About two-thirds of the pet food consumed in Türkiye is produced domestically, while most of the rest is imported from Europe. However, USDA analysts believe that there may be opportunities for US rendering companies to export pet food ingredients to Türkiye. Currently, Turkish companies import about 15% of pet food ingredients, including animal by-products, poultry…

Singapore has a culturally diverse population with a high per capita income, but little land for agriculture. Singapore imports more than 90% of its food, including pet foods, from various countries, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Since 2004, the US and Singapore have held a free trade agreement, leading to Singapore becoming a developed market for US agricultural products, including dog, cat and other pet foods. .In 2022, the United States exported a record US$15.9 million in dog and cat food products to Singapore, up 17% from the previous year. The…

South Korea’s pet food imports grew from US$239 million in 2018 to US$347 million in 2022, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. China ranks as South Korea’s top pet food supplier with a 30% market share. The United States followed with 21%, and Thailand at 3street with 13% of South Korea’s pet food import market.There were more cats than dogs in South Korea last year. The cat population is projected to increase by 4% by 2023. The dog population is expected to grow more slowly. The annual growth rate of…

TFP Nutrition has expanded their voluntary recall to include all dry dog ​​food, dry cat food and catfish feed formula manufactured at their facility in Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. The recall of these production codes is underway due to the potential for Salmonella impurity The pet food and aquaculture feed recall includes more than 50 products, many of them the same formulation but in different sizes, which are listed in the link below.Link to TFP Nutrition List of Recalled ProductsThe company is working directly with retailers to remove the affected product from the supply chain. Consumers who have purchased any of…

Pet Food in Mid America of Mount Pleasant, Texas expanded its voluntary recall on October 30 to include additional pet food products with Best By Dates before 10/31/24, manufactured at its Mount Pleasant facility, due to the potential of products that are infected with Salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. This extended voluntary recall is being issued due to some of the product lots testing positive Salmonella through random and targeted sampling of the finished product, including the company and the South Carolina Department of AgricultureAs of November 1, 2023, seven people reported Salmonella infections.Voluntarily recalled brands…

In “Forrest Gump,” Bubba extols the virtues of shrimp, the fruit of the sea. Along with shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole and shrimp gumbo, another item can be added to Bubba’s litany of small-crustacean-based products. The parts of the shrimp that Bubba didn’t use to make pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burgers or shrimp sandwiches can be turned into new pets. dietary protein source. Also, squid co-products will find a second chance in the game as pet food ingredients.Scientists in Portugal and Germany collaborated to evaluate the properties…