PetSmart joins Petco in halting sales of Chinese dog and cat treats latimes/business/la-fi-petco-china-dog-cat-treats-20140520-story.html Petco, based in San Diego, said it expects all China-made treats will be removed from its more than 1,300 stores nationwide by years end. PetSmart Inc. soon followed, saying it would also end sales of China-made pet treats. Pet owners have complained for years that treats imported from China, in particular chicken jerky, have caused illnesses that officials have been unable to pinpoint. Nonetheless, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued periodic warnings since 2007. As of May 1, the FDA said it has received about 4,800 reports of pet illnesses linked to treats made in China, most of them for dogs. The majority of the cases involve gastrointestinal illnesses and a third involve kidney failures. The FDA said in its most recent consumer advisory that dogs sickened have shown decreased appetite and activity, vomiting and diarrhea. Most dogs appeared to recover, but some owners have reported deaths, the agency said.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 21:25:00 +0000
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