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Posts in Category ‘Politics of Pet Food’

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Pet Food Industry Lobbyists Lost Their Battle With the Passage of the Landmark Climate Change Act

For the first time in history, the United States passed the first Act that addresses climate change, a bill the pet food industry fought every step of the way, one (…) Read more

  • August 18, 2022
  • Comments 4
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food
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The Pet Food Institute Is Fighting to Remove Incentives That Fight Climate Change

The Senate passed a historic climate bill this week at a time when scientists warn that nations have only a few remaining years to make deep enough cuts in carbon (…) Read more

  • August 11, 2022
  • Comment 1
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food

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

  • March 20, 2016
  • Comments 0
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food
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Should ingredients from China be in “Made in the USA” pet food?

Ask any pet food consumer today, if they think that ingredients from China should be allowed in pet food labeled Made in the USA, and their answer would likely be (…) Read more

  • February 15, 2016
  • Comments 16
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food

Tell the FDA what you think about “natural” claims on food labels

Spurred by citizen’s petitions, federal court requests and decades of debate and indecision, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may finally be inching its way to formally defining (…) Read more

  • November 12, 2015
  • Comments 5
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food
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Chicken jerky treats continue to kill dogs, Walmart brand blamed while FDA investigates

A troubling news report released this week: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating another chicken jerky treat brand suspected of making dogs deathly ill. The brand, Golden Rewards, is (…) Read more

  • May 17, 2015
  • Comments 149
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food
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A lonely assignment: Food safety inspector outposted to FDA’s China Office

Margaret Hamburg, the Commissioner for Food and Drug Administration will push Chinese officials to grant visas for more inspectors in a visit to China next week, part of an effort (…) Read more

  • November 17, 2014
  • Comment 1
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food

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

  • June 13, 2014
  • Comments 3
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food

Drugs found in 90% of pet treats made in China

Pet treats imported from China were discovered contaminated with the antiviral drug amantadine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Up to 90% of all the treats tested by (…) Read more

  • May 30, 2014
  • Comments 4
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food

FDA says AAFCO falls short, ingredients are neither approved or recognized as safe

Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is facing an uncertain future with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA’s general advisors have told the Agency that AAFCO’s process for (…) Read more

  • February 22, 2014
  • Comments 9
  • Filed under: Politics of Pet Food
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Mollie Morrissette is a leading expert in pet food safety and a prominent advocate for animal feed safety in the country. She is the founder and author of Poisoned Pets, an independent online journal focusing on the critical and often underreported pet food safety issue.

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