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UK Pet Food is at Sandown for PATS in Gold Box 3 to welcome existing and potential members to join them for a networking lunch from 1230 on Monday 27th March. PATS attendees can also book a 20-minute slot for bespoke advice from UK Pet Food by emailing [email protected]

UK Pet Food has announced a new online Pet Food and Nutrition Course, which runs 21 February – 2 March 2023.  The webinar series has been organised following the success of previous events and is open to all pet care professionals interested in pet nutrition and pet food production.

To support the launch of UK Pet Food’s world leading standard for raw pet food production, an educational poster which was published for London Vet Show.

Alongside a new name and new identity, UK Pet Food announces that its world leading raw pet food production scheme is now up and running.

As the industry evolves, the trade association looks confidently to the future

UK Pet Food is working hard behind the scenes with our members, Government, and the wider food sector to minimise any disruption and to help support pets and their owners during this current crisis.

The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) are delighted to welcome our latest Associate Member – QCL who provide analytical solutions to the pet food industry.

The PFMA Parrot Symposium on 21 September will provide a unique learning and networking opportunity for all parrot experts and enthusiasts.

The leading pet food body, PFMA, is delighted to welcome in to Associate Membership, Think Incentives (TI).

The survey of almost 9000 UK households confirmed that dogs top the charts with 13 million, followed closely by cats with a population of 12 million.

The leading pet food body, PFMA, is delighted to welcome in to Associate Membership, Tyler Packaging. With a strong focus on sustainable, innovative packaging, PFMA is delighted with this new partnership.

Claire brings a wealth of experience to the role following many years as a representative on the PFMA Executive Committee and Chair of the Sustainability Committee.

Nicole Paley, Deputy Chief Executive of the PFMA comments: “We are delighted to see that well over a half of the UK are feeding the birds and as a result benefitting from the pleasure of watching and supporting wildlife in the garden.

At PFMA we encourage research into pet diets as this contributes to the overall knowledge and better understanding of pet nutrition and health.

Today, the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) releases its annual population data, with a record 35m pets in the UK in 2022.

UK Pet Food member companies are responding individually to humanitarian aid appeals to support the people of Ukraine and their pets. PFMA itself has also donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal.

In just one year (to November 2021) the new Export Health Certificates (EHCs) requirements imposed on exports to the EU is estimated to have cost at least £60m in paperwork, with more than 288 thousand EHC applications requiring the equivalent of 580,000 certifier hours - 285 certifier years.

PFMA — the leading trade body for the UK pet food industry — has announced multi-award-winning PR agency spottydog communications as its latest Associate Member, unleashing a host of new benefits for its members.