- On July 31, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) approved the new “Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food” which set a new standard
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AAFCO Comments on the Pet Food Institute’s Proposed New Federalized Regulatory System for Pet Food
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- On May 2, during the Petfood Forum 2023, members from the Pet Food Institute (PFI) proposed recommendations to create a comprehensive and uniform federal system for regulating pet food.
FDA Issues Company-Wide Warning Letter Re Pet Food
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- FDA issued a corporate-wide warning letter to Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. (Midwestern) on August 9, 2021. The letter states that inspections of the company’s pet food manufacturing plants revealed violations
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Litigation Over Trace Amounts of BPA in Champion Petfoods Continues (Law360 subscription required)
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- As we have previously blogged about, in July 2020, the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted summary judgment in favor of Champion Petfoods (“Champion”) in a lawsuit asserting, among other things,
Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pet Food Company Involved in Ongoing Recall
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FDA Alerts Consumers to Pet Food Recalls for Potentially Fatal Levels of Aflatoxin
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- On December 30, 2020, FDA issued an alert to pet owners and veterinary professionals about the recalls of certain Sportmix pet food products. Midwestern Pet Food, Inc. announced a recall
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Champion Petfoods Not Liable for Trace Amounts of BPA in Product
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- On July 8, 2020, the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted Defendant Champion Petfoods’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed a proposed class action which alleged that
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USDA No Longer Requires Pet Food to be Manufactured During Hours of Inspectional Supervision
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Dog Food Makers Face Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Following Vitamin D Recalls
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- Following on recalls of dog food due to excess Vitamin D in late 2018, manufacturers are facing lawsuits by dog owners claiming their pets were injured by the products in
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FDA Alerts Consumers to Dog Food Recalls For Potentially Toxic Vitamin D Exposure
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- On December 3, FDA issued an alert to pet owners and veterinary professionals about the recalls of several dry dog foods with potentially toxic levels of Vitamin D. Thus far,
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