Pet Industry Disruptors

21/09/2023

Red flag for owners… “Longer life” claims
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This is the content that Pet Industries Distruptors was build for! Listen to Rogue Pet Science co-founder talk on this red flag 🚩 claim that gets thrown around and used in the pet industry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&fbclid=IwAR1z869A8rcQPtUffijk8pMkTqk2u027ktdlr0OBjTVH0CMHBAAT2SzXiKU_aem_ATxBQIPq1hXwU7dVwApiZS29KG1ux_J2sv7ti7qiD7Cv7uB9SDm8qyNoUuyV3va1BcU&v=7QYT_nTzKAY&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Our thoughts on the question will your product make my dog live longer, and the companies willing to make that BS claim to sell their products.

12/03/2023

Nestle Recall and on select ProPlan Diets
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As shared by Industry Disruptor Ryan Yamka

“Maybe they should test their raw materials if it is a critical control point!

No different than the Hill’s Vitamin D recall from 2019-2020 when they passed the blame to the supplier. Only for the FDA to say Hill’s failed because they were not following their own testing protocols.”
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https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/nestle-purina-petcare-company-expands-voluntary-recall-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-el-elemental?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is expanding its voluntary recall of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to a supplier error resulting in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D

11/03/2023

Arrow Reliance Issues

Product contains salmonella ✅
Use of unnapproved ingredient ✅
Not registering your facilty with FDA ✅
Received multiple warning letters ✅

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https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/arrow-reliance-inc-644947-02162023

CGMP/Food for Animals/Prepared, Packed or Held Under Insanitary Conditions/Adulterated

11/03/2023

Possible Vitamin A toxicity in Fish Oil products
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This is going to affect a great number of “white Labeled” fish oils sold in many locations
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Stratford Care USA, Inc of Odessa, Florida is recalling multiple brands of Omega-3 Supplements for cats and dogs due to potentially elevated levels of Vitamin A.

06/02/2023

IPP Brand files Bankruptcy
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All Texas locations of Natural Paws and Kriasers closing while select Kriasers & Chuck and Dom stores are being sold off
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Independent Pet Partners has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it restructures. According to a statement released by the company, it plans to discontinue the Natural Pawz banner in

02/01/2023

In Dec. 23 press release, the FDA stated it had insufficient data to establish causality among DCM case reports and pet food products eaten by the afflicted dogs.
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Think about all of the craziness and inconvenience this has caused pet owners…The amount of stress and fear this caused.. The damage to brands and companies that were not at fault for anything!
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https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/11862-fda-ends-dcm-updates-no-causality-data-with-dog-foods

The FDA received far fewer reports of DCM cases from 2020 to 2022 compared to the preceding two years. In total, the FDA received 1,382 reports of DCM from Jan. 1, 2014 to Nov. 1, 2022.

05/12/2022

Mislabeled Purina Proplan Vet Diet-Low Fat cans
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https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/nestle-purina-petcare-company-voluntarily-recalls-limited-amount-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-en

Out of an abundance of caution, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN Gastroenteric Low Fat (PPVD EN Low Fat) prescription wet dog food in 13.4 oz cans due to a labeling error. For a brief period on September 15, 2022, cans of

29/11/2022

Huge news in the human probiotics world !
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Shows the new frontier of health, away from pharmaceutical intervention first approaches, is evolving to consider the different microbiomes that exist on our bodies as well as pets.
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L. plantarum p 17630 from Proge Farm is the first probiotic to be registered as a Gynaecological Drug!

Other probiotics have been registered as drugs before, such as Bacillus clausii spores in Enterogermina, but they were registered decades ago when the regulation was less strict.

Important goal reached by the Novara-based pharmaceuticals company, specialised in the production and marketing of live biotherapeutic products.

19/08/2022

Why are there so few Pet focused companies showing innovation or health changes of their products…they know pet owners want to know products work.?
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One Texas Company.

https://www.facebook.com/1045705028811758/posts/5295421143840104/?d=n&mibextid=wxGVb6

The Omega 3 testing trail with Origins 5in1 has begun
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The first batch of tests went out today!Early test results from existing customers using and not using show promising results!
“If there’s something better prove it” is a tagline we use because we stand behind it when other brands & products can’t or won’t. It’s why Rogue exists and why our products are successful in the countries they’re sold in…more to come!

25/05/2022

Found a good explanation for the recent Vitamin D level changes in the updated AFFCO limits
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https://bsmpartners.net/resources/vitamin-d-why-did-the-aafco-safe-upper-limit-for-dogs-decrease-in-2016/
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Vitamin D – Why did the AAFCO Safe Upper Limit for Dogs Decrease in 2016? May 9, 2022 • Corrine Harris As with all essential nutrients, a safe concentration range of vitamin D in the diet for dogs, cats, and livestock is defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). Upda...

22/05/2022

Check your Jiff Peanut Butter
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https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/05/fda-warns-consumers-to-not-eat-certain-jif-peanut-butter-because-of-salmonella-outbreak/

Federal officials are recommending that the public not consume any of dozens of Jif brand peanut butter products because of a new outbreak of infections

18/05/2022

How are pet stores going to reach to this? Will they educate or ignore it?
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https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/articles/15816-research-reveals-side-effects-of-metabisulfites-in-bully-sticks

Bully Bundles detailed its data on using the chemical preservative in dog chew products.

