The Great Dog Food Scare is now one year away. In the first months a lot of websites and blogs were writing about this topic and many more people were searching for information to find safe dog food.
Menu Foods stock was sent into a free fall and faces more than 100 class-action lawsuits. Last month, [...]

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Dog food labels show you the company and product name, net weight, list of ingredients, feeding guidelines etc. but not all ingredients are usually listed and also the country of origin of those ingredients is missing.
Foods are shipped all over the world because of huge differences in market price and decreasing shipping costs. But as [...]

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As melamine keeps popping up in corn gluten and rice protein all around the world, how can you be sure the dog food you’re feeding your beloved pooch is not going to kill him?
The dog food label should state the name and address of the manufacturer. Contact them and ask them how they can assure [...]

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An overview of the European Commission shows that in the last week of July, multiple alerts of melamine contaminated feed have been reported. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) found contaminated rice protein in France, Greece, Spain and the UK - all imported from China.
The Commission publishes a weekly overview of alert [...]

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On July 31th, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a list of ‘best practices’ on how food safety experts should inspect US businesses that manufacture, process and package food, including dog food.
For 5 years this has been discussed by federal and state officials and as such this is not a direct consequence of [...]

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In a federal court in Miami a nationwide class action lawsuit was filed against pet food companies. It alleges the pet food industry misleads consumers about the ingredients in cat and dog food.
An example of ‘false advertising’ that is given is the advertisement of dog food as though it is people food when in reality [...]

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Ad watchdog Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld 2 complaints against Iams. Iams is the pet food division of Proctor & Gamble, a large multinational firm based in Ohio (US). The complaint was filed by competitor Hills Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive Co).
ASA is an organization set up by the advertising industry. It’s task is to make [...]

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These days, unfortunately, pet food safety has become a very hot topic. As seen in the latest recall, customers want control and many dog owners turned either to holistic dog food or started making their own dog food. Still, according to a survey held by Pet Food Institute inquiring US pet owners, 70% of consumers [...]

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Pentobarbital is a drug that is used to euthanize our pets after sharing a hopefully happy life together. As the dog food you are feeding probably contains meat like beef, duck, pork or fish you would not expect pentobarbital to be present in your doggie’s dinner. However, pentobarbital continues to be found in pet food [...]

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Due to the US pet food recall in the Spring of 2007, many consumers have lost confidence in the pet food industry. As a result many critical websites emerged on the web promoting home made dog food and exchanging dog food recipes. But the disadvantages of making your own dog food are (1) when you [...]

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Dog food manufacturers have to play by the rules when they advertise their products. And they do! Proper dog food labeling is regulated by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). In addition, some states adopt the model pet food regulations established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) whose regulations are more [...]

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