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Hill's Pet Nutrition and Bond Pet Foods Receive FDA No-Objection Letter for First Animal Protein Produced via Precision Fermentation for Pet Food
Bond Pet Foods, an innovative biotechnology company reimagining animal proteins through precision fermentation, and Hill's Pet Nutrition, a global leader in science-led pet nutrition, today announced that Bond has received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine Letter of No Objection for its Lamb Protein Yeast ingredient.
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