There was a small recall of raw pet food last week at Thorgersen’s Family Farm, one which I almost overlooked. Until I read the notice. Something about this recall was (…) Read more
How Hill’s Secrets and Lies Hid a Catastrophic Failure That Led to the Illness and Death of Dogs Worldwide
When Hill’s Pet Nutrition, the world’s top manufacturer of prescription pet foods, found that some of their dog foods contained lethal amounts of vitamin D, the company hid the problem (…) Read more
Nestle Purina Recalls Cat Food for Foreign Material; Rubber Pieces Found in Canned Food
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is recalling Muse wet cat food Natural Chicken Recipe in Gravy in three-ounce cans because the cat food could contain rubber pieces in it which may (…) Read more
Darwin’s Refusal to Cooperate in Dog Food Recall Triggers FDA Action; Food Poses “Serious Threat to Human and Animal Health”
UPDATE: April 4, 2019 The owner of Darwin’s, Gary Tashjian, defended his position for refusing to cooperate with the FDA by providing the agency with the company’s customer information (…) Read more
Hill’s Expands Recall After Finding Toxic Levels of Vitamin D in More Dog Foods; FDA Request Leads to Expanded Recall
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting pet parents and veterinarians about potentially toxic levels of vitamin D in additional varieties of Hill’s canned dog food in an expanded (…) Read more
How a Vitamin and a Mistake Led to the Downfall of Hill’s
No one knew how deadly a vitamin could be before the recall of Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet dog food was until dogs started getting sick. And some dogs (…) Read more
FDA Warns Pet Parents About the Toxicity of Vitamin D Following Multiple Recalls of Dog Food for Excess Vitamin D
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning pet parents about vitamin D toxicity in dogs following the recent recalls of multiple brands of dog food for excess vitamin D. (…) Read more
Pet Parents Sue After Hill’s Offers $5 Per Dog For Compensation: Dead or Alive
Frantic pet parents, whose dogs became ill or died after being fed the recalled Hill’s Pet Nutrition reached out to Hill’s for help. Instead of an apology or an admission (…) Read more
Vitamin D Toxicosis Leads To Hill’s Dog Food Recall, Supplier Error Blamed
Today’s recall of Hill’s Pet Nutrition Science Diet and Prescription formula canned dog foods for elevated levels of vitamin D remind us why it is so important to report a (…) Read more
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Raw Turkey Pet Food Products; CDC Investigation Expands
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is warning consumers to avoid feeding Woody’s Pet Food Deli raw turkey pet food after testing revealed it was contaminated with Salmonella Reading, the (…) Read more