Pet Treat Warning
Feb. 8th, 2012 08:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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One of Ginmar's friends pointed us toward this: FDA Warns Pets Being Poisoned by Treats: Manufacturers Refusing Recall
Short version: FDA is testing the suspected products -- made in China -- but because they can't identify the contaminant, "pet treat manufacturers are not required by law to recall their products, and none of them have volunteered to do so."
The poisoned products are still stocked on store shelves across the country, with no indication that they will be removed any time soon. Dogs varying age from puppies to seniors have been falling ill and dying and the only thing the dogs have in common is that each of them ate dog treats imported from China.
The FDA warns specifically about chicken jerky treats, but the list of brands with treats made in China or that are being linked to pet illness and deaths are:
Waggin Train
Canyon Creek Ranch
Dogswell
Booda Bones – Aspen Pet
Milo’s Kitchen
American Kennel Club
Hartz
Dingos
Beefeaters
Cadet
Sargents
Ever Pet ($$ General)
Home Pet 360
Walgreen’s new brand – Simple
TheKingdomPets
Read the article, check what you have at home, and warn your pet-owning friends.
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One of Ginmar's friends pointed us toward this: FDA Warns Pets Being Poisoned by Treats: Manufacturers Refusing Recall
Short version: FDA is testing the suspected products -- made in China -- but because they can't identify the contaminant, "pet treat manufacturers are not required by law to recall their products, and none of them have volunteered to do so."
The poisoned products are still stocked on store shelves across the country, with no indication that they will be removed any time soon. Dogs varying age from puppies to seniors have been falling ill and dying and the only thing the dogs have in common is that each of them ate dog treats imported from China.
The FDA warns specifically about chicken jerky treats, but the list of brands with treats made in China or that are being linked to pet illness and deaths are:
Waggin Train
Canyon Creek Ranch
Dogswell
Booda Bones – Aspen Pet
Milo’s Kitchen
American Kennel Club
Hartz
Dingos
Beefeaters
Cadet
Sargents
Ever Pet ($$ General)
Home Pet 360
Walgreen’s new brand – Simple
TheKingdomPets
Read the article, check what you have at home, and warn your pet-owning friends.
.
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