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
Cargill Expands Recall of Animal, Equine Feed Due to High Levels of Aflatoxin; Eighty-Four Southern States Brands Affected
Cargill Inc. announced the recall of an astounding number of additional brands of animal feed this week, including horse feed, due to elevated aflatoxin levels. Aflatoxin is a toxin found (…) Read more
Dolphin-Safe Cat Food? Think Again. Lawsuit Accuses Nestle-Purina of Using Suppliers Whose Fishing Practices Endanger Marine Mammals.
Three separate class action lawsuits filed last week accuse Nestle-Purina PetCare Co., StarKist Co., and Bumble Bee Foods of fraudulently labeling their products as “Dolphin Safe,” while use suppliers whose (…) Read more
Hill’s Silently Slips Another Lot of Dog Food into the Massive List of Recalled Dog Food Due to Toxic Levels of Vitamin D
UPDATE (May 21, 2019) Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s recall of their Hill’s® Prescription Diet® i/d® Digestive Care Chicken & Vegetable Stew Canned Dog Food, 12.5 oz, SKU 3389, batch code 102020T21 (…) Read more
Cargill Recalls Southern States Horse, Livestock Feed for Excess Level of Aflatoxin
Cargill Inc. pulled nearly 300,000 pounds of animal feed from the market over the past three months due to elevated aflatoxin levels; a toxin found on moldy crops that if (…) Read more
FDA Pulls the Plug on Policy Guides Which Allowed 4D Meat in Pet Food, But Admits it Might Still Get a Pass
The FDA made the historic announcement yesterday that they are withdrawing three of their most loathsome Compliance Policy Guides (CPGs), including the ones that allowed pet food manufacturers to use (…) Read more