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Filthy, Putrid Conditions Found at Animal Feed Facility During FDA Inspection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to ReConserve Inc., an animal food producer, on Jan. 3 detailing significant violations of animal feed manufacturing laws at its Baltimore facility. ReConserve is the largest recycler of bakery, cereal grain, snack foods, and related food by-products in the US by converting leftover, expired, and inedible bakery waste –…
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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) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a dire warning to consumers about an outbreak of human illness caused by a Salmonella-contaminated dog food made by the…
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Dow Chemical – Maker of Napalm and Agent Orange Has an Image Problem, and the Pet Sustainability Coalition is Helping Them Fix It
From napalm to pet shampoo: How the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) is helping give Dow a new name. The PSC is in the business of selling the illusion of sustainability in the pet industry, and they help companies like Dow – cultivate that image. For companies willing to pay for it, the PSC will certify that pet food, treats, and…
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Raw Pet Food Maker Refuses to Issue Recall for Contaminated Cat and Dog Food, FDA Warns
A frantic pet parent contacted me recently, worried that the raw pet food they fed their cats made her cats violently ill. The pet food brand? Darwin’s Natural Pet Products. Based on Darwin’s long and sordid track record, I told the consumer to immediately report the matter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today, the FDA is issuing…
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The Pet Food Institute’s Dangerous Plan to Dismantle Pet Food Regulations
The Pet Food Institute (PFI) doesn’t like how pet food is regulated. And they have a plan on how to fix it. “There’s only one answer, and it’s one federalized system,” says Dana Brooks, the President and CEO of the Pet Food Institute, a trade group whose members account for the vast majority of the dog and cat food made in…
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New Book Reveals Appalling Flaws in the Pet Food Industry: TOXIC. From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business
Phyllis Entis, food safety expert, Food Safety News reporter, food safety microbiologist, aka Food Bug Lady, and pet parent, has written one of the few (great) books ever on the pet food industry. “The reality behind the appetizing package labels and enticing website advertising may shock you,” the author warns. TOXIC. From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a…
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“Supplier Error” Blamed in Poisoned Purina ProPlan Prescription Dog Food Recall
Nestle Purina Prescription Dog Food With Toxic Level of Vitamin D Poisons Dogs. Today Nestle Purina PetCare Purina expanded the recall of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to a “supplier error” resulting in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D in two additional product lots, which precede the production dates of the…
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JBS, World’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Supplier, Caught Using Child Labor
In a Dickensian-like drama, JBS, the world’s largest meat producer and animal feed and pet food ingredient supplier, has been caught using child labor to clean and sanitize their slaughterhouses in the U.S. Children as young as 13, dressed in hard hats, raincoats, waterproof overalls, and rubber boots to protect them from blood splatter, animal waste, and cleaning products –…
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A Hippie’s Guide to Shopping For Sustainable Pet Food
I grew up in a hippy commune in Northern California, where living in sustainability and harmony with nature was a way of life. But, back then, I could have cared less about being self-sufficient because all I wanted was a blow dryer and a curling iron, two things I couldn’t have because we didn’t have electricity. And, yes, I lived…
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Mars Petcare’s Sustainable Seafood Pet Food Campaign Sounds Great Until You Do a Little Digging
For over a decade, Mars Petcare, the largest pet food maker in the world, has been promising they would introduce a certified sustainably sourced fish-based pet food, but today, Mars does not have a single product that meets that description in the US. Twelve years earlier, Mars announced they were the “first pet company to make a commitment to sustainable…
