Pet Food Safety: Page 25

Point/Counterpoint: Lystn raw pet food FDA warnings

The FDA and a raw pet food maker disagreed about the presence of salmonella in Lystn’s A+ Answers Straight Beef Formula for Dogs.

FDA asks pet food industry for DCM-related information

For its study into cases of canine DCM linked to grain-free pet foods, FDA asks the industry about any changes in ingredients, processing or formulation.

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Lawsuit filed over Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalled dog food

Lawyers representing dog owner John Navarrete filed a class action lawsuit against Hill's Pet Nutrition related to elevated levels of vitamin D in the pet food company’s recalled wet dog food.

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Pet owners claim recalled Hill’s wet dog food killed pets

Numerous pet owners have told media outlets and stated on social media that their dogs’ deaths were connected to recalled Hill’s Pet Nutrition canned dog food.

Woody’s Pet Food Deli raw turkey recalled for Salmonella

Sampling was begun after the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) identified a human case of Salmonella linked to the pet food.

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FDA warns about Hare Today Gone Tomorrow raw pet food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners not to feed Hare Today Gone Tomorrow Ground Chicken/Bones/Organs, lot 12.04.2018, after the product tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

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A+ Answers Pet Food maker refutes FDA Salmonella warning

Lystn stated that the company was correcting a number of errors in the FDA notice.

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Q&A: Can feeding trials prevent pet food health crises?

Maybe not, since feeding trials might overlook breed-specific dietary needs, according to veterinary nutrition scientists at the University of California – Davis.

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Aluminum, other minerals found in commercial US dog foods

Scientists at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine analyzed the levels of nickel, silica, aluminum, chromium and molybdenum in dog food.

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DCM, megaesophagus: diseases linked to dog food in 2018

In Australia, more than 100 dogs developed megaesophagus after eating Mars Petcare Australia Advance Dermocare dry dog food.

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Stopping grain-free diet, adding taurine helped dogs’ DCM

The scientists published the results of their research, “Taurine deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy in golden retrievers fed commercial diets,” in the journal PLOS ONE.

#tbt Pet food recall trends: melamine to vitamin D

While large numbers of deaths were associated with some of the recalls, many were precautionary measures especially following implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Acts.

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