Exploring Protein Sources in Pet Food

Join our live webinar to gain insight into current trends in the market, next generation sequencing results, novel ingredients and much more.

Overview

The pet food market is consistently growing, offering an increasingly extensive range of product types and complex recipes.

Similar to human food, pet food now caters to more specific needs such as dietary preferences and the management of food intolerances and allergies.

In some cases, it can be challenging to confirm the product’s composition or its primary animal protein source. This raises important questions:

• What substances are actually present and detectable in these products?
• Does the information on the label accurately reflect the product’s contents, or does it create confusion?

We will present a summary of our findings from using next generation sequencing to identify the DNA sources in a wide range of processed cat and dog food products. Our goal is to assess the accuracy of product labeling and the perceived content to see if it matches our testing results.

We will also explore trends in novel proteins (newly introduced to the market) and the use of established protein sources for new target species. Our discussion will also cover material characterization, in vitro and preclinical safety studies, target animal safety and key points on meeting regulations.

Agenda

• Trends in the pet food market
• Current testing methods for protein speciation
• What are the most traditional/established ingredients?
• Growth of novel protein ingredients
• How to demonstrate the safety/efficacy of novel ingredients
• Discussion of truly novel ingredients and regulatory requirements
• SGS's pet food solutions
• Q&A