Dog Food
Dog Food: Recall of Dog Foods
The recall of pet foods from the market recently have scared and perplexed millions of dog owners and they wondered why such an incident has taken place. This incident resulted in sickness of many cats and dogs and many died due to this. Most of the pet owners nowadays depend mainly on commercial dog food for feeding their dogs and at present they are unsure of the brand of food that they should buy and also which is the safest brand of food for their dogs.
Who Can The Consumers Count On?
Harmful chemicals such as mycotoxin – a fungi produced toxin – have been found to have contaminated the commercial pet foods. Many cases of defective food have made the food manufacturers and FDA to authorize a number of recalls. The food manufacturer and FDA jointly investigate the root cause of the problem so that this incident is not repeated.
Knowledge Is Power
In order to get the best dog food available in the market you must be familiar with the details that you should look and things that you should avoid. The following methods will help in monitoring your dog food that will ensure its safety.
1. The first and foremost thing that you should check prior to feeding your pet is the expiry date given on all treats and foods. This will ensure that the items that are likely to become bad over time will be avoided. As a consumer action this is very important and wise; however the dog food still can become bad since it contains certain preservatives and chemicals that give taste, texture and longevity. If available you should go in for organic food.
2. Even though the shelf life of the pet food or treat has not expired it is quite possible that it might have become stale or have foul odor; under these circumstances you must get in touch with the relevant food company/ manufacturer. It is very unlikely that you will get back your money spent on this purchase; however you would have played a small but significant part in the initiation of the recall since you have got in touch with the food manufacturer. You must realize that if nobody complains there will be little action on this.
3. If you find that your dog is exhibiting an unusual or abnormal behavior you should get in touch with your vet early. The dog might recover fully if you treat him early. The cats and dogs that died by taking tainted pet food could have survived if the pet owner took immediate action after noticing sickness of his dog by bringing it to the vet. You must take serious action once you find your dog showing unusual reaction. You must understand the seriousness of this situation because many pets died because of inaction from the dog owner.
4. In order to make sure that the pet food that is eaten by your dog you must be up to date on the news regarding the pet food recalls. You could search online with the search term “pet food recall” and this will display many articles of recent origin. Read through them to get updated.
It is preferable to ignore information provided by the pet food manufacturers. This is not to suspect the correctness of their information; since they are the interested parties they might not reveal the dangers that their pet food might cause. This is their bread and butter. You must realize that their business is to sell their dog food.
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