Who Is Watching the Ingredients in Your Pet Food?
A new FDA proposal exposes a complicated question at the heart of pet-food safety: Who decides whether a new ingredient is safe enough to put in your pet’s bowl?
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Oma’s Pride Updates Salmonella Recall: Three Dogs Became Sick, but Questions Remain
The company has finally clarified which of its raw dog food recalls was due to illness. Now we need answers about the dogs, the food, and the manufacturing facility.
The FDA Has Had the Power to Force a Recall Since 2011. It's Used It Once — And Never for Pet Food.
Darwin's sold pet food contaminated with Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli for nearly a decade. A child ended up on dialysis. The DOJ finally sued — but the real story is why the FDA never forced a re
The Animal Cruelty Hiding in Your Pet’s Food
Pigs, calves, and hens raised in cruel confinement don’t just disappear after slaughter — parts of them end up in your pet’s food too.
Pedigree Recall Upgraded to Class II — The Vendor Is Still Unnamed, and the Bigger Question Is Whether This Was a One-Time Failure
Mars says two recalled lots were fraudulently diverted back into stores instead of being destroyed. Here’s what we know, what we don’t, and why the custody gap matters more than this single incident.
Your Vet Doesn’t Know Much About Nutrition — And the Pet Food Industry Made Sure of It
How millions in corporate donations, sponsored curricula, and student giveaway programs quietly shaped what your veterinarian was — and wasn't — taught about what's in the bowl.
Apparently, I’m Not the Only One Who Chose Cats Over Children
I came across a new survey that made me smile—and feel a little more understood.
Class I Recall: Midwest Legacy Raw Beef Dog Food Contaminated With Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli
A month passed between the recall's initiation and its Class I classification — and no press release was ever issued.
Class I Listeria Recall: Raaw Energy Expands to 37 Raw Dog Food Varieties — ~400,000 lbs
FSIS has classified Raaw Energy, LLC's (Adelphia, NJ) raw frozen dog food recall as Class I — the agency's highest-risk designation — covering 37 separate product varieties and roughly 400,000 pounds
Pedigree Recalls Two Lots After Vendor Sells "Destroyed" Product Instead
Mars Petcare says cans rejected for safety issues and sent for destruction were fraudulently diverted and sold nationwide — with metal and plastic fragments inside.
Cannabis Edibles Are Everywhere — And Almost Nothing on the Label Tells You the Truth About Cats
Marion Nestle — the food-politics expert I respect enormously — wrote a post on her Food Politics blog about dogs and cannabis edibles (“Weekend warning: pets and cannabis edibles”).