Author: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia has suspended pet food imports from several European pet food factories in a recent set of measures officially aimed at protecting pets from potentially harmful products. The move could add tensions to strained supply in some product categories, according to market players. On January 31, Rosselhoznadzor temporarily restricted the import of pet food from French UNITED PETFOOD FRANCE-UPF, ATM PETFOOD and La Normandise. The same proposal was made in Italy against United Petfood Italia Spa, Hill’s Pet Nutrition Manufacturing, Adragna Alimenti Zootecnici Srl and Nestle Italiana SPA. The decision was made based on the results of a routine inspection…

Rosselhoznadzor said imports from Hill’s pet food were restricted after routine inspections revealed questionable quality of the products delivered. The regulator said that in an effort to lower production costs, the manufacturer replaced some raw materials of animal origin with alternatives of plant origin.Moreover, customers complained about the discovery of worms in purchased pet food, Rosselhoznadzor said.Restrictions against Farmina were introduced after the repeated detection of arsenic in imported batches of the product, the agency reported.Puts pressure on the pharmaceutical pet food sectorThe restrictions will be painful for the medicated pet food segment of the Russian market, Vladimir Urazhevsky, president…

In the first half of 2023, the pet food market in Eastern Europe experienced an extraordinary surge in retail prices. In Poland, for example, the average cost of pet food in March 2023 jumped by almost 43% compared to the previous year, according to a study by the think tank UCE research and the WSB Merito University. A similar trend was observed in other regional markets. In Hungary, the average price of pet food will increase by 50% in early 2023 compared to the previous year the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries estimated in January. The federation has expressed concerns…