A study out of Zurich that looked at raw dog and cat food raises concerns for animal and public health. The study aimed to evaluate commercially available raw meat pet (…) Read more
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Maggot Infested, Rotting Carcasses and Euthanized Animals Are Key Ingredients in U.S.’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Company
One of the largest animal waste disposal companies in the United States, Darling Ingredients Inc., is being accused of using carcasses from diseased, euthanized animals from the University of Pennsylvania (…) Read more
Contaminated Pig Ears Treats Are Still Out There: Despite FDA Warning, Treats Sold on Amazon Recalled Today
TDBBS announced they are recalling their pig ear pet treats sold through Amazon.com after routine surveillance by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development found their product tested positive (…) Read more
Chef Toby Pig Ear Dog Treat Recall Expanded; Health Officials Discover Treats Contaminated with Salmonella
Today, Dog Goods USA LLC (Dog Goods), announced the expansion of an earlier recall of their Berkley & Jensen brand Chef Toby Pig Ears after the Rhode Island Department of (…) Read more
FDA Issues Public Safety Alert For Contaminated Raw Pet Food, Aunt Jeni’s Raw Dog Food Due to Salmonella, Listeria Monocytogenes Named
In a public safety alert, the US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after samples (…) Read more
FDA Has New Information About The Nationwide Pig Ear Recall; More People Ill, Worldwide Search for Suppliers Continues
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an update on the continuing investigation into contaminated pig ear pet treats connected to human salmonellosis infections. Both the FDA and (…) Read more
Brutus & Barnaby Recalls Entire Line of Pig Ears Treats for Dogs for Salmonella Contamination
Brutus & Barnaby announced they are recalling all of their pig ear dog treats because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Brutus & Barnaby is just the (…) Read more
How Contaminated Pig Ears Will Change the Way We Think About Pet Food Forever
Staring at an empty bulk bin that once held dried pig ears, it struck me that this is probably a common sight in every pet food store in America. Shelves (…) Read more
FDA Warns Us – Again – About Another Raw Pet Food Contaminated With Salmonella, Listeria Monocytogenes
Today’s headline from the FDA cautions pet owners not to feed Texas Tripe raw pet food after samples from some of the lots tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes (…) Read more
How a Penniless Consumer Advocate Took on a Billion Dollar Empire
When I walk into the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) conference hall, packed wall to wall with the world’s biggest names in the pet food and animal feed (…) Read more