When millions of baby piglets started dying at an astonishing rate from a deadly disease never before seen in America, farmers were frantic to find out how it started, but (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘chicken jerky’
Petco finally removes toxic pet treats from stores
Petco, one of the country’s largest pet retailers, announced on Monday that it has finally pulled all Chinese-made dog and cat treats from its shelves, citing concerns that the foreign made (…) Read more
Consumers may get nothing out of the Nestle Purina dog treat settlement
Following the initial excitement of the proposed settlement in the nationwide class action lawsuit against Nestle Purina in the poisoned pet treats case, consumers started to worry. After doing some (…) Read more
Congressional hearing on pet treats and chicken from China announced
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China announced that a hearing will be held on pet treats and processed chicken from China in Washington next week. The hearing The hearing will discuss (…) Read more
Settlement reached in Nestle Purina jerky pet treat class action lawsuit
A nationwide class settlement was reached yesterday between a group of consumers and Waggin’ Train and Nestle Purina PetCare Company. The settlement creates a settlement fund of $6,500,000 and establishes (…) Read more
Purina, Wal-Mart face another lawsuit over lethal jerky treats from China
Nestle-Purina, makers of Waggin’ Train jerky treats, is facing yet another lawsuit over their tainted pet treats imported from China, along with the retail giant Wal-Mart for selling the suspect (…) Read more
Tips from a nervous cook: How to make pathogen-free pet jerky treats
I admit it; I’m not in love with being in the kitchen, mainly because that place makes me nervous. I can’t help thinking about all the places in there where (…) Read more
Did the FDA kill the AVMA jerky treat resolution?
A resolution before the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) that would have discouraged the feeding of jerky treats to pets was not adopted at the AVMA House of Delegates winter (…) Read more
Bailey’s Choice dog treats recalled for Salmonella contamination; expands recall of chicken jerky treats
UPDATE: Bailey’s Choice’s website has posted a cryptic notice about the pet treat recall: We have received all the final testing from the FDA and GA State Department of Agriculture. (…) Read more
Recall of Bailey’s Choice jerky dog treats for Salmonella contamination
UPDATE: The recall has been expanded to include other lots. See Poisoned Pets update of the recalled Bailey’s treats here. Georgia State Department of Agriculture announced in a press release (…) Read more