Sentences with phrase «processed pet food products»

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It also produces and sells by - products derived from its meat processing operations, such as hides and variety meats, to customers in the clothing, pet food and automotive industries, among others.

Dog treats are a whole area of expertise that we need to cover to get people to stop poisoning their wards with processed foods and cheap Chinese - produced pet products.

«This co-investment funding is urgently required to upgrade and modernise SPC Ardmona's fruit and vegetable processing operations and transform it from a cannery into a modern food company, which will enable the business to develop innovative products, be more competitive and build export market potential,» SPCA managing director Peter Kelly said.

We also provide a range of processing and packaging technologies for use with a broad array of products, from ice cream and cheese to fruit, vegetables and pet food.

Most companion animal caretakers have been educated to believe that a highly - processed cereal product called «pet food» is adequate food for their beloved animals.

After reviewing the testimonials of pet owners that attest to often spectacular improvements in animals» health and wellbeing once they are taken off these kinds of highly processed, food - industry based by - products filled with synthetic additives, I am convinced that veterinarians applying an evidence - based medical approach to pet health problems will be gratified when there is due attention given to what the patients are being fed, and appropriate dietary changes are prescribed.

In general, pet food manufacturers are aware of changes that occur in their products during processing, and compensate for heat - sensitive ingredients by adding supplements, such as extra vitamins, but alterations in proteins and fats are not generally accounted for.

The companion animal and pet food industry the world over owes its very existence to the use of by - products from the human food processing chain.

By definition, both chicken and chicken meal that is used in pet foods are by - products, even though these ingredients may come from a human food processing plant and technically were at one time human grade food.

For one thing, this brand only offers dehydrated pet food products — they don't use the heat - damaging process of extrusion which destroys much of the nutritional integrity of raw ingredients.

An ingredient might start off being fit for people to eat it, but once it is shipped to a pet food plant and processed according to regulations for feed grade products, the term «human grade» can no longer apply.

They're not officially human grade and are less transparent about the process than The Honest Kitchen (but then who isn't), but are much more open about the manufacturing and sourcing of products than a large majority of other pet food companies out there.

Protein in pet food can come from a variety of sources including scraps and by - products left over from meat processing.

This is why many pet food companies (like Orijen) include natural products in their manufacturing process.

Flint River Ranch uses tocopherols, a natural antioxidant and Vitamin E source that slows the oxidation process of fats and oils, to ensure its premium pet food products remain fresh as in their initial state.

It is because of the AAFCO ingredient definition process that the pet food ingredient list includes components names like wheat gluten, poultry by - product meal and sodium selenite.

He became concerned with such issues as: the evidence of a causal relationship between common feeding practices and serious health problems; the perceived disconnect between the nutritional requirements of felis silvestris catus and all other species of cats; an industry with a vested interest in grain as the basis for its products; a veterinary education system with little nutritional teaching, subsidized by commercial pet food industries; a questionable government concept approval and oversight process; the economic inertia of maintaining the status quo; and the rejection of science - based belief systems on the extremes of both sides of the issue.

A recently published review highlights the risks associated with heat - processed commercial pet foods: «There were 11 major pet food recalls in the United States between 1996 and 2010 that were due to chemical contaminants or misformulations: 3 aflatoxin, 3 excess vitamin D3, 1 excess methionine, 3 inadequate thiamine, and 1 adulteration with melamine and related compounds and an additional 2 warnings concerning a Fanconi - like renal syndrome in dogs after ingesting large amounts of chicken jerky treat products.

They usually use by - products from other production processes to use in pet foods.

Read about the latest advances in pet food production covering processing techniques (making commercial dog and cat food), extrusion research on optimizing the production of kibble and dry pet food, and the equipment used to make safe pet food products from the editors of Petfood Industry magazine.

Do you ever wonder processed pet food companies offer retailers and veterinarians free samples and major discounts on their products at their conferences?

'» Yet regardless of where products are manufactured — recent pet food recalls of brands that manufacture in the U.S. reveal that even regulation and careful manufacturing processes can't always prevent contamination — safety often makes a strong argument.

Grizzly Pet Products was founded in 2002, when company president Harald Fisker — whose background was in engineering, design and marketing for industrial fish - and meat - processing plants — realized that the salmon oil he saw being produced as a human - food byproduct could have excellent nutritional value for pets.

Dehydration, sometimes called air drying, gently removes the moisture from our fresh, raw, whole - food ingredients to create a compact, lightweight product that's rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants and has a positive effect on pet health compared with conventional, heavily processed products.

KIRK YOUNG: Precise Pet Products is one of the few remaining companies that controls the process of making pet food from start to finish.

«At The Honest Kitchen, we believe that our selection of fresh wholesome, human grade foods are much better than the cooked mixture of by - products, fillers and other processed ingredients being served to many unfortunate pets, day after day.»

Actually, animal protein in pet food can come from the scraps and by - products left over from meat processing, and that expensive bag of «premium» dog food could actually contain chicken feet as one of its protein sources.

San Francisco - based Wilbur - Ellis admitted that following a review of its facilities — in response to concerns about product mislabeling — it «revealed poor record - keeping and operational processes at its facility in Rosser, Texas, and the mislabeling of pet food ingredients that were sold to companies that formulate food for pets.»

More than 5,600 products by dozens of pet food makers — everything from cheap supermarket brands to prescription - only food — were recalled in the process.