Read more pet food recall stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1310/pet-food-recall.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:54:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48710/widening-peanut-recall-now-includes-pet-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeanut-flavored pet treats are the latest addition to the recall list of at least 125 peanut butter products, USA Today reports. A salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut plant has so far sickened some 486 people and may have caused six deaths. Pets can get salmonella from the peanut treats,...http://www.newser.com/story/48710/widening-peanut-recall-now-includes-pet-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 14:58:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28287/tainted-pet-food-firms-settle-with-owners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost...http://www.newser.com/story/28287/tainted-pet-food-firms-settle-with-owners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 May 2008 8:06:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22401/regulation-no-longer-a-dirty-word-in-dc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Regulation" is becoming less of a dirty word in Washington in the wake of the mortgage meltdown, woes on Wall Street, and scares over tainted food and toys. Many Democrats and even some Republicans want a shift from voluntary industry standards in vogue since the Reagan administration. "We're in for...http://www.newser.com/story/22401/regulation-no-longer-a-dirty-word-in-dc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Mar 2008 11:38:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18379/us-chinese-firms-charged-in-pet-food-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS authorities today charged an American company and two Chinese businesses with manufacturing and importing tainted ingredients in pet food that killed thousands of cats and dogs last year, the AP reports. Las Vegas-based ChemNutra and its owners face a felony conspiracy charge and 26 misdemeanor counts for selling adulterated...http://www.newser.com/story/18379/us-chinese-firms-charged-in-pet-food-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Feb 2008 18:16:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6251/wal-mart-owns-up-to-melamine-in-dog-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart contain a toxic chemical, the discount giant confirms. Customer complaints about the products prompted the company to quietly pull them from its shelves last month as it waited for further tests. The results confirmed the presence of melamine, the chemical at...http://www.newser.com/story/6251/wal-mart-owns-up-to-melamine-in-dog-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Aug 2007 10:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3858/chinese-goods-flunk-govt-safety-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese government acknowledged today what people around the world suspected—many products manufactured by the world's largest exporter of consumer goods are unsafe. One-fifth of its manufactured wares fail to meet government safety standards, a regulatory agency said in a posting on its website. Despite the findings, which did...http://www.newser.com/story/3858/chinese-goods-flunk-govt-safety-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Jul 2007 15:08:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3242/safety-of-chinese-made-toys-is-hardly-childs-play.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Chinese products posing safety problems for consumers are children's toys, joining toothpaste, pet food, and drugs on an increasingly worrisome list, the New York Times reports. Last week's recall of Thomas & Friends train toys brought the total number of toys recalled by the US this year to...http://www.newser.com/story/3242/safety-of-chinese-made-toys-is-hardly-childs-play.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Jun 2007 7:25:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2606/china-sentences-ex-drug-chief-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's former top food and drug watchdog was sentenced to death today after being convicted of corruption and dereliction of duty. In the midst of an international uproar over food and pharmaceutical standards, the government found that Zheng Xiaoyu, 63, who was forced out in 2005, accepted more than $850,...http://www.newser.com/story/2606/china-sentences-ex-drug-chief-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 May 2007 15:03:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2402/trail-of-chinese-chemicals-leads-to-toothpaste.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dominican Republic is the latest country investigating the possibility that a poisonous chemical from China wound up in a consumer product. This time it's toothpaste that contains the industrial solvent diethylene glycol, which has already turned up in Panama and Australia, the Times reports. The Chinese government has tracked...http://www.newser.com/story/2402/trail-of-chinese-chemicals-leads-to-toothpaste.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 May 2007 8:02:39 CDT