J. M. Smucker confirms there is a euthanasia drug in the animal fat they used in their dog food brands Gravy Train, Kibbles & Bits, Ol’ Roy and Skippy, according to an FDA news report. Since the verification of tests on the affected dog food, the agency reclassified Smucker’s silent withdrawal to an official recall. The agency is telling consumers…

Steve’s Real Food is announcing a recall of one lot of their 5 lb Raw Frozen Dog Food Turkey Canine Recipe due to contaminated with Salmonella. This recall is being initiated after the firm was notified by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture that a retail sample of Raw Frozen Dog Food Turkey Canine Recipe was collected and tested positive for…

The Vital Essentials raw pet food company, owned by Carnivore Meat, is recalling its Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall is being issued following the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s collection of a retail sample which tested positive for Salmonella. The affected product was distributed nationally and…

Northwest Naturals is recalling a lot of raw dog food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company was notified by the Michigan State Department of Agriculture after a sample of the dog food tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. RECALL DETAILS The recalled dog food was distributed to California, Washington, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, and Rhode…

The FDA issued an alert Friday warning consumers to avoid feeding four brands of dog food contaminated with pentobarbital – a drug typically used to euthanize pets – manufactured by the J.M. Smucker company. The alert came hours after Smucker’s press release that four popular brands of dog food – Gravy Train, Kibbles ‘N Bits, Skippy, and Ol’ Roy –…

More than a week after the horrifying revelation that sodium pentobarbital – a drug used to euthanize pets – was found in four brands of Big Heart Pet Food Brand’s canned dog foods and treats, Smucker’s finally issues a press release today. The notice, which appears today on Smucker’s corporate website, lists additional lots of drug-laced dog food and treats…

UPDATE (June 21, 2019) : Because of the tremendous amount of traffic this post has recieved and the overwhelming number of panicked replies and emails – I need to emphasize that this article was written on February 15, 2018. While the problem with Ol’ Roy Dog Food may be dated, the problem of pentobarbital surfacing in pet food continues today.…

A letter quietly sent out to retailers disclosed the shocking revelation that Smucker’s owned Big Heart Brand’s pet food was withdrawing select formulas from three their pet food brands following the ABC7 investigation and discovery of the euthanizing drug sodium pentobarbital in cans of Gravy Train dog food. The brands being removed from the market are 22 varieties of Kibbles…

The FDA is advising consumers not to feed pets certain lots of Raws For Paws Ground Turkey Food for Pets because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, the presence of which has the potential to cause salmonellosis in humans and animals following a Minnesota Department of Health reports that two children in a single household became sick from Salmonella…

A shocking report from an ABC news investigation reveals that the deadly euthanizing drug sodium pentobarbital was found in the iconic American dog food: Gravy Train. A lethal drug, most commonly used to euthanize dogs, cats, and horses, were found in cans of Gravy Train dog food. Out of fifteen cans ABC tested, nine cans — 60 % of the…