28/03/2022

News is out on a quality control issue
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https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/federal-judge-enters-consent-decree-against-new-jersey-raw-animal-food-manufacturer?fbclid=IwAR3bwAMrYQDhiO-rkpXzsS-uoGCdh4syVhXQs8N1UsC_taykLmHQwzEBzQ8
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A raw animal food manufacturer has been ordered by a federal court to stop selling products

13/10/2021

Another Vitamin D issue in canned pet food
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https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/tuffys-pet-foods-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-limited-quantity-pure-vita-salmon-entree-dog-food?fbclid=IwAR2-0w9DjoqRbsr5nxbG6Urlz8Fossc1Hyq8WscQEV0vvFZq37kgElWGj_o

Tuffy's Pet Foods is issuing a voluntary recall of approximately 1,600 cases of Pure Vita Salmon Entree Dog Food in a Tetrapak carton following notification from the product manufacturer of potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D.

12/09/2021

Recall Alert: Mars Petcare Canada

"Made with raw ingredients that were outside of internal quality specifications"?

https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10604-mars-petcare-canada-recalls-whiskas-cat-food?v=preview

No other WHISKAS products or Mars Petcare products are affected or being recalled and Mars Petcare has not received any consumer complaints related to this issue.

26/07/2021

Super Snouts CBD market withdrawal happening
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“Withdrawal a product” is a bit confusing. Either there’re a problem with the product on the shelves or they’re not going to make that product again. Will see how this plays out

Reach out to your store or the company directly if concerned or have questions.

19/07/2021

Ban on Raw Goat Milk being enforced in Hawaii
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Hawaii isn’t alone. Every states in the US has a ban on the sale of Raw-Unpasteurized goat/cow milk for human purchase & consumption.

Is this another wave of DOH crackdowns coming state side?

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/07/19/state-enforcement-years-old-raw-milk-ban-blindsides-pet-food-businesses/

Pet food shop owners say the products are safe for animals, but the DOH sees a bigger issue.

14/07/2021

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/nutro-pet-food-maker-must-face-suit-over-limited-ingredients-2021-07-13/

Mars Inc's pet food unit must face a proposed class action accusing it of misleading consumers about the contents of its "limited ingredient" Nutro dog foods, a federal judge has ruled.

09/07/2021

And another recall to be aware of

https://truthaboutpetfood.com/nom-nom-chicken-cuisine-cat-food-recall/

Nom Nom is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Chicken Cuisine cat food produced between March 8, 2021 and May 17, 2021.

09/06/2021

Putting together some points of consideration for stores.

Lot’s to be aware of with DoorDash coming into the pet retail space. We can offer some major areas of concern that may not be as obvious.

03/06/2021

Heads Up...Another recall from Sunshine Mills
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Salmonella issues reported as the reason for this recall. Read the full report at the link below

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sunshine-mills-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-certain-dog-food-products-because-possible-salmonella

Sunshine Mills, Inc. is issuing a voluntary recall of certain dog food products because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses, injuries or complaints have been reported to date. The potential for contamination was noted after the firm was notified by the distributor, Flee

28/05/2021

The CBD market as a whole is a bit of the old “Wild West” settlement days. They’re good guys with good intentions mixed with companies/people in for a money grab situation.

The following reported by Pet Industry Disruptor awardee Yamka

“When products are not regulated and laws are not enforced, this is end result.

Key Findings:

1) In total, only 24 of the 55 products we tested (44%) contained the advertised amount of CBD. The rest were off by anywhere from 10.2% to 98.5% from the label.

2) Pet edibles and topicals are usually less accurate than oils and tinctures.”

https://www.leafreport.com/education/leafreport-releases-findings-from-pet-cbd-report-showing-56-of-products-have-inaccurate-label-claims-10676

Out of 55 tested pet products, 31 products contained the wrong amount of CBD. Many also contained no THC despite being labeled as full-spectrum CBD

28/05/2021

Class action legal issue with Hills?
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Something to be aware of. Let us know if you’ve heard about this

https://www.petfoodingredientsettlement.com/?fbclid=PAAaYi_JoUpzdzu0sVDD2LbTJ9GBtXvgkPOdakHfHno2J0nV8zeqWFBRPetI8_aem_AWsjNrTn4irsdjscQjgyB1DbWjxCwDfmwHFLKOtl_4AYUMHIRCx-UUPsV_2mdYPm1r7nrDeOKK-e2WD0IlfcfPnDKtevtFceG0g4OqHOowyaxIX7L0H47KL1GH42CK7LqRw9httu3gxwT01Nh-OFReCH

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12/05/2021

Some “hopeful progress” on the horizon
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Traceability and detectability are a problem when it comes to “allergen” Ingredients as well as toxic-type exposure risk levels before getting to food processing mills.

https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15273-grain-industry-working-with-rail-tracker-on-food-safety-portal

A secure, searchable user interface is expected to go live in late 2021.

07/05/2021

Europe - Dog food brands have new changes coming

https://www-natlawreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.natlawreview.com/article/efsa-finds-titanium-dioxide-not-safe-food?amp

On May 6, 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updated its 2016 safety assessment of the food additive titanium dioxide (TiO2, E 171) and concluded that it can no longer be considered safe as a food additive despite EFSA’s findings in 2016 that E 171 did not raise a genotoxic concern. C...

05/05/2021

Quality control issues...biting more companies!

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/zukes-mini-naturals-dog-treats/?fbclid=IwAR3JcTQIrSBE3WGBNf97VyaG_-7HYG7zqo0My7Lp2pww8POGbA88TCCCZ7E

Complete details of the Zuke's Mini Naturals dog treats product withdrawal as reported by the editors of the Dog Food Advisor.

19/04/2021

Dandy pet treat supplements a review......