Animals
While an Ontario-based company is recalling some of its dog and cat food to contain the recent spate of pet food poisonings, Alabama’s Agriculture and Industries commissioner is leaving nothing to chance.
In a press release issued through his department, Commissioner Ron Sparks says that he is “still very concerned about this recall” because there has not yet been a determination of just what caused the kidney failure and deaths of the animals.
Meanwhile, as a further safeguard in Alabama, Sparks say he has dispatched the state’s agriculture compliance and food safety investigators throughout the state to ensure that these products are removed from grocery store shelves. The Agriculture commissioner also says his department is maintaining close contact with the Pet Food Institute, adding that he feels “that is very important that the public is kept aware of any new information and that their pets are protected.”
What is Mississippi's Agriculture and Industries Commissioner doing to protect our pets?
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Animals
What is Mississippi Doing to Protect Our Pets?
While an Ontario-based company is recalling some of its dog and cat food to contain the recent spate of pet food poisonings, Alabama’s Agriculture and Industries commissioner is leaving nothing to chance.
In a press release issued through his department, Commissioner Ron Sparks says that he is “still very concerned about this recall” because there has not yet been a determination of just what caused the kidney failure and deaths of the animals.
Meanwhile, as a further safeguard in Alabama, Sparks say he has dispatched the state’s agriculture compliance and food safety investigators throughout the state to ensure that these products are removed from grocery store shelves. The Agriculture commissioner also says his department is maintaining close contact with the Pet Food Institute, adding that he feels “that is very important that the public is kept aware of any new information and that their pets are protected.”
What is Mississippi's Agriculture and Industries Commissioner doing to protect our pets?
- Pet Food Recall ~ Banfield Estimates That As Many As 39,000 Dogs And Cats Were Sickened Or Killed
The nationwide veterinary chain Banfield estimates that as many as 39,000 dogs and cats were sickened or killed in this manner between December 2006 and February 2007 alone. Yet nobody seemed to notice–not the Food and Drug Administration, not the Department...
- Pet Food Recall ~ Melamine Contaminated Poultry Safe For Human Consumptions, Says Fda
-- Approximately 80,000 chickens exposed to feed tainted with the industrial chemical melamine have been declared safe for human consumption, federal health officials said Friday. After inspections and tests of the animals on several Indiana farms, the...
- I Have A Headache ~how Do We Know What Dry Cat Food Is Safe?
The news that dry food, made by an undisclosed pet food manufacturer, may also be contaminated with the substance causing kidney failure in pets, as well as troubling implications for the human food supply, overshadowed some of the medical news that came...
- A Tainted Food Scare Linked To The Deaths Of At Least 16 Animals Raises Questions About The Regulation Of Pet Foods.
On March 20, Daniel Rogan, 12, holds a photo of his 9-month-old kitten that was euthanized two weeks ago after eating what the family believes was tainted food From Newsweek The processing plant in Emporia, Kans., where the tainted food was manufactured,...
- March 27th ~ Update On Pet Food Recall
A new report is circulating that the recent number of deaths allegedly due to the Menu Foods pet food poisoning scandal may be just the tip of the iceberg. Many more deaths have not been officially reported, and that the problem may be more extensive...