Birmingham Halal Abattoir has recalled meat and pet food because it may be unfit for human and pet consumption.
Some of the products do not meet food and feed safety requirements so are unsafe to
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Lax testing practices resulted in vitamin D overdoses in Hill’s and Sunshine Mills pet food
Toxic levels of vitamin D in Hill’s Pet Nutrition (Hill’s) canned pet foods and Sunshine Mills (Sunshine) dry pet foods could have been prevented, had both companies followed their own food safety plans.
According to
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Cause of increased canine, feline DCM incidence remains a mystery
Between Jan. 1, 2014, and Nov. 30, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration received reports of 325 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) involving dogs, and 10 involving cats, according to an investigation update released Feb.
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FDA alerts pet owners to another contaminated raw pet food
A raw pet food manufactured by Hare Today Gone Tomorrow should be discarded due to potential contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food and Drug Administration. People can become infected with the
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FDA cautions pet owners about recall of A+ Answers raw meat dog food
The FDA alerted pet owners yesterday to a Dec. 20, 2018, recall of dog food manufactured by Lystn LLC, dba Answers Pet Food. Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and people, was detected
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Smucker recalls 9Lives cat food; tests showed problem with thiamine
The J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine, also referred to as vitamin B1, in the food. Smucker distributed the food to retailers nationwide.
Smucker’s officials initiated
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Pentobarbital continues to ‘dog’ pet food industry; beef tallow blamed
On May 8 Champion Petfoods USA Inc. was informed that three shipments of beef tallow delivered by their supplier were contaminated with pentobarbital, a tranquilizer often used to euthanize sick or fatally injured animals.
Ingestion
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Sunshine Mills recalls additional dog foods for excess vitamin D
Sunshine Mills Inc. of Red Bay, AL, has recalled three store brands of dog food that contain elevated levels of vitamin D.
The new recalls were announced by the retailers, and affect the following products:
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Four STEC infections; one person dead after exposure to raw pet food
Four people were infected with Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 last year from exposure to raw pet food, according to a Public Health England report.
In August 2017, the cluster
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Bravo Packing recalls Performance Dog raw pet food because of Salmonella
Bravo Packing Inc. has recalled all of its Performance Dog frozen raw pet food products because of potential Salmonella contamination.
Bravo initiated the recall after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found Salmonella in a
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FDA continues to review possible link between pet diets and canine heart disease
A diet rich in legumes or potatoes might be linked to an increased risk of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Prior to issuing a public notice on July 12,
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