The intention of the next info is NOT to defend pathogenic micro organism in any pet meals. The intention is to instance how the FDA Middle for Veterinary Medication deliberately misleads (lies to) the general public into believing that one type of pet meals poses a larger danger of pathogenic micro organism than others.
Because the minimally processed phase of pet meals grows, the FDA Middle for Veterinary Medication (CVM) continues to do no matter they’ll to cease that progress. In latest days, the FDA CVM did their finest (worst) to trigger concern in shoppers of 1 specific type of pet meals…uncooked pet meals.
On September 20, 2024 the FDA issued a public “advisory” titled “Do Not Feed Sure Numerous Darwin’s Pure Choices Pet Meals Because of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes”. This public advisory acknowledged: “The FDA advisable that Arrow Reliance, Inc. recall all six numerous product. To this point, the agency has not recalled the affected merchandise.”
Important to notice: Darwin’s Pet Meals acquired the outcomes of FDA testing on the identical day the FDA issued the general public advisory.
However what the FDA CVM advisory didn’t inform shoppers relies on FDA CVM’s personal inner paperwork, Darwin’s Pet Meals is NOT required to recall the pet meals in the identical method different pet meals are required. Darwin’s Pet Meals is a direct-to-consumer model; direct-to client manufacturers are allowed by FDA CVM to straight notify clients, however are NOT required to problem a public recall discover. Quoting FDA CVM’s Steering: “when recalled merchandise have solely been distributed to direct accounts… a immediate and efficient communication to such accounts informing them of the recall could also be sufficient.”
Did Darwin’s notify clients as required? Sure. Per Darwin’s assertion, the pet meals producer acquired FDA testing outcomes and notified their clients on the identical day (9/20/24).
FDA CVM took public motion to make Darwin’s Pet Meals seem as an organization that didn’t correctly reply to pathogenic micro organism contamination…when really the pet meals firm did EXACTLY what was required per FDA CVM’s Steering.
The FDA CVM lied by omission, the company deliberately misrepresented the actions/necessities of a direct-to-consumer pet meals producer.
Three days later, the FDA took one other shot at a uncooked pet meals producer. On September 23, 2024 the FDA issued an advisory titled “Do Not Feed Sure Solutions Pet Meals for Canines Because of Salmonella and Listeria”.
This public advisory acknowledged: “To this point, the agency has not initiated an sufficient recall of the affected merchandise.”
However…FDA’s personal data present this uncooked pet meals producer notified the FDA of a recall the day BEFORE the advisory was issued.
Screenshot of the recall discover evidencing FDA was notified the day earlier than the advisory:
Recall date: 9/22/24 – FDA Advisory date claiming no recall: 9/23/24.
Once more, the FDA took public motion in opposition to one other uncooked pet meals producer portraying the corporate as refusing to recall when the reality is the corporate recalled the pet meals the day earlier than.
FDA CVM deliberately lied to the general public – twice inside three days.
We despatched FDA CVM questions on each of those cases (and despatched a second request). As typical of FDA CVM, they haven’t responded (the company usually doesn’t reply after we catch them mendacity to the general public).
Each of those pet meals firms did what was legally required of them. FDA Middle for Veterinary Medication alternatively did no matter they might to make uncooked pet meals look harmful, make these specific producers look reckless.
We encourage pet homeowners to ship FDA CVM your sentiments on their latest lies. Inform them they lied to the general public and ask them to problem a comply with up ‘Advisory’ with truthful info. Electronic mail: AskCVM@fda.hhs.gov.
Wishing you and your pet(s) the very best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Meals Security Advocate
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