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Susan Thixton @TAPF

Pet Food Watchdog; reporting on pet food regulations and recalls.

Joined December 2007
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
25 Mar 2024
An Estimated 27 Million Pounds of Condemned Animal Material - truthaboutpetfood.com/an-est…

An Estimated 27 Million Pounds of Condemned Animal Material

In three months. And it is all welcome to be disposed of in pet food.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
9 Feb 2024
Lawsuit Claims Hill’s Pet Food and Veterinarians Fabricated Grain-Free Diet Scare - truthaboutpetfood.com/lawsui…

Lawsuit Claims Hill’s Pet Food and Veterinarians Fabricated Grain-Free Diet Scare

And they have a slew of evidence to back up their claims.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
17 Jan 2024
Why is FDA Remaining Silent? Regarding the current reports of sick pets linked to pet food. @FDAanimalhealth truthaboutpetfood.com/why-is…
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
27 Dec 2023
2023 Pet Food Review - truthaboutpetfood.com/2023-p…

2023 Pet Food Review

From recalls to regulatory, 2023 pet food news in review.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
22 Dec 2023
Blue Ridge Beef Issues Voluntary Recall of Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Blue Ridge Kitten Mix and Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix - truthaboutpetfood.com/blue-r…
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
21 Dec 2023
AVMA to Amend Policy on Raw Pet Food - truthaboutpetfood.com/avma-t…

AVMA to Amend Policy on Raw Pet Food

But continues to ignore the risk of dry pet food.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
16 Nov 2023
Pet Food with Lab Cultured Meat Approved in EU - truthaboutpetfood.com/pet-fo…

Pet Food with Lab Cultured Meat Approved in EU

Are US pet foods next?

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
1 Nov 2023
Veterinary Organization Calls the Family of the Oldest Dog Liars. truthaboutpetfood.com/veteri… #theRCVS #IBelieveBobi31
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
30 Oct 2023
Blue Ridge Beef Issues Voluntary Recall of Breeders Choice Dog Food - truthaboutpetfood.com/blue-r…

Blue Ridge Beef Issues Voluntary Recall of Breeders Choice Dog Food

Due to Salmonella Health Risk

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
25 Oct 2023
Purina Sued for Natural Claims - truthaboutpetfood.com/purina…

Purina Sued for Natural Claims

The lawsuit claims Purina markets their pet foods as

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
18 Oct 2023
Who the FDA Investigates and Publicly Shames, and Who They Do Not. A truly concerning comparison of FDA’s actions. truthaboutpetfood.com/who-th… #FDAanimalhealth
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
13 Oct 2023
Update to Hollywood Feed Carolina Prime Jerky Treat Recall - truthaboutpetfood.com/update…

Update to Hollywood Feed Carolina Prime Jerky Treat Recall

FDA threw Hollywood Feed under the bus for doing the right thing.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
11 Oct 2023
FDA Refrains From Notifying the Public about a Salmonella Treat Recall for Two Weeks - truthaboutpetfood.com/fda-re…

FDA Refrains From Notifying the Public about a Salmonella Treat Recall for Two Weeks

Lack of consistency in Salmonella Recall Alerts could Put Thousands in Danger

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
5 Oct 2023
Bankruptcy and Antitrust: Legal Woes for Large Pet Food Retailers - truthaboutpetfood.com/bankru…

Bankruptcy and Antitrust: Legal Woes for Large Pet Food Retailers

Petco determined to be at risk for bankruptcy, PetSmart and Chewy might be facing antitrust violations.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
29 Sep 2023
Analyzing the Last 3 Years of Recalls - truthaboutpetfood.com/analyz…

Analyzing the Last 3 Years of Recalls

What does the data tell us?

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
26 Sep 2023
A Buyer’s Guide to Compare Pet Foods - truthaboutpetfood.com/a-buye…

A Buyer’s Guide to Compare Pet Foods

Answers to two questions helps you properly evaluate numerous foods.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
20 Sep 2023
What Changes Happen When Pet Food Brands Sell? - truthaboutpetfood.com/what-c…

What Changes Happen When Pet Food Brands Sell?

We looked at the ingredients and price of six brands before they sold and after.

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
15 Sep 2023
How and Why Science Classifies Dog Activity Levels - truthaboutpetfood.com/how-an…

How and Why Science Classifies Dog Activity Levels

No one wants to classify their dog as ‘Sedentary’…but…if we are honest…

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Susan Thixton@TAPF
7 Sep 2023
Should Reconstituted Meat in Pet Food be Disclosed? Full Moon Pet Food did not respond to our questions. truthaboutpetfood.com/should…
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Susan Thixton@TAPF
24 Aug 2023
Cherry-picked Statistics in UC Davis Dog Cancer Research Paper - truthaboutpetfood.com/cherry…

Cherry-picked Statistics in UC Davis Dog Cancer Research Paper

Veterinarian Dr. Jean Dodds points out the significant ignored results.

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