Articles: pet food

OC Raw Dog, LLC of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, is recalling the Freeze Dried Sardines because the fish have exceeded the FDA compliance guideline for fish larger than 5 inches. The FDA has determined that salt-cured, dried, or fermented un-eviscerated fish larger than 5 inches have been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning between 1981…

The Ohio General Assembly wants ban dog and cat remains from commercial pet food, and pentobarbital (a drug used to euthanize pets). House Bill 560 would also ban remains of animals that had been chemically euthanized from pet food. Rep. Laura Lanese, the measure’s sponsor, said that the euthanizing drug pentobarbital has turned up in pet food, and…

Darwin’s Natural Pet Products of Tukwila, Wash., a manufacturer of fresh raw meals for dogs, announced it is voluntarily recalling a total of four lots of products after testing showed that some of the Chicken and Duck with Organic Vegetables Meals for Dogs may contain Salmonella, and the Turkey with Organic Vegetables Meals for Dogs sample…

Blue Ridge Beef of Eatonton, GA, is voluntarily recalling lot#GA0131 of BRB Complete raw pet food because of the potential of contamination with Salmonellaand Listeria monocytogenes, according to the FDA. The cause of the recall: This recall was initiated after samples collected and tested by the FDA showed positive for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. There has been no consumer or…

Milo’s Kitchen Homestyle Dog Treats, from their website: As pet owners ourselves, we understand how much you love your dog and apologize for the concern this news may cause. We are voluntarily recalling specific shipments of two varieties of our dog treats because the products have the potential to contain elevated levels of a beef…

Raw Basics, LLC of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, is recalling 540lb of 5lb Pork-Bison Boxes because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or…

Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, California, is expanding their voluntarily recall initially issued on February 9. The recall expanded to include all lots of product manufactured with raw material from a single supplier because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall is limited to products distributed March 2017 through February…

Steve’s Real Food, of Salt Lake City, Utah, is voluntarily recalling one lot of 5-pound Raw Frozen Dog Food Turkey Canine Recipe due to their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. Symptoms of infection in people include nausea, vomiting,…

Raw pet food diets are an emotional trigger for so many. Still, science is science. Writing in the journal Vet Record, the researchers at Ulrecht University analyzed samples from 35 raw meat diet products across eight brands available in the Netherlands, a country where more than half of dog owners are thought to feed their dog, at least…

I begin my WGN radio show, Steve Dale’s Pet World, with a message (listen to HERE) to the Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare League (AWL) of Chicago and Chicago Ridge. There is no doubt that at least some of the serious allegations against AWL must be true. After all, various individuals have provided documentation.…