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Dog Food Industry News - 2009
November 5, 2009
Pet Carousel Pig Ears and Beef Hooves - Salmonella Alert!
During September 2009, an FDA inspection of Pet Carousel’s manufacturing facilities found Salmonella present in beef hooves, pig ears and in the manufacturing environment.
The FDA has issued a health alert warning consumers not to use pig ears and beef hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel, based in Sanger, Calif. These products have been distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores.
Although no illnesses have been reported, the FDA is advising consumers to not handle or feed them to their pets.
- The pig ears were packaged under the brand names Doggie Delight and Pet Carousel.
- The beef hooves were packaged under the brand names Choo Hooves, Dentley’s, Doggie Delight, and Pet Carousel.
November 02, 2009
Wysong Dog Food Recalls
Wysong has detected mold in batches of its extruded dog foods manufactured in June, July and August of 2009. Read the full Wysong Dog Food Recall story here.
Nutro Pet Food Saga
September 30, 2009
Not Nutro Again?! Voluntary Withdrawal of Select Puppy Foods
Read here for the latest news on the Nutro dog food recall.
June 19, 2009 - Nutro Responds to Assertions of Dangerous Zinc Levels
Los Angeles Times - The assertion that Nutro had received no complaints "outraged pet owners nationwide, who have told ConsumerAffairs.com for the past two years that their dogs and cats experienced diarrhea and vomiting after eating Nutro food.May 21, 2009 - Nutro Recall
Nutro Products announces voluntary recall of range of dry cat food products. Two mineral premixes were affected, due to excessive levels of zinc and under-supplemented potassium. Read the FDA's Press Release here.We encourage our readers to take caution if feeding your dogs Nutro dog food. Who knows what direction this story will take next?
April, 2009 - Is Nutro Dog Food Under Investigation?
Well, is it a Yes or a No? ... Is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigating the pet food maker, Nutro Products Inc, or not?The FDA and Nutro say No, but dog owners whose dogs have either died or become very ill, while eating Nutro dog food, say Yes. Read the details here.
September 9, 2009 – New Government Consumer Website to Provide Pet Food Recall Information.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has launched a Food Safety Consumer Website which will include dog food recall information and updates.
June 12, 2009 - Evangers Dog Food - FDA Suspends Permit
Wow! This information has been kept under wraps for a while!!!According to the FDA: "The deviations in their processes and documentation could result in under-processed pet foods, which can allow the survival and growth of Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum), a bacterium that causes botulism in some animals as well as in humans."
Evangers Dog and Cat Food Company is not permitted to ship their product interstate, until they provide documentation that corrective actions and processing procedures have been implemented to ensure their products do not present a health hazard. Read the FDA release here, and read Evangers response here.
Dog Food Scoop has dropped Evangers dog food from our list of Top 10 Best Dog Food Brands. We have also adjusted our dog food rating to reflect zero scoops. We will do another full dog food review of Evangers Dog Food once this issue has been satisfactorily corrected.
June 3, 2009 - ChemNutra Inc. to Plead Guilty
Husband and wife team, and co-owners of Las Vegas based, ChemNutra Inc. to plead guilty. Read the details, and other information on the dog food recalls of 2007 here.May 16, 2009 - The Thirteenth Global "Boycott Procter & Gamble Day" - Why?
Procter and Gamble, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the manufacturer of Iams and Eukanuba dog food. They are the world’s largest consumer products company, manufacturing an array of products, from hair care and cosmetics, to snack food, to laundry care products.Read what animal rights activists have to say, and why the need for a thirteenth global boycott aimed at exposing the corporation's "callous animal testing practices".Click here.
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