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Death Drug Found in One of the U.S.’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Makers; Euthanized Animals to Blame
Valley Proteins, based in Winchester Virginia, one of the largest privately-owned rendering businesses in the United States – a company that processes slaughterhouse waste, rancid restaurant grease, and the occasional horse into animal feed and pet food – was sent a deeply disturbing Warning Letter published last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter –…
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J.M. Smucker’s Special Kitty Cat Food Recalled Over Serious Health Concerns, Including Death
UPDATE: December 10, 2019. After calling the JM Smuckers inquiring about the unnamed ingredient(s), they told me, “we do not have that information at this time.” Asked if I had a cat that was dying, would JM Smuckers be willing to give the information to my vet and the company’s consumer representative said, “not at this time.” …
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Another Raw Pet Food Co Recall; Go Raw Brand Cat Food Found Contaminated with Salmonella
Another raw pet food was found to be contaminated with a pathogenic bacteria this week, this time from a company called Go Raw, LLC, of Cottonwood Utah. Go Raw is recalling some of its Quest Beef Cat Food after the company was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture when a sample the state collected tested positive for Salmonella. However,…
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From Stable to Table: Horses Turned into Pet Food & Their Bones Sold as Dog Chews. In America. Right Now.
There have only been a few times in my career as a pet food safety advocate where I stood paralyzed – frozen in horror – when I witnessed something so terrible it was beyond my comprehension that such brutality against animals could exist. It was during the testimony of a whistleblower who recounted his experience at a place called Bravo…
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Raw Pet Food Found Contaminated with Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria. Again.
A study out of Zurich that looked at raw dog and cat food raises concerns for animal and public health. The study aimed to evaluate commercially available raw meat pet diets about microbiological quality and the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. What the scientists found was alarming. They found that the majority of commercially produced raw foods on the European market…
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Maggot Infested, Rotting Carcasses and Euthanized Animals Are Key Ingredients in U.S.’s Largest Pet Food Ingredient Company
One of the largest animal waste disposal companies in the United States, Darling Ingredients Inc., is being accused of using carcasses from diseased, euthanized animals from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, many of which are euthanized with pentobarbital. DARLING INGREDIENTS DARK TIES TO BRAVO PACKING Darling Ingredients is also being accused of using animal waste from dead,…
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Contaminated Pig Ears Treats Are Still Out There: Despite FDA Warning, Treats Sold on Amazon Recalled Today
TDBBS announced they are recalling their pig ear pet treats sold through Amazon.com after routine surveillance by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development found their product tested positive for Salmonella. The product was shipped to customers between April 22, 2019, and August 13, 2019, and sold through Amazon. TDBBS, LLC USA Thick Pig Ear 8 Pack TDBBS, LLC…
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Chef Toby Pig Ear Dog Treat Recall Expanded; Health Officials Discover Treats Contaminated with Salmonella
Today, Dog Goods USA LLC (Dog Goods), announced the expansion of an earlier recall of their Berkley & Jensen brand Chef Toby Pig Ears after the Rhode Island Department of Health testing found Salmonella on their treats. The treats were imported from Brazil, a country from which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had traced back some of the…
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FDA Issues Public Safety Alert For Contaminated Raw Pet Food, Aunt Jeni’s Raw Dog Food Due to Salmonella, Listeria Monocytogenes Named
In a public safety alert, the US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after samples tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono). The alert is being issued because two samples finished product collected during a routine inspection of Aunt Jeni’s Home Made manufacturing…
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FDA Has New Information About The Nationwide Pig Ear Recall; More People Ill, Worldwide Search for Suppliers Continues
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an update on the continuing investigation into contaminated pig ear pet treats connected to human salmonellosis infections. Both the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continue to warn to avoid all pig ear pet treats and retailers to stop selling all pig ear treats at this time. The…
