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(UPDATE: April 24 2009) NUTRO Bites Back; Denies Probe of Pet Deaths, Illnesses
Posted by: jn at 4:02PM MT on April 24, 2009
UPDATE: (April 24, 2009) The FDA/CVM responded to my request to validate whether or not Nutro pet products were under an FDA/CVM investigation, with a simple "Nutro Products, Inc. is not under investigation by the FDA". But there was no name or credential or department accompanying the message. I've requested further validation either by a staff's name, credential or website notice. Interesting that during the course of events, the FDA couldn't bother to post a notice on their website stating as such, this could have saved a lot of confusion amid pet owners. UPDATE: (April 28, 2009) The FDA finally placed a notice on their website, claiming they are not investigating Nutro. Meanwhile, Consumer Affairs insists the FDA confirmed to them the investigation, and the question still remains, why did the FDA deny an FOIA request regarding Nutro's pet foods? Mind you, I don't put a lot of stock into much of what Consumer Affairs reports, but any time there is mention of terms like "investigation, pet food, and the FDA", does warrant raising an eyebrow. -------------------------- April 22, 2009NUTRO Products Inc. denies it's under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — even though an official of that agency told ConsumerAffairs.com on Monday that the pet food maker is the focus of a probe. An FDA official who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that ongoing investigation is the reason the FDA’s Division of Freedom of Information denied a ConsumerAffairs.com request for a list of complaints and lab results the agency has collected about NUTRO pet food. The FDA did not elaborate on the focus of its investigation, saying only that it could be criminal or civil in nature. Continue reading .... |
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