Sentences with phrase «on pet food products»

You win the nutrition battle by reading ingredient labels on all pet food products.

Not exact matches

One such story Cramer noticed on Monday was General Mills» $ 8 billion acquisition of Blue Buffalo Pet Products, a high - end pet food brand.

In fact, in the $ 74 billion pet products industry, Americans spend over $ 22 billion a year on pet food and treats alone.

As Lal, Alvarez, and Greenberg point out in Retail Revolution, PetSmart faced a challenge when pet food suppliers began selling their products on various e-commerce sites, not to mention at Walmart, supermarkets, and other non-pet-specific places.

They come directly to your door on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis, and can bring you everything from gourmet ingredients, pet food, candles, beauty products or even new underwear.

I know, Amazon is the «in thing» for buying paper products, pet food, etc but my husband works next door to Walmart & I make the 8 mile trip to our grocery / dollar stores twice a month to stock up on sale items & I constantly use coupons / store loyalty cards.

Examples from the last few years include the subprime mortgage crisis; the failure of the Peanut Corporation of America; the 2007 pet food scandal; lead paint on children's toys in 2007; melamine - laced Chinese milk products; contaminants in the drug Heparin; and dioxin - contaminated Irish pork.

While an occasional taste will likely do no harm, it's best not to give our food products to your pets on purpose.

Integration of sustainability measurements into pet food formulation programs could provide a tool to assess products and choose more sustainable formulations based on ingredient selection and nutrient composition.

Since there have been over 13 recall announcements involving 135 pet products since 2006 and there is always the danger of choking on dry pet food, parents should take steps to keep their family safe when feeding their pets, including:

I know many people who make sure that meat by - products are not on the list in their pet food ingredients, yet this crap is OK for human consumption?

Remember that your pet requires specially formulated natural health products that have been designed for their unique needs and digestive systems.Visit your vet for tips on supplements, and explore the shelves of your local health food retailer for pet - friendly natural health products.

The steady stream of new products may add life to the natural treats category, but Dave DeLorenzo, president of Vetscience LLC — makers of Fruitables brand pet food and treats — cautions that, with so many options on the market, retailers have to become more judicious and informed about what they choose to stock.

What we found is that nearly half of responding retailers identify their businesses as «natural» pet stores, with many placing a heavy focus on stocking and promoting natural nutritional products such as food, treats and supplements.

Though maintaining healthy pet weight is dependent on the food choices that consumers make for their animals, these decisions will be easier, as demand for and supply of natural products continues to grow.

Let's start by defining some common ingredients listed on a pet food ingredient panel - chicken, chicken meal, chicken by - product, and chicken by - product meal.

Stop me if you've heard this one before... A small pet product company starts off by exclusively serving pet stores, eventually grows into prominence and promptly moves on to seek its fortunes in the food / drug / mass (FDM) channel.

In 2004, Primal Pet Foods got a big boost in growing its presence on pet store shelves when its products were picked up by a local pet food distributor in Northern California.

On the other hand, product recalls and increased FDA scrutiny of pet food are not the only factors elevating people's concern about food safety and quality.

We are very interested in food and how things are made, and we love to develop products based on how we feed our own family and how we feed our own pets.»

Pro Plan, like all of Purina's foods and products, is developed by a team of passionate pet nutritionists, veterinarians and scientists based on more than 90 years of research.

«There has always been a group of consumers that bought products based on where they were made, but that population surged after major pet food and treat recalls in the late 2000s, some of which were attributed to internationally sourced ingredients,» says Ann Hudson, vice president of marketing for Whitebridge Pet Brands, based in St. Louis.

«I always tell my customers, if you spend money now on good quality products — food, treats, toys, accessories — you're going to save money down the line at the pet shop and the vet's office,» he says.

Freeze - dried and dehydrated products provide a convenient way for dog owners to incorporate raw foods into their pet's diet — at home or on the move — and give pet specialty retailers plentiful options to meet that demand.

«Many retailers have found success placing a display of the ZYMOX products on a shelf in the ear care section, as well as placing a floor display near foods with limited ingredients, targeting pets with food sensitivities,» she says.

