The recent recall of select canned dog food, as well as other pet food, has again put consumers on alert. In January alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced seven recalls — 15 if you count December 2018. In fact, 60 percent of pet parents are concerned about the safety of pet food, reports Packaged Facts (packagedfacts.com).
In the aftermath of the “Great Pet Food Recalls of 2007” — in which more than 100 pet food brands resulted in deaths of thousands of dogs and cats — stringent new pet food safety initiatives were signed into law, says David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts. Authority for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered mandatory product recalls, Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for all animal feed facilities, more frequent plant inspections and a zero-tolerance policy for pathogenic bacteria.