Cargill introduces a new range of label-friendly potato starches for meat, meat alternatives and culinary products

Cargill is expanding its portfolio of label-friendly functional native starches with the addition of three potato starches designed for meat, meat alternatives and culinary applications. Designed for mild processing conditions, these starches offer superior viscosity and improved sensory experience, without compromising on taste and appearance. Read more.

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“Cargill: Clean Label Starches | 2018-09-24 | Prepared Foods.” Prepared Foods | Food Industry News & Trends. Web. <http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/121589-cargill-clean-label-starches&gt;.

Dog foods formulated with high percentages of these ingredients may correlate to increased risk of a certain heart disease.

Pet food ingredients, such as potatoes, peas and lentils, appear with different frequency in dog foods in the United States. Dog foods formulated with high percentages of these ingredients may correlate to increased risk of a certain heart disease, warned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine on July 2. FDA notified the public that some canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases were correlated to dogs eating diets containing large amounts of potatoes and legume seeds, also known as pulses, such as peas and lentils. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “5 Usage Rates of Dog Food Ingredients in FDA DCM Warning.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 18 Sept. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7494-usage-rates-of-dog-food-ingredients-in-fda-dcm-warning.

No pet or human illnesses from this product have been reported to date.

Steve’s Real Food of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA voluntarily recalled one lot of five-pound Turducken Recipe dog food, one lot of two-pound Quest Emu Diet cat food and one lot of two-pound Quest Beef Diet cat food, due to possible Salmonella and/or Listeria monogenesis contamination, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration. Read more.

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“Steve’s Real Food Recalls Raw Frozen Dog, Cat Foods.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 10 Sept. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7474-steves-real-food-recalls-raw-frozen-dog-cat-foods.