usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Understanding the facts and figures on pet food labels Article Launched:05/11/2007 11:42:01 AM PDT Although it has not been at the top of the list of headlines, the pet food recall has again been expanded and includes some foods manufactured by Natural Balance and Royal Canin, the latter being what I feed my own pets. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Understanding the facts and figures on pet food labels Article Launched:05/11/2007...

Since there are too few Food and Drug Administration inspectors, billions of dollars worth of foreign ingredients get a free pass with virtually no inspection whatsoever. In fact, FDA inspectors at ports and border checkpoints often find shipments that are filthy or contaminated, but they rarely bother to inspect because ingredients arent a priority. In the case of pet food, it was only one product an industrial chemical that makes plastics that led to the deaths of 16 cats and dogs and...

Food and Drug Administration cited the firms as the source of pet food ingredients tainted with melamine, a chemical used in plastics, fertilizers and flame retardants. Adding it to feed makes it appear to be higher in protein, bringing a better price for the makers of feed for stock animals such as pigs, chickens and fish as well as companies that make food for household pets. China vowed Wednesday to crack down on contaminated food and drugs following a massive pet food recall in the U....

gov or the American Veterinary Medical Association s site at avma.org for updated recalls from other companies, which just this month have included some varieties of SmartPak Canine s LiveSmart brand; Blue Buffalo; Canine Caviar; Harmony Farms; Kirkland; Mulligan Stew; Natural Balance; and Diamond Pet Foods. The recall of dozens now hundreds of varieties of pet food continues, as manufacturers try to keep from sending out contaminated food. Pet food companies are continuing to pull...

Sunday, May 13th, 2007 . Categories: Health and Fitness, Pets, Family, Lifestyle, Animal Life, Pets-Veterinary, YAHOO NEWS, GOOGLE NEWS, FDA Corner Pet Owner Offers Tips, Advice for Health Following Pet Food Recalls Sheryl Gunter, owner of Corner Pet, a pet wellness and nutrition center, offers tips and advice regarding pet health following the recent pet food recalls. Sunday, May 13th, 2007 . Categories: Health and Fitness, Pets, Family, Lifestyle, Animal Life, Pets-Veterinary, YAHOO...