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  • Pet Treat Recalls

    Mars says pig hair in Pedigree is “natural,” so get over it

    July 3, 2015 /

    Mars Petcare says the prickly pig hair poking out of Pedigree’s MarroBone dog treats are just “natural fibers” and pet parents just need to chill. Pedigree released a statement in attempt to reassure pissed off pet parents who have found mysterious fibers in Pedigree’s MarroBone treats are in fact pig hair, carefully describing the hair as a “natural fiber” instead…

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  • Dog Food Recalls

    Mars expands recall of Pedigree for metal fragments in dog food

    September 2, 2014 /

    UPDATE: Mars Petcare, maker of Pedigree brand dog food, announced the expansion (they called it an “extension”) of an earlier recall of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food products due to the “possible presence of a foreign material”. What is that foreign material? Shards of metal, or “small metal fragments” as they put it. The bags may contain small…

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  • Dog Food Recalls,  Recalls + Safety Alerts

    Mars recalls Pedigree dog food for metal fragments, shuts plant during investigation

    August 28, 2014 /

    Yesterday, Mars Petcare announced a recall of a limited number of bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food products due to the possible presence of metal fragments. The bags were produced in one manufacturing facility, and shipped to one retail customer. The facility production line has been shut down until this issue is resolved. Affected bags, which were…

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