The Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) and the Division of Justice (DOJ) is asking for public remark “for Info Concentrating on Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Methods Throughout U.S. Economic system”.
The announcement states these businesses: “seeks data on serial acquisitions and roll-up methods wherein company actors, together with non-public fairness owned companies, change into bigger—and doubtlessly dominant—via acquisitions of a number of smaller corporations in the identical or associated enterprise sectors or industries.”
“Typically, companies shouldn’t have to report these offers to the federal antitrust businesses, permitting corporations to amass important management over key merchandise, companies, or labor markets with out authorities scrutiny. These kind of transactions can hurt competitors to the detriment of customers, employees, and innovation throughout a complete business or enterprise sector.”
We (Affiliation for Fact in Pet Meals) submitted our remark specializing in just some problems with concern. Click Here to learn our full remark.
Briefly, we addressed Mars Petcare’s and Purina Petcare’s large variety of pet meals companies.
“Mars Petcare owns a number of pet care companies in a number of areas of pet care. Mars presently owns:Veterinary and Diagnostic Companies: Mars Veterinary Well being, AniCura, Antech, Asia Veterinary Diagnostics, Banfield Pet Hospital, Blue Pearl, Heska Veterinary Diagnostics, Linnaeus, Mount Nice Veterinary Group, VCA Animal Hospitals, Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital, Veterinary Specialty Hospital.”
“Pet Vitamin and Therapeutic Well being Companies: Acana, API, Aquarian, Buckeye Vitamin, Catsan, Cesar, Chappie. Crave, Dreamies, Eukanuba, Greenies, Iams, James Wellbeloved, Kitekat, Lovebug, Misfits, My Cat DNA, My Canine DNA, Natusan, NomNom, Nutro, Orijen, Peawee, Pedigree, Excellent Match, Royal Canin, Sheba, Spillers, Temptations, Thomas, Whiskas, Winergy.”
“Innovation and Know-how for Pets: Companion Fund, FluffyGo, Kinship, Leap Enterprise Studio, Pet Perception Mission, Vet Perception, Waltham Petcare Science Institute, Whistle, Knowledge Panel.”
Supply: https://www.mars.com/made-by-mars/petcare
“Purina Petcare owns the same giant variety of pet meals manufacturers; Alpo, Beggin, Beneful, Past, Busy Bone, Dentalife, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Equipment & Kaboodle, Moist & Meaty, Purina Cat & Canine Chow, Purina One, Purina Professional Plan, Purina Professional Plan Veterinary Diets, Whisker Lickin’s. One model alone – Purina Professional Plan manufactures ‘greater than 175 pet meals formulation.’ The Purina Professional Plan web site offers 227 whole Professional Plan pet meals.”
Supply: https://www.purina.com/pro-plan/products
We additionally addressed in our remark the pet meals producer donations to universities that are also charged with regulating pet meals.
Pet house owners are urged to submit their feedback. Present as a lot element as you possibly can in your remark to proof company management and clarify the way it might or has precipitated shopper hurt.
Submit your touch upon Laws.gov right here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2024-0028-0001
Wishing you and your pet(s) one of the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
Creator Purchaser Beware, Co-Creator Dinner PAWsible
TruthaboutPetFood.com
Association for Truth in Pet Food
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