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Recall: Your True Companion jerky treats for Salmonella contamination
An announcement released today on Canada’s government food safety website Healthy Canadians gave details regarding a recall of Your True Companion Dehydrated Natural Pet Treats pet treats for Salmonella contamination. Canada reports that The bulk dehydrated True Raw Choice Pet Products were found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria and that the company has confirmed that no remaining stock of…
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FDA issues jerky treat warning; Treats from China can be dangerous! (kidding)
The FDA recently put out a damning condemnation of raw pet food, warning consumers it could be “dangerous” to your pet. What I found so infuriating about the notice was, not that it may be true, but that they have never issued a similar warning of the danger of toxic treats from China. So with that, I turned their raw…
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The “mystery” of the jerky treat poisoning in dogs continues to be perpetuated in the media
As the illness and death of dogs due to deadly dog treats drags on, many wonder why the answer to the problem with the treats remains a so-called “mystery” in the eyes of the media. Seven years have passed since the first reports trickled in, the reason for their deaths has eluded the best and brightest minds in science, according…
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Are drug allergies the real cause of illness in the jerky treat poisoning of dogs?
Since the media explosion surrounding the FDA progress report on pet jerky treats, I thought you all would be interested to listen to what Susan Thixton of Truth About Pet Food and I think about the problem with radio host and pet nutrition blogger Rodney Habib of In the Dish on the radio. The show, which was originally slated for…
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Chicken Jerky Treats Recalled After Salmonella Infects 21 People
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is announcing a voluntary recall of Joey’s Jerky brand Chicken Jerky due to possible Salmonella risk. The recall, announced on Tuesday, said 21 people in Merrimack and Hillsborough Counties “have been identified with the same strain of the illness, but no deaths have occurred.” Although confirmation through laboratory testing of the…
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Poisoned Pig Ears: River in China Swollen with Thousands of Dead & Diseased Pigs
Imagine, a lovely waterside stroll, the sun dancing on the water, then something catches your eye…[car screech]…WTF? Are those pigs floating downstream, dead pigs? If you live in China the answer is, “You betcha!” C’mon in, the water’s fine One of China’s main water-ways this week was flooded with thousands, yes, thousands, of dead pigs. No one knows for sure…
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Nasty-Ass Conditions Reported at Kasel Industries Pet Treat Plant
The Food and Drug Administration released the inspection report of the Kasel Industries pet treat plant in September, revealing shocking conditions. Among the Agency’s gag-worthy observations were rodent poop, a dead mouse, cockroaches running wild, beetles, worm-like insects galore, food and grease caked equipment, dirty old cardboard boxes used to hold product, were just a few of grisly discoveries mentioned…
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Kasel Recall Expands: More Dodgy Doggy Treats Recalled
More Pet Treats Added Due to Salmonella Contamination Multiple brands have been added to Tuesday’s nationwide recall, this time involving additional brands and types of treats. Significantly, Thursday’s recall, involving an astounding 67 different pet treat brands manufactured by Kasel Industries, was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), unlike Tuesday’s recall,involving 49 different pet treats, which was…
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Dodgy Doggy Treats Recalled: Multiple Brands for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Kasel Industries, makers of pet treats in the U.S., is in the news again. Once more, dog treats are being recalled by Kasel because of possible Salmonella contamination. The treats were found to be contaminated following sampling by the FDA sometime last year. The recall covers a wide variety of treats, from chicken jerky to pig ears to hearts of…
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Why the FDA posts some recalls and ignores others; more recall madness explained
NOTE: This priceless article was recently discovered found aimlessly wandering in my WordPress Drafts folder, just waiting to be published. Pay no attention to the dates of the recalls, but do note that after one year the same problems exist and the lousy treats still remain on the market today. More than a week has passed [January 2013] since Milo’s…
