We can’t verify or deny that Purina pet meals are at present experiencing an issue, solely Purina or the FDA has the data and/or authority to do this.

We will report that quite a few pet proprietor complaints of sick and dying pets have been publicly shared over latest weeks. TruthaboutPetFood.com has heard from one pet proprietor that had a number of sick pets linked to Purina pet meals (who can also be having the meals examined), and our native pet retailer shared in the present day (1/4/24) that they’ve additionally heard from quite a few pet homeowners reporting sick pets linked to Purina pet meals.

Right this moment (1/4/24) we despatched the FDA this message:

I’d guess the FDA/CVM is conscious, however social media is exploding with experiences of sick and lifeless pets linked to Purina pet meals. One web site is reporting they’ve acquired “82 canines, and 14 cats” experiences of sick pets with “10” deaths. 

Are you able to present me with what number of hostile occasion experiences FDA/CVM has acquired on any Purina pet meals since 12/1/23?

Are you able to inform me if FDA/CVM is at present or planning to analyze these points?

Thanks –
Susan Thixton

Added after unique posting: FDA responded to my questions offering the next data…

“FDA is conscious of experiences of pet diseases and is within the means of evaluating these experiences.

We encourage pet homeowners or their veterinarians to submit experiences of sickness or different hostile occasions related to pet meals on to FDA by following the directions on this web page: Find out how to Report a Pet Meals Criticism.“

All pet sickness and demise experiences should be reported to FDA.

In case your pet is sick or died you consider is linked to ANY pet meals, a report needs to be submitted to FDA and/or your state feed official. For extra data on who and how one can report the incident, Click on Right here.

Sadly, Purina doesn’t have the most effective file at cooperating with FDA investigations (which may make an FDA investigation way more tough). Again in 2012 there have been quite a few shopper complaints relating to Purina Beneful pet meals. In a FDA disclosure publish, the company acknowledged “Throughout 2012, CVM acquired roughly three shopper complaints per 30 days related to Nestle Purina Beneful dry pet food. In January 2013, CVM acquired a surge of shopper complaints that occurred after a media report implicated Beneful dry pet food as a doubtlessly dangerous pet food product.”

Linked to those shopper complaints the FDA investigated three Purina crops, nevertheless Purina was lower than cooperative with the company investigation. The FDA investigation of an Arizona Purina plant, Purina allowed FDA to “view data, however not acquire copies of data except authorized by the agency’s authorized counsel.”

Throughout the identical inspection, Purina instructed FDA they carry out “routine contamination evaluation” of elements, “however wouldn’t describe this evaluation for the reason that technique is classed on the agency as proprietary data.”

As nicely, “Per a refusal from Nestle Purina, the manufacturing facility was unable to offer the precise content material or weights of particular person elements that went into the implicated tons…”

Throughout one other FDA inspection of Purina Pet Meals at the moment, the FDA reported:

“The agency was in direct and fixed contact with the Purina company Regulatory Affairs workplace in St. Louis, MO throughout this inspection.”

To Purina: Shopper experiences are indicating there may be some subject with a few of your meals. We encourage Purina to be totally clear with any FDA investigation and never repeat the shortage of transparency problems with the previous.

Useful resource for involved pet homeowners: The Fb group Saving One Pet @ A Time is documenting all complaints they obtain. This can be a members solely group, however any involved pet proprietor can be a part of and comply with the experiences posted.

Wishing you and your pet(s) the most effective,

Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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