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Jon and Kate plus 8: Dirty hands edition
Last night Amy and I tuned into the finale of Jon and Kate plus 8, hoping Jon’s rumored making out with college chicks would be addressed. It was not. There were a few moments of footage where the...
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BARF sucks, barfblog doesn’t; raw pet food recalled
barfblog is a reasonably OK name for a blog. At the time we didn’t know we’d be going up in Google searches against BARF – the ridiculously inaccurately named biologically appropriate raw food diet for...
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Sadie, Salmonella and humans eating pet food
Sadie saved my marriage. That’s dramatic but I have a flair for drama. Sadie was about 10 weeks old when I found her one Saturday morning under our vehicle. Amy and I had recently moved into our Kansas...
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Pet food porn
With an appeal to the simplistic, Barbara Laino says, “We know processed foods are wrong for us. It has to be wrong for them. If you can feed yourself healthily and your children, then you can feed...
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Report offers tips to protect pets from salmonella—raw food, bulk-bin treats...
Food safety Frank was walking around the vet college with me yesterday and we ran into my research pal, Dr. Kate Stenske KuKanich. It took about 10 seconds and they were into a full discussion of pet...
View ArticleConcern with humans; FDA starts testing pet food for salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun a year-long nationwide effort to test pet food for salmonella contamination, but the key concern is not the health of dogs and cats — it’s of their...
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Salmonella in dog food sickens 14, came from SC plant with toxic mold problem...
Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that...
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Raw is risky in food preparation for people and pets
When I picked Sorenne up at school the other day, the kids were dancing wildly in the sunshine to a Justine Clarke song. I had at least 10 years of Robert Munch books, Sharon Lois and Bram sing-alongs,...
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Federal prisoners in Texas ate meat intended for pets
Federal prisoners in Texas unknowingly ate pet food due to problems with the resale of meat from an East Texas food company that specializes in fajita meat, according to federal authorities. The Dallas...
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First, you growl: when your dog’s food is recalled for Salmonella
I tell the other barfbloggers, people want to hear from others, not just me. Edit the piece – viciously and mercilessly – and it’s all good. Sure enough, Ashley Chaifetz a PhD student in public policy...
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FDA: pets deserve safe food too (and it’s a human risk)
Don’t ever underestimate the relationship between people and their pets. Kids, sure. But pets? Don’t go there. I had a humbling experience – one of dozens – during a talk I gave about pet food safety...
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South Carolina toddler fights Salmonella after family dogs ate contaminated...
Cross-contamination with pet food is a continual issue. It took years for Brian and Elizabeth Hall to have their first baby. It will take years more for their infant daughter to get well. Amy Hall...
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Salmonella from pet food featured on ‘The Doctors’
A 2-year-old Waxhaw girl, who contracted salmonella after her family’s pets ate contaminated dog food, will appear with her parents on a nationally syndicated consumer health show Thursday. Brian and...
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It’s not cute: Salmonella risks to babies through pet food
Anyone who has pets and babies knows that when they learn to crawl – the human babies – they head straight for the dish of pet food on the floor. The bubblegum pop idiocy that is television’s Good...
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The meat beat
Ashley Chaifetz, a PhD student studying public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill writes: Feeding a raw diet to your pet? And through a dog food co-op? This might sound like an awesome idea, but it is not the...
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Salmonella positive: Oma’s Pride recalls Purr Complete Feline Poultry Meal
Oma’s Pride of Avon, CT is recalling Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is...
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Listeria in pet food: J.J. Fuds, Inc. issues recall
J.J. Fuds in Valparaiso, Indiana, is recalling a select lot and product of J.J. Fuds Chicken Tender Chunks Pet Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The...
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Beware the raw pet food: Incidence of Salmonella in pets
How often does pet food make a cat or dog sick? Does your pet carry the harmful bacteria without showing any symptoms and, if so, for how long? And what precautions can you take to keep you and your...
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Listeria raw pet food recall…with a twist
Friend and fellow hockey aficionado, Scott Weese writes in his Worms & Germs Blog that the recent recall of Stella & Chewy’s products because of Listeria contamination is noteworthy. Why?...
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Hong Kong pet owners warned after tests find Salmonella
Hong Kong animal owners are being warned against frozen or raw pet food after salmonella was found in some test samples. The Consumer Council said it found salmonella in three of 17 samples during...
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