Evanger’s Pet Food in Trouble with FDA

A recent inspection revealed significant deviations from prescribed documentation of processes, equipment, and recordkeeping in the production of the company’s thermally processed low acid canned food (LACF) products. These problems could result in under-processed pet foods, which can allow the survival and growth of botulism.

If you are an Evanger’s fan, you’ll want to read this press release from the FDA. Many holistic pet food fans use Evanger’s canned dog food.  Just want to note that this is a documentation problem, not a recall, and Evangers maintains that their foods are safe.  They are a very fine company, this is typical of business interactions with regulatory authorities;  your favorite restaurant has probably had more health and safety issues than Evangers. 

I would say that if you’re an Evangers fan, you can continue to support and use their products.

Here is Evangers Corporate response to the FDA ding.

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