For example, Miller explains that when a pet food label lists chicken by - products as the protein, that means a chicken carcass that has had all of the meat used for human consumption removed (breast meat, wings, thighs, legs), but still contains the cleaned organ meat and bones with leftover meat on them.

Free for retailers, the company's POS Tracking system tracks global data on pet food, as well as other pet specialty product categories.

After all, it's purchasing pet food that will keep those customers coming back for regular visits, during which retailers can attempt to interest shoppers in the other products on the store's shelves.

The demand for natural food isn't new in the industry, but manufacturers rely on the latest ways in which pet parents want to feed their animals to develop their newest products.

The FPLA contains additional regulations designed to prevent unfair or deceptive packaging and labeling, and to help make it possible for consumers to make value comparisons between products The FDA also reviews specific claims on pet food, such as «maintains urinary tract health,» «low magnesium,» and «hairball control.»

Though our ancestors» companion animals subsisted on table scraps or whatever they managed to find around the backyard, most of us give our pets the perfectly - formulated, pricey product known as «pet food».

This company was started with the goal of providing pets and pet owners with «food for a lifetime» and they design all of their products based on sound scientific principles and nutritional truths.

Overall, the Purina Beyond brand is a mid-quality brand — it is certainly better than some of Purina's products, but it is not quite on - par with other natural pet food brands.

Hill's will reformulate Science Diet pet foods because some consumers were making product choices based primarily on set criteria for ingredients, rather than the overall promise of superior nutrition, backed by clinical research.

Just make sure that the carbohydrates on the pet food label do not appear before the primary protein and avoid any products that have a high number of carbohydrates.

There has been no product recall on this pet food, and that again scores high on reliability and safeness.

Please visit The Honest Kitchen website to find out which product lots are being recalled and for more information and updates.However, since recall information may change unexpectedly, it's important for you to check the FDA pet food recall list on a regular basis, to make sure that your dog's food has not been recalled.

Manufacturers now offer foods that rival the quality of what pet owners put on their own plates, and often, getting consumers to buy these premium products is a matter of education.

While no one diet is perfect for any pet, Purina has been making foods for a very long time and do extensive feeding tests on their products.

Blue Buffalo has not returned dvm360's requests for comment, but on its website its FAQ page continues to claim that «Blue pet food contains no chicken or poultry - by - product meals.»

«Giblet» is another name for organ meats, which are commonly listed on pet food labels as «by - products.»

Researches from Chapman University in Orange, Calif. tested 52 pet - food products and found that 20 were mislabeled and 16 contained meat not indicated on the packaging.

Not only do they employ experts in the field of pet nutrition to design their products, but they use only the freshest, high - quality ingredients available — their nutritional philosophy is based on «powerful proteins, vitamin - rich super foods, and balanced ingredients».

The Blue Buffalo Company was founded by a pair of concerned pet owners who wanted to create a quality product for their dog and it has blossomed into one of the biggest natural pet food companies on the market.

Because pet foods are manufactured in one plant and distributed by another, there is always a chance of contamination with products not listed on the ingredients label.

New questions in the 2017 - 2018 Survey provide: data and trends in pet food and treats; data on raw and freeze - dried dog and cat food; limited - ingredient dog and cat food; grain - free and gluten - free dog and cat treats; grass treats for cats; trends in calming products for pets; trends in technology products; interactive feeders; pet doors with microchip sensors; and pet - monitoring systems / cameras.

Examples of such diets that feature the AAFCO seal on the product packaging while providing good quality for reasonable affordability include Purina One and Hill's Science Diet pet food formulas.

However, pet food companies can not, by law, use the term «human grade» or similar terms on their product labels.

Alcohol: All alcoholic beverages and food products containing alcohol can have disastrous effects on the human liver and brain, and the effects are amplified for our pets.

Pet food websites, pet toy websites, even (we hate to admit it) pet news websites will commonly beg you for a photo of your pooch — not because anyone actually wants to see it, but because they want to get you on their email lists, get you «registered,» introduce you to their products and enlist your loyalty.