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Posts Tagged ‘FDA’

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Why Salmonella-Contaminated Pet Food Is Dangerous + the People That Want It That Way

You’ve probably heard by now about the massive Mid America Pet Food recall; if you haven’t, here’s what’s going on: Late Thursday evening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (…) Read more

  • November 12, 2023
  • Comments 6
  • Filed under: Recalls + Alerts
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Watch Regulators Decide the Future of Pet Food at the First Ever Virtual AAFCO Conference.

Starting tomorrow you can watch live as government regulators hash out the model laws in a first-ever virtual conference. Listen – live – what ingredients are being considered for use (…) Read more

  • August 4, 2020
  • Comment 1
  • Filed under: Consumer Advocacy
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Dog Dies After Being Treated With Gabapentin, Exposing Flaws In the Divide Between Human and Animal Drugs

When Ronda Archangelo’s dog Mimi died after being treated with a gabapentin solution that contained xylitol, she wondered how such a tragic mistake could have happened. When she asked her (…) Read more

  • March 12, 2020
  • Filed under: Pet Safety
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Raw Pet Food Maker Defies FDA and Refuses to Recall Contaminated Dog Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their dogs a batch Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after a sample collected from (…) Read more

  • February 19, 2020
  • Comments 9
  • Filed under: Dog Food
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How Contaminated Pig Ears Will Change the Way We Think About Pet Food Forever

Staring at an empty bulk bin that once held dried pig ears, it struck me that this is probably a common sight in every pet food store in America. Shelves (…) Read more

  • August 21, 2019
  • Comments 11
  • Filed under: Pet Treats
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How a Penniless Consumer Advocate Took on a Billion Dollar Empire

When I walk into the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) conference hall, packed wall to wall with the world’s biggest names in the pet food and animal feed (…) Read more

  • June 21, 2019
  • Comments 9
  • Filed under: Consumer Advocacy
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FDA Pulls the Plug on Policy Guides Which Allowed 4D Meat in Pet Food, But Admits it Might Still Get a Pass

The FDA made the historic announcement yesterday that they are withdrawing three of their most loathsome Compliance Policy Guides (CPGs), including the ones that allowed pet food manufacturers to use (…) Read more

  • May 1, 2019
  • Comments 5
  • Filed under: Pet Food Regulations
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20-Year History of Euthanasia Drug in Pet Food; Pentobarbital Still Found in Dog Food Today

While the horror of the Smucker’s debacle unfolds and the number of dog foods contaminated with sodium pentobarbital – a drug typically used to euthanize pets – grows, 20 years (…) Read more

  • February 19, 2018
  • Comments 2
  • Filed under: Pet Food Regulations

FDA on the Intentional Adulteration of Pet Food: Meh.

Today, FDA released its final rule to implement the intentional adulteration provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But, wait. Don’t get too excited. You remember the largest (…) Read more

  • May 26, 2016
  • Comments 4
  • Filed under: Pet Food Regulations

FDA Issues Jerky Treat Update; Admits Failure in Decade Long Investigation

On Monday, FDA officials issued another disappointing update into their ongoing investigation into the mystery surrounding the illness and death of thousands of dogs linked to jerky pet treats. The (…) Read more

  • May 19, 2016
  • Comments 2
  • Filed under: Pet Treats
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