Poisoned Pets | Pet Food Safety News

FDA Issues Jerky Treat Update; Admits Failure in Decade Long Investigation

On Monday, FDA officials issued another disappointing update into their ongoing investigation into the mystery surrounding the illness and death of thousands of dogs linked to jerky pet treats. The (…) Read more

Smallbatch Pets recalls frozen duck dog food for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes

Smallbatch Pets posted a recall notice on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall page because a lot of frozen Dog Duckbatch Sliders are contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria (…) 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

Cancer Causing Chemicals in Pet Food, Danger Ignored in FDA Acrylamide Update

Do you ever have this creepy feeling that, just maybe, commercial pet food isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? Are you suspicious of pet food company claims that your (…) Read more

Purina Recalling Beneful and Pro Plan for Lack of Vitamins, Wet Dog Foods Affected

Purina is recalling all varieties of their Beneful Meals and Beneful Blends Wet Dog Foods and five varieties of their Pro Plan Savory Meals Wet Dog Foods a lack of (…) Read more

FDA Talks to Pet Food Industry About Food Safety ‘N Stuff (SPOOF)

Poor Michael R. Taylor.

Alternatively known as the Food and Drug Administration’s “food safety czar” or the guy voted by Americans they would most like to see thrown out of a job, he’s got to have one of the most nerve-wracking jobs of all time. Can you imagine going to work every day knowing you are responsible for food safety in America?

I imagine poor Mike furiously gnawing his fingernails to a nub, plagued by fits of unexpected panic attacks, teetering dangerously close to a complete nervous breakdown were it not for a prescription for Xanax. Read more