If you’re not familiar with Phyllis Entis (foodbuglady) of eFoodAlert, microbiologist, food safety advocate/reporter, and pet parent – you’re missing out! For anyone interested in food safety – her blog (…) Read more
Wrong batch of aflatoxin contaminated dog food recalled, new batch reported: big boo-boo or little oopsy-daisy? You decide
This latest, or should I say very late, updated recall of Advanced Animal Nutrition’s Dog Power Dry Dog Food back in December, was updated today with all new date codes (…) Read more
Xylitol, the Deadly Sweetener Capable of Killing Your Dog Within 24 Hours, is Lurking in Stuff You Probably Didn’t Know About
Sickeningly Sweet Within 15 minutes, it can cause a dangerous drop in blood sugar; within 30 minutes, it can cause seizures; within 24 hours, it can cause severe liver damage. (…) Read more
Unhappy pet food formula: Animal cruelty included
If you think this is only about the welfare of chickens, think again. Realize that that chicken shit along with spilled chicken feed containing Specified Risk Materials is fed to (…) Read more
Think pet food reviews are legit? Think again.
In today’s fierce online marketplace, where your competition is a click away, businesses are buying good reviews. For as little as $2 a star, a retailer can get a 5-star (…) Read more
More dogs die as poisonous jerky treats remain on store shelves
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQtfrVxv1Rc] With each passing day that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is unable to determine the contaminate responsible for poisoning dogs in chicken jerky treats, dogs continue to (…) Read more
Update: Thaxton family nightmare after dogs poisoned by jerky treats continues
The tragic story of one family’s nightmare when both of their dogs, Chansey and Penny, poisoned after eating chicken jerky dog treats, did not end after their story aired on (…) Read more
Grieving family wants deadly dog treats taken off the market; Purina’s Waggin’ Train Jerky Tenders to blame
Within two weeks both the Thaxton’s family dogs suffered complete liver failure, one died and the other is struggling to survive after eating Purina’s Waggin’ Train Jerky Tenders chicken treats (…) Read more
Real Ham Bones: A really, really bad dog treat
A Christmas nightmare only Ebenezer Scrooge could have imagined became a reality after a popular dog treat nearly killed a beloved dog on Christmas day. A Missouri woman is the (…) Read more
Cargill Scrooged up again – recalls spreads to more dog food contaminated with aflatoxin
Pets and consumers got Scrooged again with a flurry of recall notices released by FDA today amidst a cloud of black smoke from Ebeneezer’s coal plant. Three pet food recall press (…) Read more