The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced a final rule amending the criteria for administrative detention to prevent potentially unsafe food from reaching the marketplace. Evidence vs. Belief (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘FDA’
Hartz Recalls Chicken Chews, Oinkies Twists Treats for Drug Residue
This just in: Another pet treat company snared in the illegal drug residue Chinese chicken scandal: Hartz. The Hartz Mountain Corporation announced Friday the recall of its imported treats Hartz (…) Read more
U.S. to Consider Importing Chicken From China Again, This Time For Humans
U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors are headed to China to inspect Chinese poultry processing facilities to verify Chinese claims that several of its chicken processing and slaughter plants meet (…) Read more
Why the FDA posts some recalls and ignores others; more recall madness explained
NOTE: This priceless article was recently discovered found aimlessly wandering in my WordPress Drafts folder, just waiting to be published. Pay no attention to the dates of the recalls, but (…) Read more
Veterinary Network Asking for Reports of Illness Associated with Recalled Jerky Treats
While pet treats continue to quietly disappear from store shelves across the country following the discovery of numerous illegal drug residues in the two of the nation’s top-selling pet treat (…) Read more
Rare Disorder Linked to Drug Residues Found in Recalled Dog Treats
While the Food and Drug Administration, Purina and Milo’s Kitchen assure consumers that the antibiotic drug residues found in the recalled treats are not a health risk to dogs, research (…) Read more
It’s About Time: FDA Finally Posts Milo’s Kitchen Dog Treat Recall
Nearly a week after the initial announcement that Del Monte was recalling their problematic Milo’s Kitchen brand dog treats was made, the FDA finally got around to posting it on (…) Read more
Drug Residues Directly Linked to Illness, Death of Dogs Fed Waggin’ Train & Milo’s Pet Treats
Two of the nation’s leading manufacturers have withdrawn their top-selling brands after New York state agriculture officials found illegal drug residues of unapproved antibiotics on the popular pet treats. Wednesday’s (…) Read more
China Busted for Doping Chickens with Illegal Drugs
China is facing another food safety scandal after the Beijing-controlled China Central Television (CCTV) said that a commercial chicken producer had supplied KFC and McDonald’s with chicken that had been (…) Read more
Purina’s Waggin Train Chicken Jerky Treat Facts Website Disputed
Purina website dismisses consumer concerns Nestle-Purina, one of the companies blamed for causing the illness and death of thousands of American pets with its top-selling treats Waggin’ Train brand, is (…) Read more