Whether Fido’s food is made from all plant-based ingredients, a flexitarian’s mix of plant- and animal-derived ingredients, insect-based or with lab-grown meat, processors and those who supply the equipment to make non-traditional pet food have their work cut out for them.
Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., Evansville, Ind., has expanded its December 30, 2020, voluntary recall of certain dog and cat food products produced in its Chickasha, Okla., operations facility to include all dog and cat pet food products made with corn products, because those products may contain aflatoxin levels that exceed acceptable limits.
Packaging has a key role in the pet food industry’s robust growth, helping showcase quality, safety and sustainability, especially for premium products.
CRB will develop Freshpet’s third kitchen for fresh, refrigerated pet food with a design that matches human food processing lines, appealing to shoppers who want pet food that’s as safe as what they eat.
As consumers change how they feel about their pets, it creates new challenges for pet food manufacturers that must respond to customer demands to feed pets like people.