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Petco Swears Off Artificial Ingredients

In a first of its kind move among major pet stores, Petco announced it will stop selling dog and cat food and treats with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives, both online and at its nearly 1,500 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico “We are making sure we are always taking the nutritional high ground,” Petco CEO Ron Coughlin told The Associated Press. Natural pet products still account for a small portion of the U.S. market share but growth has more than doubled to 6.5% between 2013 and 2017, according to Nielsen.

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