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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Darwin’s QA program evolves in response to FDA enforcement measures
Arrow Reliance Inc., dba Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, is taking steps to correct multiple violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act discovered during an investigation of Darwin’s raw pet food manufacturing facility in
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Evangers denied knowledge of horse meat despite its license
Even though the owners of Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. Inc. had a state license to process horse meat from Feb. 14, 2016, through Aug. 17, 2017, they denied any knowledge of how horse
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FDA investigates Smucker-owned Big Heart over pentobarbital
An investigation into pentobarbital adulteration in canned, wet pet food manufactured by Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. remains “open and ongoing” according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Big Heart is
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FDA warns of possible link between food, canine heart disease
Pet foods containing peas, lentils, other legume seeds or potatoes as main ingredients may be linked to cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, according to an alert to pet owners this week from
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