The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN), in collaboration with the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) and its Microbiology Cooperative Agreement Program
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published consumer advice on Monday warning pet owners about their pets’ risk for contracting Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes from raw food. “Feeding raw
The deadline passed Monday for comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the preventive controls for animal food rule issued under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Ohio company Pro-Pet, LLC, has initiated a voluntary recall of dry dog and cat foods because of possible Salmonella contamination. A single field test indicated that products manufactured during a
Between late 2011 and spring 2012, dozens of people across 20 U.S. states and Canada were falling ill with apparent Salmonella infections all coming from the same source. For
There may not be unanimity on how to change the current state of pet food manufacturing, testing and inspection in the United States, but there seems to be general agreement
In late November and early December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held three public meetings in the Washington, D.C., area, Chicago, IL, and Sacramento, CA, to discuss
In late October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its proposed rule on preventive controls for pet food and animal feed under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
The latest proposed rule issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is meant to improve the safety of animal food. Under
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (NPPC) of St. Louis, MO, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of 3.5-pound bags of its Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of Iams and Eukanuba dry dog and cat food because they have the potential to be contaminated
About 15 percent of all foods we consume are imported. Looking at some particular categories, the numbers are far more striking: imports make up 91 percent of our seafood, 60