Pet Food News Blue Ridge Beef Pet Food Warning Letter A recently issued FDA Warning Letter to Blue Ridge Beef provides rarely seen transparency and FDA's same old Enforcement Discretion song and dance. Susan ThixtonJuly 8, 2020
Pet Food Regulations The $52 Million Pet Feed Scam Over the past 5 years, $52 million of your tax dollars were sent to 23 states to regulate pet food and animal feeds. Unfortunately,... Susan ThixtonJuly 8, 2020
Recalls The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food The J. M. Smucker Company today announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned... Susan ThixtonJuly 4, 2020
Pet Food News FDA CVM Drug Promotion Guess who's promoting a drug in social media and on their website? FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Susan ThixtonJuly 2, 2020
Pet Food Regulations Who is really spreading misinformation? All too often pet owners get the blame for spreading false information about pet food. A recent article published on VeterinaryPracticeNews.com is another one... Susan ThixtonJune 30, 2020
Pet Food News What the FDA doesn’t tell us about inspections Obtained through FOIA request are some concerning incident reports of FDA inspections of pet food. Susan ThixtonJune 26, 2020
Pet Food News New Study suggests FDA has some serious explaining to do regarding DCM Did FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine unjustifiably alarm millions of pet owners without fully investigating the DCM problem? It appears so. Susan ThixtonJune 22, 2020
Pet Food News NonProfits sue Purina for Deceptive Marketing A new lawsuit has been filed against Nestle Purina challenging the company's 'Natural' and 'No Preservatives' claims. Susan ThixtonJune 17, 2020
Pet Food News New Study finds some Rawhide-free treats are actually Rawhide A new study published June 12, 2020 found two of ten dog chews were not 'rawhide free'. Susan ThixtonJune 15, 2020
Pet Food Ingredients You Can’t Put Perfume on Condemned, Diseased, Decomposing Byproducts The pet food industry thinks pet owners are confused about by-products. The problem is lack of transparency, not confusion. A recent post on the... Susan ThixtonJune 11, 2020