Recall: Carolina Prime Pet Dog Treats

Carolina Prime Pet Announces Nationwide Recall of Dog Treats (January 27)
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:32:00 -0600
Carolina Prime Pet, a manufacturer and distributor of dog treats, is voluntarily recalling four of its dog treats that contain peanut butter made by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA is the focus of the U.S. Food and Drug [...]

Recall: Salix Healthy-hide Deli-wrap 3-Pack 5 Peanut Butter Filled Rawhide Dog Treats

FDA News Release:
Salix Voluntarily Recalls Dog Treat Due to Possible Health Risk (January 23)
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:12:00 -0600
Salix, a manufacturer of rawhide dog chew products, is voluntarily recalling its Healthy-hide Deli-wrap 3-Pack 5″ Peanut Butter-Filled Rawhide dog treats that contain peanut butter made by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA is the focus of [...]

Pet Food Recalls 2008 – How did we do?

The first pet food recall of 2008 was June 24, 2008 at a Petco Distribution Center in Joliet, Illinois, when US Marshalls entered the facility and seized product stored under unsanitary conditions.  That facility provides product to 16 states, so it was a fairly robust recall.  It’s a concern to me that law enforcement intervention [...]

An in-depth look into a 2003 recall

A reader asked me to comment on Petcurean’s Go! Natural Cat Food.  I expected to review the ingredients, and will, in a separate post.  But what I found was such an interesting case study into a very serious pet food recall, the FDA’s involvement, the research, and the company’s response, that I wrote an entirely different article.  [...]

History of Pet Food Recalls in the U.S.

You might be interested in knowing the history of pet food recalls over the last 12 years.  With several major recalls in 2005, 2006, and 2007…
In 2008, are we SAFER because we’ve had so many, or are we due for another massive recall because we haven’t yet fixed the problem?

In 1995, Nature’s Recipe recalled almost [...]