Animals
Durbin said he is proposing a single food safety agency with the authority to protect the food supply based on sound scientific principles. Currently, there are at least 12 different federal agencies and 35 different laws governing food safety. With overlapping jurisdictions, federal agencies often lack accountability on food safety-related issues
Read the rest at Consumer Affairs.
- Pet Food Recall ~ Does The Fda Have Something To Hide?
A grieving cat owner has filed action in federal court to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “perform its duty” and investigate other toxins -- besides melamine -- as the culprit in this year’s massive pet food recall. Don Earl of...
- Christie Keith On The Pet Food Recall
If anything, I believe the human food safety system will change more due to the pet food recall than the pet food market will. Let’s make sure it “trickles down” to the pet food industry, and that issues like country of origin labeling, clear and...
- Pet-lovers Have Decided To Pay On Their Own To Have Pet-foods Tested
As all blog readers know, many pet-lovers have decided to pay on their own to have pet-foods tested, most notably Don Earl. Drop by Pet Connection Blog to read the rest. It's a shame but we can't depend on the pet food companies to provide us...
- Pet Food Recall ~americans Need A Safe Food Supply
As the tainted pet-food recall mushroomed into an international scandal, two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers put out a blanket order to their U.S. suppliers: no more ingredients from China. The directive from Mission Foods and Tyson Foods, made...
- Durbin On The Pet Food Recall
“I’m concerned that months after the first recall of tainted pet food, we’re still finding melamine and other adulterants in animal feed or food products,” Durbin said. “We learned during the pet food recall that the FDA rarely inspects food...
Animals
Durbin said he is proposing a single food safety agency
Durbin said he is proposing a single food safety agency with the authority to protect the food supply based on sound scientific principles. Currently, there are at least 12 different federal agencies and 35 different laws governing food safety. With overlapping jurisdictions, federal agencies often lack accountability on food safety-related issues
Read the rest at Consumer Affairs.
- Pet Food Recall ~ Does The Fda Have Something To Hide?
A grieving cat owner has filed action in federal court to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “perform its duty” and investigate other toxins -- besides melamine -- as the culprit in this year’s massive pet food recall. Don Earl of...
- Christie Keith On The Pet Food Recall
If anything, I believe the human food safety system will change more due to the pet food recall than the pet food market will. Let’s make sure it “trickles down” to the pet food industry, and that issues like country of origin labeling, clear and...
- Pet-lovers Have Decided To Pay On Their Own To Have Pet-foods Tested
As all blog readers know, many pet-lovers have decided to pay on their own to have pet-foods tested, most notably Don Earl. Drop by Pet Connection Blog to read the rest. It's a shame but we can't depend on the pet food companies to provide us...
- Pet Food Recall ~americans Need A Safe Food Supply
As the tainted pet-food recall mushroomed into an international scandal, two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers put out a blanket order to their U.S. suppliers: no more ingredients from China. The directive from Mission Foods and Tyson Foods, made...
- Durbin On The Pet Food Recall
“I’m concerned that months after the first recall of tainted pet food, we’re still finding melamine and other adulterants in animal feed or food products,” Durbin said. “We learned during the pet food recall that the FDA rarely inspects food...