It's not known when exactly the grain - free pet food craze began, but like many pet trends that mimic
human health food trends, the rise of grain - free kibble seems to be mirroring the spike in grain - and gluten - free products for people.
Not exact matches
Such scaremongering is especially painful to me because even though I do not think that government - approved GMO
foods pose meaningful
health risks to consumers, and even though I believe strategic genetic engineering can be an important tool to ease
human suffering on our warming and resource - constrained planet, I share the concerns of many environmentalists about the homogenization and consolidation of the global
food system —
trends that are accelerated by the spread of industrially produced GMOs.
In addition, an expert will present market research data from SPINS showing how
trends from the
human food and
health industries — including product transparency — are impacting pet
food.
Digestive
health Probiotics are another on -
trend ingredient, driven by the humanization of pets and the demand for pet
foods that mirror the benefits of
food for
humans.
Health food trends for pets are mimicking today's
human food trends and, in fact, all natural pet
foods currently make up 40 per cent of all pet
food sold nationwide.
That is because as the grain - free
trend in the
human -
food market grows, consumers are exploring how grain - free pet treat options can help address
health issues such as skin irritation and digestive problems.