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Darwin’s Refusal to Cooperate in Dog Food Recall Triggers FDA Action; Food Poses “Serious Threat to Human and Animal Health”
UPDATE: April 4, 2019 The owner of Darwin’s, Gary Tashjian, defended his position for refusing to cooperate with the FDA by providing the agency with the company’s customer information saying that doing so, “would violate its consumer privacy policy.” The company told the agency they had alerted their customers directly and there was no need for a public…
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FDA Warns Darwin’s: Clean Up Your Act or Face The Regulatory Music
A damning FDA warning letter sent to Darwin’s Natural Pet Food this week tells the raw pet food company clean up its act or face the regulatory music. The company is being given fifteen days to shape up or ship out after the agency has repeatedly warned the company about significant pet food safety fails. This news follows on the…
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Inspection of Darwin’s Reveals Revolting Conditions, Complaints of Ill and Dying Pets
A new report on Darwin’s raw pet food company uncovers a virtual “laundry list” of violations and repeated complaints of sick and dying pets. An inspection report provided to Food Safety News reveals a multitude of food safety violations and hundreds of complaints. Despite hundreds of accounts of sick and dying pets, Gary Tashjian, the owner of Darwin’s Natural Pet…
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Darwin’s In Trouble Again; More Raw Dog Food Found Contaminated With Pathogenic Bacteria
In the latest chapter in never ending saga that is Darwin’s, today the FDA announced that more of Darwin’s raw pet food has been found – again – to be contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. This time the FDA found that more of Darwin’s products tested positive for Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The FDA has taken the unusual step of notifying consumers…
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FDA Investigates Darwin’s Pathogenic Pet Food Problems Following Illness and Death of Pets
The Food and Drug Administration and the Washington State Department of Agriculture are investigating a pattern of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination in Darwin’s raw pet food products dating as far back as October 17, 2016 in connection with multiple reports of illness and the death of one kitten. This week Darwin’s faced yet another recall involving two additional products…
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Darwin’s Recalls Pet Food For Salmonella and Listeria; Pathogen Problems Date Back 17 Months
Darwin’s Natural Pet Food announced another recall this month for its dog and cat food after they tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The contaminated pet food involves eight production lots, some dating as far back as 17 months ago. In particular, two lots of a dog food made in July 2016 that was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes was…
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Sharp Bones, Plastic Bags and Metal Found in Darwin’s Dog Food; Complaints Date Back Months
Darwin’s Dog Food has some serious problems with their pet food: Consumers report finding large pieces of shattered bone, plastic bags and metal in their food. This week, an anxious consumer contacted me, alerting me to the problems – problems she documented – dating back eight months. Concerned for the welfare for pets, and frustrated by Darwin’s lack of action,…
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Mid America Pet Food Recall Sickens Infants and Exposes a Dangerous Truth About Salmonella in Pet Food
You’ve probably heard by now about the massive Mid America Pet Food recall; if you haven’t, here’s what’s going on: Late Thursday evening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a dire warning to consumers about an outbreak of human illness caused by a Salmonella-contaminated dog food made by the…
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Raw Pet Food Maker Refuses to Issue Recall for Contaminated Cat and Dog Food, FDA Warns
A frantic pet parent contacted me recently, worried that the raw pet food they fed their cats made her cats violently ill. The pet food brand? Darwin’s Natural Pet Products. Based on Darwin’s long and sordid track record, I told the consumer to immediately report the matter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today, the FDA is issuing…
