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Nestlé Purina in new bid to control smells from factory
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Vitalin unveils re-launched Super Premium Range
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Passport Intelligent pet doors launched by PetSafe
Unique new cooling toy from Mines for Pets
New Beaphar Nature food is cereal free and rich in Timothy hay
The Pet Show joins forces with Animal Kind
The wrong flea treatment could harm your pet, warns top vet
Bern Pet Foods appoints National Sales Manager
New Arcadia Jungle Dawn LED for reptiles has arrived
New operations director of Pets Choice
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Nestlé Purina in new bid to control smells from factory



Nestlé Purina is trialling an innovative ‘odour neutralisation process’ in a bid to eliminate foul smells emanating from its factory in Sudbury, Suffolk.

In a long-running saga, the pet food company have received complaints from local residents over what has become dubbed the ‘Sudbury pong’.

In response, the factory has spent more than £250,000 in the last 12 months on equipment and monitoring devices. It has also held meetings with residents and town officials, the latest of which was last Friday.

“As part of the ongoing improvement work relating to odour management at the site, we have been working to an agreed action plan with the Environmental Agency (EA), most of which has been completed or is currently under way,” said factory manager Kevin Shrimpton.

“Despite the improvement work already carried out, a number of complaints are still being received.

“Therefore, as advised during the first liaison group meeting, engineers from the company and independent environmental specialists have been involved in a detailed technical assessment of the residue odour from the abatement processes and how that could potentially be eliminated.”

Mr Shrimpton said that, from these assessments, the company believed it had come across an innovative “odour neutralisation process”.

This involves using an organic natural oil product which captures odour molecules and neutralises them. The method is due to be installed and the results assessed in the coming months.

“Should the trial prove to be successful, the process will be fully adopted subject to EA agreement,” said Mr Shrimpton.

“We hope this reassures residents of our continued commitment to achieving the best possible odour control at our factory.”
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