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    FDA, PetFood, and Spoiled Meat-Discover the Ugly Truth of FDA's "selective" bias on laws

    From: Susan Thixton at www.TruthAboutPetFood.com

    The law should be the law, but unfortunately with pet food the FDA picks and chooses which laws they will enforce. FDA allows the pet food industry to violate serious food safety laws openly allowing inferior quality of ingredients, but the agency recalls when a pet food contains risky bacteria. Why can’t we have both? Safe, quality pet food ingredients and risky bacteria free pet food.

    The FDA considers Salmonella an adulterant in any pet food. From FDA Compliance Policy “Salmonella in Food for Animals” the agency states “FDA considers a pet food to be adulterated under section 402(a)(1) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 342(a)(1)) when it is contaminated with Salmonella…”
    Notice in the above, FDA quotes laws of the FD&C Act (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) in reference to Salmonella being considered an adulterant in animal food. But – to the contrary of the FD&C Act – in other Compliance Policies, the FDA allows pet food to violate the very same section of law (section 402(a)). In Compliance Policy “Canned Pet Food” the FDA states “Pet food consisting of material from diseased animals or animals which have died otherwise than by slaughter, which is in violation of 402(a)(5), will not ordinarily be actionable if it is not otherwise in violation of the law. It will be considered fit for animal consumption.”

    Four sentences later – from section 402(a)(1) (risky bacteria – enforced) to section 402(a)(5) (diseased meat – not enforced) – the FDA chooses to ignore the law. More than ignores. In this Compliance Policy the agency openly tells pet food manufacturers that pet food made with diseased animals or animals that have died other than by slaughter is acceptable in pet food. Acceptable, that is, if it doesn’t contain dangerous bacteria. !!!!



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