Pet food is regulated on two levels, state laws and federal laws. Even though the pet food industry has many laws that govern it, very few are actually monitored by regulatory authorities. Most pet ...

“DEHP, a phthalate linked to hormone disruption, was detected in 48 of 100 products — more than anything except the heavy metals. It turns up at similar rates in every type of cat food—wet, dry, ...

Purina Pet Food recently opened a new pet food manufacturing facility in Ohio. The state of Ohio generously gifted Purina with $10.5 million in tax credits. “The project included about $6.8 million in ...

Northwest Naturals of Portland, Oregon is voluntarily recalling 53 cases (1,272 lbs.) of Northwest Naturals Frozen Chicken Recipe (cat food 2 lbs. bag) and 19 cases (684 lbs.) of Northwest Naturals ...

FROMM FAMILY FOODS of MEQUON, Wisconsin is recalling 3,852 cases of Fromm Turkey Pâté Wet canned dog food and 1,973 cases of Fromm Diner Classics Milo’s Meatloaf Pâté Wet canned dog food due to ...

Oma’s Pride of Avon, Connecticut, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, 6 lb bag (Lot BB012729) because it is contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect ...

Pet owners are told very little about what happens behind closed doors in pet food manufacturing. This issue we share of pet food manufacturing has nothing to do with the safety of pet food, but it ...

In February 2024, Keto Natural Pet Food – a small, independently owned manufacturer of grain-free pet foods – filed a lawsuit against Hill’s Pet Food claiming that Hill’s and partner veterinarians ...

Per the FDA, when a pet food makes a health claim, it crosses into a drug category (no longer a food). Specific to pet food health claims, the FDA states: “For more than fifty years, dog and cat food ...

Federal law requires complete disclosure of condemned animal material, that is up until the condemned, diseased, and 4D meat becomes a pet food ingredient. The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service ...

Hill’s Pet Food has just introduced a ‘fresh’ dog food, offering three new products. The pet foods are not human grade, however the images on the label (steak, chicken breast, roasted lamb) give pet ...

In September 2007, after the 2007 pet food recall – the deadliest pet food recall in history – Congress wrote laws meant to prevent another disaster. The laws Congress gave us – “Ensuring the Safety ...