Nestle Sees Changes to Pet Food Industry in Wake of Pet Deaths
In a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the pet food industry in the wake of last year's pet food recalls, Marion Nestle suggests that the industry is making improvements, but that further regulation is necessary."I'd like to think that fundamental changes have occurred. The pet food industry as a whole took a big hit, and everyone learned some lessons. Companies across the board are looking more carefully at sources, demanding and doing more testing and upping their quality control."
"The recalls exposed deep problems with food safety regulation in China as well as in the United States, and I see many signs of efforts to do something about them. Lasting improvements won't happen overnight, and they won't happen at all unless people who care about these issues keep pressuring the industry and the FDA to do what they say they will do."
Source: "What are the lessons of the pet food recall?" by Christie Keith in the San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, March 15, 2008.