This article first appeared on Pet Food Industry      At a time when the pet food industry and consumers have been plagued with recalls and the canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) scare, you would think that manufacturers would want to do everything in their power to gain back consumer trust. Instead,...

    This post originally appeared on Pet Food Industry       Most of the time, there is a movie based on a book. In this case, I read a book, “Big Kibble: The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry,” seemingly based on the movie “Pet Fooled” and...

  This Article first appeared on Pet Food Industry       Many people do not understand the true nuances of pet food ingredient naming and definitions set forth in the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Official Publication, nor their gaps, which can be fully exploited by pet...

  This article first appeared on Pet Food Industry         In late September 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly issued an update on the grain-free pet food and canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) investigation that was a far cry from – and far less publicized than – the...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn      Whether you outright lie, tell half-truths or lie by omission, the result is the same: you are misleading people!! A pet food company started posting ads showing their new delivery box that has the following message on it:   "Mealtime excitement, Better...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn         I love the pet care industry. I really do. I have been involved in it for a long time...since my college internship at what was then Ralston-Purina in 1991 to today as co-founder of Guardian Pet Food Company. Maybe...

  This article first appeared on Pet Food Industry         Previously, I have discussed how pet food recommendations from the Pet Nutrition Alliance (PNA) provided a false sense of security, especially in the wake of the Hill’s vitamin D recall. Now I will focus on the World Small Animal...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn     I’ve spent nearly 25 years in the pet care industry and the one question that I am asked more than any other is, “What’s the best pet food out there?” My response is always the same, “What do you and your...

  This article first appeared on Pet Food Industry       As an industry, we tend to get anxious, stressed and riled up when a new scientific study about pet food or an opinion-based editorial gets published. For those of us with science backgrounds, we like to take a brief pause,...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn     Back in 1911, a mining tradition began that lasted 75 years. Workers would bring caged canaries with them into the mines to serve as an early warning system against rising methane and carbon monoxide levels (lethal to humans). All the canaries...