The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has urged producers and backyard flock owners to practice biosecurity in the wake of the H7N9 avian influenza virus that has been linked to human illnesses in China. According to the agency, the ...
New Zealand-based milk company A2 is set to introduce its a2 Platinum infant formula, in a move to tap into the lucrative international demand for New Zealand made infant formula. The launch is a part of the company's strategy announced ...
Tags: Infant Formula, A2 Platinum
Nintendo developers are working on a new game set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which launched for Super NES in 1992. The game makes use of the 3D abilities of Nintendo 3DS, and allows Link to become a drawing and ...
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We are often asked if there have been any studies done on animals regarding cooked vs. raw pet food diets. Here are a couple of very interesting ones. Dr. Francis M. Pottenger had some very revealing results on a study he did between the ...
Are you or someone you know allergic to your pet? Today in the US, up to 70% of households have a dog or cat and yet anywhere from 10-20% of the population has pet allergies. With numbers like that, chances are you or someone you know ...
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/19/2013 11:33:24 AM Three types of groundbreaking paint from one of France's biggest producers, the family company V33, are packed in a small, rectangular containers ...
Tags: Packaging, Stackable Cubes, Handy Pack
I recently received an email asking my opinion about a couple of different types of pet foods –- what I thought about the quality of the foods. Both of the pet foods he asked about (which he was feeding his 'family') were what I ...
If you think it's challenging sorting through slick marketing to find a nutritious dog food or cat food, it's even worse with dog and cat treats. The American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the FDA considers a pet treat ...
You come home from work and notice your dog or cat peeping at you from around the corner, you immediately know something's up. Regardless whether you discover a 'present' left on the living room rug or a broken vase from the cabinet they ...
The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars annually.In exchange for our dollars,we trust the companies to provide our pets with quality nutrition.The recent pet food recall demonstrated that our trust has been ...
From January to March 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 5,809.2 billion yuan, up by 20.9 percent year-on-year in nominal terms (actual increase was 20.7 percent after deducting price factors), the ...
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The European Commission has asked European Medicines Agency (EMA) to provide advice on the impact of antibiotic use in animals on public health and animal health. The request was made by the Commission as a part of it's 'Action Plan ...
Tags: Antibiotics in Animals, Food
Whether extravagant or frugal, traditional or fashion-forward, the story behind a bride’s dress has much to tell us about her life as well as our common culture. A symbol of love and commitment, the wedding dress personifies girlhood ...
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In order to meet the growing demand for sustainable lighting, Technology Foundation STW and Philips have taken the initiative to form the ‘Advanced Sustainable Lighting Solutions’ . With eight recently approved research ...
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What is dairy product? Dairy products are generally defined as food produced from the milk of mammals (the Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom defines dairy as "foodstuffs made from mammalian milk"). They are ...
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