'Gourmet Dog Food'

In a nutshell: another dog food recall, possible salmonella

From the Merrick press release distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 2, 2010 – Merrick Pet Care, Inc. of Amarillo, Texas is recalling 86 cases of…

From the United Pet Group press release distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 2, 2010 – United Pet Group, Cincinnati, Ohio is voluntarily expanding its recent recall of its Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement tablets for…

Here’s a tale about amazing Tucson restaurant customer service.

Unfortunately, when something bad happens to us, we tell dozens of people but when something positive happens, we only tell three or five. I’m changing the odds here.

This past…

In a nutshell: Some Merrick dog treats may be contaminated with salmonella which could be harmful to hound and human.

From the Merrick press release distributed by the FDA

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not…

Being a dog owner, of a beloved greyhound to be exact, I would love to take my dog to dinner but she’s old (11 years 8 months) and has trouble jumping in the car. What a cool idea though. Any…

I love pate although I don’t eat it very often because it’s a bit rich for my digestive juices. Last year I participated in a fundraiser where I made pate and knowing the ingredients — now – gives me great pause.…

Here’s an informative article on Consumer Affairs about the probe that the FDA is doing to NUTRO dog food.

We don’t need any more dogs dying from mega-brand pet food.

In a nutshell: As predicted the peanut butter recall has a domino effect. Now some dog biscuits may be contaminated with peanut butter salmonella.

FDA verbatim press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — PHOENIX, AZ, January 20, 2009 — [more...]

In a nutshell: Here’s a pet food recall affecting cat food in 15 states sold at Wal-Mart stores. For a change it’s not about melamine. Imagine that?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — FRANKLIN, Tenn. – October 27, 2008 – Mars Petcare…

In a nutshell: Almost 5,000 pounds of chicken basted rawhide chips have the potential for salmonella.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–October 20, 2008–The Hartz Mountain Corporation, Secaucus, NJ is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Chicken-Basted Rawhide Chips due to concerns…