on September 20, 2018
Pentobarbital may be wider pet food ingredient problem
The director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted new evidence that the problem may be more pervasive than originally thought.
The resurgence of recalls and dog illnesses related to pentobarbital contamination of pet foods startled Steven Solomon, D.V.M., now in his second year as director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.). The cycle of pentobarbital-related recalls needs to be halted with preventive…