UPDATE: Phyllis Entis of eFoodAlert received confirmation from an FDA spokesperson that “FDA testing carried out in the agency’s Forensic Chemistry Center and Vet-LIRN labs detected pentobarbital in Talula’s stomach (…) Read more
Posts in Category ‘Pet Food News’
Find Out What Really Goes on at an AAFCO Pet Food Conference, Attend the Meeting for Free
Have you ever wondered what goes on at an AAFCO Conference? Did you know that AAFCO meetings are free and open to the public? They are. Don’t miss this invaluable (…) Read more
Upscale pet food plant reeks of rotten fish, neighbors complain
Neighbors who live near the WellPet pet food factory in Mishawaka, Indiana may soon be able to breathe without fighting the urge to gag since the plant installed emission control (…) Read more
FTC Busts Mars Over Outrageous Eukanuba Dog Food Claim: That it Can Extend Dogs’ Lives by 30%
MARS PETCARE IN THE DOGHOUSE FOR BULLSHIT CLAIMS ABOUT EUKANUBA The Federal Trade Commission announced today a groundbreaking charge against Mars PetCare for lying to consumers. According to Mars Petcare (…) Read more
Pet Food Rendering Plant Makes People Want to Puke and Has Children Run Screaming For Cover
A pet food rendering plant in Quebec has residents reaching for the barf bag every time they go out of doors, describing the stench as something akin to “vomit times (…) Read more
Eating the Dead: Pet Food Only a Zombie Could Love; The Circular Madness of Upcycling Dead, Dying, and Diseased Animals into Food for Animals
Have you ever wondered, before you tuck into that BLT, what the pig you’re eating used to eat? Considering the animal feed industry is poised to start using fly larvae (…) Read more
Hill’s Recalls Cat Food Due to High Levels of Iron – Again
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has updated its earlier recall on May 11, 2016 from across the pond of affected products in all countries where they have been placed on the market. (…) Read more
FDA on the Intentional Adulteration of Pet Food: Meh.
Today, FDA released its final rule to implement the intentional adulteration provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But, wait. Don’t get too excited. You remember the largest (…) Read more
Pet Food Institute Backs Puppy Breeding Program to Keep Supply of New Customers Growing
While reading this month’s Pet Business magazine, I came across an article called (prophetically), Dying in the Lap of Luxury. What the article explained, was that there would be shortage (…) Read more
One (More) Reason to Despise the Pet Food Industry
As if you need another reason to hate the pet food industry, I just found one more reason to today. When the Senate voted 49-48 to block a bill best (…) Read more