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Pet-treat ingredients from China? FDA can’t say
« on: July 13, 2014, 10:55:21 AM »
I'd comment on pet food ingredients, in general... but I wouldn't know where to start...   pullingouthair


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WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown said he’s worried that pet products labeled as coming from the United States actually contain hazardous ingredients from China.

The concerns stem from reports of the death of 1,000 dogs linked to pet treats made in China.

As of May 1, the FDA has received some 4,800 reports of pet illnesses involving kidney problems, convulsions and gastrointestinal distress. Because of those reports, pet-food chains PetSmart and Petco announced that they plan to stop selling all dog and cat treats made in China.

At a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China yesterday, Brown grilled officials from the FDA about whether the labeling of so-called “Made in the USA” pet products was accurate. While the United States does not permit raw-chicken imports from China, the USDA last year approved allowing chicken slaughtered elsewhere to be processed in China and then sent to the United States.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/06/18/fda-cant-say-treats-arent-from-china.html
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